Arsenal and Tottenham have seen their hopes of signing Aymeric Laporte this summer increase after Manchester City made a transfer decision of their own. The Spanish defender had been linked with a move to Spurs before a new report emerged that the Gunners were interested in signing him and were thus eyeing a huge transfer hijack of their north London rivals.
New Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has already sanctioned four arrivals with Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison signing long-term deals, while the loan spells of Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro have also been made permanent. Manor Solomon also looks set to become the fifth signing after Spurs reached a verbal agreement to sign him on a free transfer over the weekend.
Meanwhile, at Emirates Stadium, Kai Havertz's £65million move from Chelsea has already been confirmed while Arsenal are hoping to finalise deals for Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber this week. The Gunners have even dropped a hint over when the announcements could be by blocking off July 3 and 8 for stadium tours due to 'club activity'.
