HERE WE GO : Tottenham launch stunning £70m transfer deadline day swoop after Ange Postecoglou decision

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Tottenham have made a deadline day bid to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. According to reports the offer was worth up to £70million and has been rejected.

Guehi has been a serious target for a number of top clubs including Chelsea, Liverpool, and Newcastle United. The Magpies were close to buying the 24-year-old in the summer but couldn’t close out a deal.

It comes with Spurs still keen to add more cover at centre-back to Ange Posteocglou’s squad. On Sunday they confirmed the arrival of Kevin Danso from Lens.

He has moved on an initial loan with an obligation to buy coming in at more than £20million. Subject to getting a work permit, the Austrian international could make his debut later this week in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg away to Liverpool.

Tottenham are still looking to make more moves before the 11pm deadline on Monday, February 3.They have seen talks break down with Chelsea over a loan for Axel Disasi, football.london understands.

Due to injury problems across the squad, Postecoglou is aiming to reinforce his backline.Radu Dragusin is the latest to be ruled out after suffering a knee issue.

Guehi, who is now an England regular and captains Palace, has been sounded out as a late option. Tottenham’s attempts to get the England international have been unsuccessful, though, with Oliver Glasner’s side not having enough time to find a replacement.

They lost Trevoh Chalobah earlier this window after Chelsea chose to exercise a recall option in his loan. Guehi is out of contract at the end of June, 2026, meaning he will enter the summer with just 12 months left to run on his current deal.

Palace are expected to field more bids for the player and no extension is likely. Guehi moved from Chelsea to Selhurst Park in 2021 for £20million. Chelsea have a 20 per cent sell-on clause.

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Makes more sense’ – Man United icon Cristiano Ronaldo lines up shock new career after football

Kieran King

Tue, 4 Feb 2025 at 8:15 am GMT-5·2-min read

Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo — -Credit:Getty Images

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he is thinking of becoming a football club owner once he retires from playing and admitted: “That is something that makes more sense.”

The Manchester United legend, who is set to turn 40 on Wednesday, is still performing at a high level, having scored 23 goals and adding four assists in 25 appearances for Al-Nassr this season. Ronaldo struck twice for the Saudi Pro League side against Al-Wasl in the AFC Champions League on Monday.

While Ronaldo is showing no sign of stopping just yet, he has been planning his life after football. His Al-Nassr contract expires this summer, and although Ronaldo could stay in Saudi Arabia, there has been some talk that his career might be coming to an end – but what would Ronaldo do post-retirement?

In an interview with Spanish TV station La Sexta, Ronaldo first admitted he does not see himself becoming a coach or a manager, before adding that a role as a owner could be more suited to him.

Ronaldo said: “I don’t think my personality is well suited to being a coach. Almost impossible. I have been in football all my life… and being a coach is more complicated than being a player.”

He added: “Owning a club? That is something that makes more sense. It is not something I rule out, if there is a good business. I do not have a club in my head, football is very momentary.”

Ronaldo left United for a second time in November 2022 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He scored 27 goals in 54 appearances during his second stint at United after arriving from Juventus in September 2021. Since his move to Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has 87 goals in 95 matches.

But with his contract running out at Al-Nassr in the summer, Ronaldo could leave the club. “I could quit the sport today and I wouldn’t regret anything, but it would be a shame because I’m still very good, I’m still making a difference,” Ronaldo continued. “I would leave myself saying ‘I can still make a difference for another year or two’, that’s why I live very much in the present and I can’t think long term.”

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