If part of Tottenham’s problem is that they are tired, then help is on the way. Though the signing of Tyler Dibling looks familiar. The young Saint has been outstanding for Southampton, even amid doom. But now, like Lucas Bergvall, like Archie Gray, he is seen as the solution when he probably ought to be the future. Angel Gomes, of Lille, an England international, will add quality to the midfield and has all the skills to look proper Spurs.
A more ambitious target is Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams, one of the stars of Euro 2024, also wanted by Arsenal, and available as a buyout – that’s how Athletic do their business – at €58m, which seems cheap. Though does Daniel Levy see it like that?
