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GONZALO GARCIA INCOMING: LEEDS BOARD CONVINCED TO BID FOR MADRID STAR

Leeds United are preparing a £17m bid for Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia. The 21-year-old Spaniard seeks more playing time, but faces competition from Aston Villa, Wolves, and Brighton for his signature.

Gonzalo Garcia Incoming: Leeds Board Convinced to Bid For Madrid Star
Leeds Launching 'Imminent' Bid For Real Madrid Star Now

According to sources, Leeds United is prepared to start its January window with a formal £17 million approach for Real Madrid attacker Gonzalo Garcia, but Los Blancos may insist on including a less-than-ideal clause in his contract, and competition from rival Premier League teams is stiff.

The 21-year-old Spaniard, who made a splash at the Club World Cup this year with four goals, has only played 96 La Liga minutes this season and is currently ranked behind Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, and Kylian Mbappe.

Real Madrid is prepared to approve a permanent departure or loan-with-obligation for about €20 million (£17.6 million / $23.2 million) to ensure the young player regular football, even though he signed a new contract that will last until 2030.

Garcia has long piqued Leeds' interest. They made a similar proposal last summer, and now that the 49ers Enterprises are back in the Premier League and struggling to survive, Daniel Farke has persuaded the board that Garcia is the last component needed to ensure top-flight safety and advance to mid-table respectability.

According to club insiders, the bid is "imminent," maybe increasing to £20 million with add-ons and a sell-on option that Madrid would approve.

But the Whites are up against fierce opposition. Brighton has already begun negotiations for a straight loan, while Aston Villa and Wolves are preparing competing £17 million proposals.

Sunderland, a rival promotion team that considered Garcia to be their star acquisition, is not giving up and may return with a better package.

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Garcia must decide between fighting for scraps at the Bernabeu and becoming the centre of attention at Elland Road, where 35,000 supporters would jeer at every move he made.

Leeds would be in a difficult situation if they attempted to re-sign the young player because Real Madrid is anticipated to seek a buy-back option in any long-term agreement. The player's camp is reportedly becoming more receptive to a Premier League transfer, according to sources in Spain.

Leeds thinks they can win the race thanks to Farke's experience with young attackers and first-team guarantees.

One of the most thrilling battles of the winter window is likely to start in earnest if the bid is accepted in the upcoming weeks.

BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY

Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.

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Tottenham Confirm Bruno Saltor as Assistant Coach Under Igor Tudor

Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.

Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.

Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.

If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.

Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.

Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.

GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW

Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.

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Odds crash on Robbie Keane becoming the next Crystal Palace manager.

Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.

Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.

The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.

Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.

People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.

Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.

One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.

TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.

His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”

For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.

Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.

Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.

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