Talks put Tottenham in pole position to sign Leeds United's Archie Gray, defender exit also close — YEP 30/6/24
By Lee Sobot
Leeds have rejected a bid from Brentford for Archie Gray and
a move elsewhere now looks more likely.
Tottenham Hotspur have moved into pole position to sign
Leeds United star Archie Gray with talks ongoing ahead of this evening’s PSR
deadline.
Leeds have Profitability and Sustainability regulations to
contend with and need to sell an asset this summer as tonight’s PSR deadline
looms.
Eighteen-year-old midfielder Gray looked set to join
Brentford after terms were agreed on Saturday and the star headed for a medical
but Leeds pulled the plug this morning and rejected the club’s offer - believed
to be amounting to £40m - due to concerns about the payment structure.
But Chelsea and Tottenham remained interested in the England
under-21s star and the YEP understands that Spurs have now moved into pole
position with talks ongoing about a deal for the young Whites midfielder.
Charlie Cresswell, meanwhile, is understood to be close to
sealing a switch to French side Toulouse for a reported fee of around £3.8m.
The deal is near completion and expected to be announced imminently.
Today effectively represents a transfer deadline day of
sorts in being the final day where player sales count towards 2023-24 accounts
from a PSR perspective.
