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Archie Gray's transfer to Tottenham is accelerating very much.
On the 1st (Korea time), Sky Sports in the UK said 'Tottenham has almost completed Leeds United's signing of Gray. As far as we know, Gray has completed some medical tests for a move to Tottenham'
It was only a day ago that Tottenham wanted to recruit Gray. England's The Athletic said on the 30th 'Tottenham are trying to sign Gray after rejecting Brentford's offer from Leeds. Discussions are ongoing and nothing has been finalized yet, but everyone has expectations that a deal can be done. Gray underwent a medical test after a personal agreement with Brentford, but changed his mind. He wants to join Tottenham when he leaves Leeds, reports said.
Negotiations between Tottenham and Leeds to sign Gray appear to be progressing at a very fast pace. When Gray's transfer work is completed, Tottenham's first recruit this summer.
Gray is one of England's best talents that emerged last season. The player born in 2006 has jumped to the core of Leeds and is considered the future of England. Gray is basically a central midfielder, but he is a versatile player who can play at centre-back and right-back.
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Last season Gray played at the heart of Leeds as he was used as a central midfielder and right-back. Gray's biggest advantage is that he plays pass based on his mature play and activity, which is not like his second year as a professional.
One of Tottenham's challenges this summer was to transfuse new blood into the midfielder and seek a backup to right-back Pedro Porro. Tottenham, who are looking to sell Emerson Royal, have had to increase their squad depth to take part in the Europa League next season. Gray is not an immediate mainstay, but he looks great as a back-up for prisoners and a new option for the midfield.
The English Premier League (EPL) club that originally aimed for Gray was Brentford, where Kim Ji-soo was. Brentford have been given permission by Leeds to negotiate with Gray. Gray also conducted a medical test to transfer to Brentford, but refused to go to Brentford after hearing that Tottenham was interested. Leeds also want to send a player to Tottenham rather than Brentford.
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One of the reasons why Tottenham and Leeds negotiations suddenly progressed quickly is Joe Rodden. During the 2023-2024 season, Roden left Tottenham and spent a very successful loan spell at Leeds. Leeds are in the process of wanting to completely sign Roden.
However, Leeds were not meeting the transfer fee set by Tottenham. It is presumed that Tottenham actively wanted to recruit Gray and negotiated quickly to make each other WIN-WIN. Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, said on the evening of the 1st that "Grey is moving to Tottenham" along with 'HERE WE GO' which will be revealed when the transfer is completed. Tottenham will pay £40 million (about 70 billion won) to sign Gray and will receive £10 million (about 17.5 billion won) for the transfer of Roden.
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