Tottenham still pushing for new forward on deadline day but Tyler Dibling interest cools

Tottenham stay successful the marketplace for a guardant earlier Monday's transportation deadline but person cooled their involvement successful Southampton's Tyler Dibling.

Spurs person held talks implicit the 18-year-old winger but were enactment disconnected by the Saints' demands of an astronomical fee, good successful excess of their reported £55million asking price.

Former Southampton caput manager Russell Martin joked successful December that £21m would bargain Dibling's "left foot".

Dibling volition person 2 years remaining connected his declaration astatine St Mary’s successful the summer, erstwhile Spurs could beryllium among a fig of clubs to reassess his situation, peculiarly if rock-bottom Saints are relegated from the Premier League.

Spurs agreed a £50m interest with Bayern Munich for Mathys Tel, 19, past week but the France guardant is reluctant to permission the German nine permanently and turned down the move. Tel remains the taxable of indebtedness involvement from a fig of English clubs, including Arsenal and Manchester United.

Spurs person considered Aston Villa's Leon Bailey and Noah Okafor of AC Milan, though neither subordinate is being actively pursued up of Monday's 11pm deadline.