Tottenham handed £100m asking price blow as Thomas Frank issues 'wants to leave' claim

Tottenham are back in action on Saturday when they take on League One side Reading to kick off their pre-season fixture list. Thomas Frank will take to the sidelines for the first time as Spurs boss, and it will be interesting to see whether any of his early ideas are on show.

In the meantime, the work continues to add more talent to the Tottenham squad. Here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the North London side.

Wharton price

Tottenham have been told they will need to pay a huge fee to land Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace as Frank looks to add a new holding midfielder. Pete O’Rourke told Football Insider: “Palace are doing everything they can to keep hold of Adam Wharton. Palace are trying to scare off suitors by saying it’ll be at least £100million for him.

“I think that might be a bit steep, I don’t think Tottenham would be going anywhere near that to try and sign Adam Wharton, but that’s what Palace are doing. They’re fighting to keep hold of their best players. I think Wharton will be thinking at some point that he might want to move on to a bigger club and play Champions League football and everything else.

“But I don’t think he’ll push for a move right now, that’s not something that would happen this summer. He’s under a long-term contract until 2029 and I don’t think Palace are in any real urgent need to sell him, so Palace are confident they can keep Wharton. I don’t see Spurs getting anywhere near that £100million price tag.”

Gomes linked

Tottenham are said to be interested in a move for Wolves attacking midfielder Joao Gomes as they look to add more creativity. Journalist Ben Jacobs has reported: “Tottenham have begun to show legitimate interest in Wolves defensive midfielder Joao Gomes, who has been loosely linked with a number of top Premier League clubs, including Tottenham’s summer transfer rivals and Europa League Final opponents, Manchester United. Wolves are eager to retain him and will only consider selling if their minimum asking price of £50 million is satisfied.”

A move for Gomes would surely be as an alternative to Morgan Gibbs-White, who is a similar kind of player with a similar asking price this summer.

Frank on Son and Romero

Thomas Frank has been speaking for the first time as Tottenham boss, and he addressed transfer rumours surrounding Heung-min Son. He said: “Yeah, first and foremost, here’s here now. I’m not worried too much about it. Let’s take that five or six weeks down the line. That will probably be a question I get the next following weeks, so I’ll practice my answers. Right now, he’s here.”

He added: “It’s always tricky, situations like that if that happens. Right now I have a player that is fully committed and training well, and will play tomorrow. I'm not talking about Sonny, I'm talking about in general. If a player has been at a club a long time, then there will always be a decision for the club to take, of course. And of course, the head coach and the guys who are in charge and this case will be with Daniel [Levy] and Johan [Lange]. Because there is something in it if someone wants to leave at a certain stage, then there can be something there. But the club will always decide in the end, of course.”

On links surrounding the future of Cristian Romero, Frank added: “But it’s like a theory. Right now he’s here, that’s what I’m focusing on. As long as players are here, I’m training them, I’m playing with them. He’s definitely here and very committed. I know he’s looking forward to the season."

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