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Get French Football News have carried quotes from Serge Aurier where the defender has insisted that he does not want to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

Tottenham signed Aurier from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 and it would be fair to say that the Ivory Coast international arrived with a big reputation.

It has not quite happened for the right-back, however, and he only appeared in eight of Tottenham’s 38 Premier League matches during the 2018-19 campaign.

It is clear that all is not well when it comes to the relationship between head coach Mauricio Pochettino and the 26-year-old.

However, Aurier has claimed that he is not looking to leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in this summer’s transfer window.

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Spurs fans have been on social media offering their views on the defender.

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And it would be fair to say that there are a number of differing opinions.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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Tottenham Hotspur are tracking Torino midfielder Soualiho Meite, per Calciomercato.

What’s the word?

Meite, an ex-France youth international who has been capped at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 level, mainly plays in defensive midfield in Serie A.

Now 25, the star moved to Torino from Monaco in 2018 and has already endured something of a nomadic career, also playing for Auxerre and Lille as well as Zulte Waregem and Bordeaux on loan.

However, Spurs are said to be interested as they look to make their first signing since January 2018 this summer.

The report claims that Meite, valued at £11.7million by Transfermarkt, could leave if Torino fail to qualify for the Europa League this season; they are currently seventh, two points behind current qualifiers Roma with two games of the season remaining.

A major punt

This seems like a punt from Spurs.

Meite hasn’t settled at a club yet and he has played just 36 times in total for Torino, scoring twice and laying on three assists.

If the club are to replace Mousa Dembele, who left in January, one feels that they need the finished article with some genuine experience of playing in the top-flight.

Meite, at this stage, does not offer that. He doesn’t have the grace in possession, the elegance in the tackle or the pure footballing knowledge to offer the same game-changing qualities as the Belgian.

At his best, Dembele was perhaps the finest midfielder in the Premier League, capable of rampaging through the opposition press and winning the ball back before pulling off a Cruyff turn to get out of trouble.

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We have seen no evidence that Meite can do either of those things and it is remarkably unlikely that he would be able to step into Dembele’s shoes.

He could well turn out to be a star, of course, and the club’s scouting department cannot be underestimated.

But if Mauricio Pochettino’s men are to move to the next level, they need to be aiming higher.

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Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring West Brom midfielder Rekeem Harper, according to the Daily Mail.

What’s the word?

Harper has made a first-team breakthrough at the Baggies this season.

He has made 15 appearances in the Championship, scoring once and laying on one assist.

The Mail claim that Spurs have been impressed with the 18-year-old’s performances and are now considering a summer move.

Indeed, his contract expires at the end of the season and he could move on a free transfer.

West Brom, for their part, are attempting to tie him down to a new deal.

A Levy masterclass… on one condition

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy loves a bargain and this would be exactly that.

Harper is a full England youth international, having won seven caps for the Under-19s, and has a remarkably high ceiling.

However, this swoop would mean absolutely nothing if Spurs were unable to follow up on it.

Mauricio Pochettino’s squad this season has been ravaged by injuries and numbers are needed this summer.

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Moves for a new centre-back, new full-backs, a first-team midfielder, a new winger and potentially a new striker should all be on the to-do list.

Bringing in Harper would be a lovely bonus, particularly if they can do it on a free, but it simply must be one signing made as part of a major summer revamp.

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Tottenham Hotspur lost ground in the race to qualify for the Champions League on Saturday, as they lost 1-0 to AFC Bournemouth.

And fans were left disappointed with the performance of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris at the Vitality Stadium.

Spurs went down to 10 men in the first half, as Heung-Min Son lashed out at Jefferson Lerma by pushing him to the ground and was shown a red card.

Juan Foyth was introduced as a half-time substitute and was dismissed just minutes after coming on, reducing Tottenham to nine men.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side did their best to earn a hard-fought point in the second half but their resistance was ultimately broken in injury time, as Nathan Ake headed home from a corner.

Fans, though, were disappointed with the performance of their captain, first for seemingly abdicating his responsibility as a skipper, as his team-mates lost their heads, and then failing to save Ake’s header.

The France international was left rooted to his line as the Dutchman saw the net ripple.

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Take a look at the best of the reaction below!

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A video emerged of Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Yves Bissouma appearing to laugh at Arsenal players as their hopes of ending the season in the top four all-but ended on Sunday, and Tottenham Hotspur fans were quick to tell their club to sign him on Twitter.

The Gunners knew that realistically they needed to take all three points against the Seagulls at the Emirates Stadium at the weekend, but they failed as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

It means that barring an Arsenal win, a Spurs defeat and a major swing of goal difference next week, Mauricio Pochettino’s men will finish in the Champions League qualification spots.

Bissouma was an impressive performer on the day for the south coast outfit, and showed his dribbling ability and close control on a number of occasions throughout the encounter.

The north London outfit don’t have a great deal of options in the middle of the park, and someone like the Ivory Coast international could offer them something different, perhaps even being a long-term Mousa Dembele replacement.

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Tottenham supporters were quick to react to the video featuring the African player on social media, and while one told Daniel Levy to sign him and said he is “already a Spurs legend”, another said “sign Bissouma to a lifelong contract”.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

Since the inception of the Premier League, only three defenders have ever won the PFA Player of the Year award.

Aston Villa’s Paul McGrath was the first defensive recipient of the award back in the 1992/93 season when the defender almost led the West Midlands-based club to the league title, and 12 years later Chelsea legend John Terry was named PFA Player of the Year as his Chelsea side conceded just 15 goals in 2004/05, a defensive record still yet to be bested in the Premier League. And on Sunday night, Virgil van Dijk became the latest defender to pick up the prestigious honour.

The Dutch international has been without question one of the best defenders in world football this season, commanding the best defence in the Premier League and taking Liverpool from outside title contenders to one of the two teams who have the quality to actually go for the main prize.

Van Dijk, who has only been dribbled past once since joining Liverpool, has been a revelation on Merseyside and has taken Jurgen Klopp’s side to the next level, and it’s now crazy to think that when the defender signed for a still world-record fee from Southampton in December 2017 many fans thought the club had overspent.

£75 million is a ridiculous fee for a defender, but van Dijk’s incredible impact on the Liverpool side shows that his signing was worth every penny and some, and his latest achievement has proven that defenders will get the recognition they deserve if they step up to the plate and deliver for their team.

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Liverpool fans, is van Dijk the best defender in the world? Let us know!

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Southampton signed Danny Ings on loan from Liverpool last summer.

And according to the club’s official website, the deal will become permanent at the end of the 2019-2020 campaign.

That will upset a number of the Southampton fans, though, with many not wanting the 26-year-old to join the club on a full-time deal this summer.

Ings has found the back of the net on seven occasions in the Premier League this season, which is pretty good for a team struggling towards the bottom of the table.

The striker has had his injury problems, though, playing just three of the club’s last nine Premier League matches due to a hamstring injury.

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Ings struggled to make his mark against Newcastle United in Saturday’s late kickoff and that led to a number of the Southampton fans revealing their views on the 5 ft 10 in ace.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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Speaking to Leicester City’s radio show Extra-Time from 6pm onwards on Monday 15th April, Gerry Taggart gave his assessment of the club’s defeat to Newcastle, whilst also praising the impact substitution of Marc Albrighton.

What’s he said?

Leicester have looked a considerably better team since Brendan Rodgers took over the reins from Claude Puel. Prior to the loss against Newcastle, the club had won four games in a row and their latest defeat was just their second since the Scot took charge.

It’s a run that has seen them go above the likes of Wolves in the table as they now sit proudly in seventh.

However, despite a change in fortunes, it appears they still have work to do to improve, that’s according to the voice of Taggart who picked up on one key fault from their loss to Rafa Benitez’s side. He told Extra-Time listeners:

“When you look at the game as a whole, what Newcastle did very well is they pressured at the right time. When it wasn’t on to pressure, they obviously didn’t. They allowed Leicester to have the ball but in areas of the pitch that they couldn’t really hurt them. And so there was too much time taken on the ball. It was trying to be too precise. It was only when Marc Albrighton came on that he played a blind ball over the top and they’re the kind of balls you’ve got to play. How many times has Albrighton played that ball over the top and Vardy’s on his bike?”

Work ahead for Leicester

This was not going to be a straightforward rebuild for Rodgers but he has managed to stabilise the club and more importantly get the fans enjoying the team’s football again.

Puel had gone away from the counter-attacking style that had worked so well under Claudio Ranieri during their remarkable title season and had even dropped Jamie Vardy from numerous starting XIs.

However, despite the improved form there are some key things to work on. Being too precise has arguably come about as a result of Youri Tielemans and James Maddison playing together.

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There’s nothing wrong with some intricate football but as some of the top sides have found out at home against the likes of Newcastle, it’s difficult to carve out an opening when a team sits deep.

With Harvey Barnes out of form, we may well see the reemergence of Albrighton and with it, the return of Vardy rampaging into the channels.

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It would be fair to say that the West Ham United fans were not pleased with what they saw from Manuel Lanzini in Monday night’s 2-0 loss at Chelsea.

Lanzini played the full 90 minutes for the third Premier League match in a row, having recovered from the knee injury that forced him to miss the 2018 World Cup, in addition to the majority of the 2018-19 campaign.

The 26-year-old is a brilliant footballer when in full flow, but the West Ham supporters appear to be losing a bit of patience when it comes to the Argentina international.

According to WhoScored, Lanzini did not have a single dribble during his 90 minutes on the field against Chelsea.

It was a tough night for West Ham against a team inspired by the brilliant Eden Hazard, but the club’s fans were really upset with what they saw from Lanzini.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be viewed below:

It wasn’t the result Luton fans wanted going into the final five games of the season, but the mentality displayed should be enough to convince supporters that this is their year.

Jason Cummings’ equalising goal for 10-man Luton with four minutes to go ensured that the Hatters’ club-record unbeaten run extended to now 28 games, and the performance was a promising one.

Luton should have got more than just a point from the game due to their attacking and possession dominance, but a point was enough to extend their lead at the top of the League One table to eight points with Barnsley losing away to Burton.

A win would have put Luton 10 points ahead of second place and put them two wins away from the League One title, and the squad’s mentality on the weekend of not giving up will take the Hatters’ to promotion.

Heading into the closing stages of the game, it really looked like Mick Harford’s side were going to have their unbeaten run come to an end and have their promotion conformation postponed for another week, but Luton showed heart and desire to play until the final minute, and in doing so kept a historic record intact and salvaged a point against a defensively stubborn Blackpool side.

Two games on the road will be the last thing Luton want after playing an exhausting game against Blackpool, but if the side can keep up the same level of determination as they did on the weekend for their games against Charlton and Accrington Stanley, Harford and co could be celebrating promotion to the Championship sooner rather than later.

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Luton fans, how soon can the club claim promotion to the Championship? Let us know!