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Tottenham £8.5m transfer bid 'will be accepted' as second Conte target made available

It's set to be a crucial few weeks for Tottenham as they compete for a spot in the Champions League, looking to put in a better position to acquire talented players in the transfer market this summer.

Spurs got back to winning ways at the weekend with an impressive victory over Leicester City as they continue to put pressure on Arsenal in the race for Champions League football next year. They now prepare to travel to Anfield on Saturday night in a tough game which they'll feel that they'll need to get something out of to keep the pressure on Arsenal and Chelsea.

It came after two disappointing results in the Premier League with Spurs losing to Brighton and drawing to Brentford. Spurs are now sitting in fifth place ahead of a huge few weeks in which they'll face Liverpool and Arsenal back-to-back, with the latter fixture likely going a long way to deciding who claims the final Champions League spot.

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It will be a huge boost for Spurs if they're able to finish fourth, helping them to bring in new signings ahead of an important off-season for the future of the club, whilst they hope to keep their better players in north London. Here are the latest transfer rumours:

Besiktas to accept Spurs move for Ridvan Yilmaz

Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebi has confirmed that he will accept an £8.5 million bid from Spurs should it come in for attacking full-back Ridvan Yilmaz. The impressive 20-year-old has asked his current team not to stand in the way of his proposed switch to Spurs, and the president has now confirmed to Toro IT that he will honour that request.

Antonio Conte has been vocal about his need for full-backs this summer - a vital component in how he sets his team up with Sergio Reguilon likely to leave in the summer.

Tottenham target Antonin Barak made available

Italian outlet CalcioMercato have reported that Tottenham target Antonin Barak is valued at €20m (£16.8m) by Hellas Verona ahead of the summer transfer window and will be allowed to leave should that offer come in. Barak only joined the Italian side last summer, with the attacking midfielder impressing scoring 11 league goals in just 28 games.

Verona snapped up Barak on a permanent deal last summer after the attacking midfielder impressed during his loan spell, and is attracting attention from a number of Italian clubs including Spurs.

Conte let a number of attacking midfielders leave the club recently, with Dele Alli, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Bryan Gil all being out of favour and allowed to leave in January.

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