Tottenham 'step up efforts' to beat Arsenal to sign Pedro Neto
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou wants to sign a striker as part of his squad rebuild this summer and has been keeping a close eye on the club. Arsenal The target is Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Football Transfers has reported that the Lilywhites have “stepped up their efforts” to secure the signing of the Portuguese international, although they will need to beat Arsenal to secure his signature.
Arsenal are “very interested” in signing Neto, the report adds, as Mikel Arteta looking for a right winger to add support Bukayo Saka.
However, Tottenham look set to hope to leapfrog the Gunners in the pursuit of the Wolves star after failing in their bid to land Crystal Palace ace Eberechi Eze.
While Palace and Eze have a 'gentlemen's agreement' to go their separate ways this summer, it is also claimed that Spurs are unwilling to match his estimated valuation of around £60m.
Neto, for its part, is seen as a cheaper alternative, since it is Valued at £46m by Transfermarkt.
Tottenham and Arsenal are fighting to sign Neto
TO transfer To one of the Premier leagueNeto is on the horizon for the top teams in English football after his impressive performances with Wolverhampton. Despite nagging injuries, he scored three goals and provided 11 assists in the top flight of English football last season.
Not much has been said about Liverpool'sand Manchester CityThe club's interest and therefore it could be a two-way fight between Arsenal and Tottenham for the signing of Neto this summer.
For both clubs, Neto is likely to be a secondary option and used as a squad player rather than an automatic first-team starter.
At Tottenham, he will likely be understudy to Dejan Kulusevski, while at Arsenal he will have to compete for a place with Saka, so the latter option could be more attractive to him than the former.
Saka has been overused at Arsenal due to a lack of top-class alternatives, so Arteta will be keen to give the England international more rest if he can lure Neto to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal are expected to be Premier League contenders in 2024/25 and will play in the Champions League Also, their attractive sporting ambitions could persuade Neto to choose them instead of Spurs.
However, Wolves will demand a respectable fee to let the 24-year-old go and it remains to be seen how much that varies from his £46m valuation on Transfermarkt.
