Man Utd want at least £40million before they even consider selling Scott McTominay.
SunSport can reveal Tottenham are now tracking the Scottish international.
Their London rivals Fulham have already had a bid turned down for the player.
But further offers are expected for McTominay, 27, who may need to be sold by United to help balance the books — and support a planned summer spending spree.
Brentford are ready to slash their asking price for Ivan Toney to less than £50million due to a lack of interest.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all made it clear to Brentford that they have no plans to bid for in the England striker.
That leaves Tottenham and West Ham as his most likely suitors.
Brentford had hoped to create an auction for Toney after he returned from an eight-month gambling ban in January and initially invited bids in excess of £80m.
But there were no offers Toney during the winter transfer window and the club have been surprised at the lack interest this summer.
Arsenal are not prioritising signing a striker this summer, Chelsea think Toney is too old and United have signed £36.5m Holland striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna.
Scott McTominay has been tipped to star for Manchester United this coming season – despite boss Erik ten Hag beginning a summer transfer spree.
McTominay could again come under pressure for a regular starting spot as Ten Hag reportedly wants a new midfield partner for Kobbie Mainoo.
But ex-Scotland striker Ally McCoist told talkSPORT BET: “Scott McTominay will stay at Manchester United under Erik ten Hag.
” You can count on one hand the number of players who have been successful under Ten Hag at Manchester United – McTominay is probably top of the list.
“He’s come in and handled the responsibility of playing for United far better than some of the other players so I think he’ll have a good future at the club under Ten Hag.”
So far the Dutch manager has brought in just one player – striker Joshua Zirkzee.
Nicolas Pepe has revealed he was so traumatised by his Gunners stay he almost quit football.
He told L'Equipe: "I suffered a kind of trauma with Arsenal. It was as though they had taken away my passion for football.
"I felt disgust for the game. I was no longer playing, and I asked myself why I was doing this job.
"I felt so many doubts, and thought about packing it all in. I asked myself why people were attacking me so angrily.
"They went as far as calling me the biggest flop in Premier League history. But I refused to mope about it.
"I wanted something different when I left Arsenal last summer, and I didn't care a damn about the money.
"At Nice I was on just 25 per cent of my Arsenal salary. I just wanted to play. I wanted to cancel my Arsenal contract sooner, but they were unwilling to do so."
Leny Yoro is awaiting to finalise a deal with Manchester United after Lille accepted a £52million offer for the defender.
Fans may wonder how the France U23 star compares to the other Red Devil defenders Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire.
Last season for the Ligue 1 side Yoro made 32 appearances for Lille and played a total of 2672 minutes.
This is almost double the amount of minutes Evans, Lindelof and also Varane played.
Yoro's closest competitor Maguire in game time does not even come close to the defender who during his 1650 minutes of play made 24 tackles, and 25 interceptions with an 83 per cent pass accuracy.
In perspective, the teen made 36 tackles, and 36 interceptions with a 92 per cent pass accuracy.
West Ham fans are growing in confidence ahead of the new season as their transfer plans are beginning to take shape.
West Ham have already splashed £40million on centre-back Max Kilman from Wolves as they look to bolster a leaky defence that conceded 74 goals in the Premier League last term.
Jean-Clair Todibo could also join on an initial loan with an option to buy from Nice.
And at right-back, West Ham have began talks over an £18m move for Manchester United star Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Further up the pitch, they also have an interest in Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson.
Villa appear keen to provide competition to Michail Antonio in the shape of Jhon Duran.
The Aston Villa star is their No1 striker target and could cost £35m.
Aston Villa will complete a club record £50million deal for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana this weekend.
Unai Emery has beaten Bayern Munich and Barcelona to land the Belgian international, who was previously a target for Arsenal and Newcastle.
The 22-year-old has agreed personal terms on a five-year-deal.
And he is set to undergo a medical at Villa when he returns from a short break following his involvement with Belgium at the Euros.
Selling Onana means the Toffees are now under far less pressure to sell centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite to Manchester United.
Capturing the 22-year-old represents a major coup for Emery who has been given the go ahead to considerably beef up Villa's squad for the Champions' League this season.
Chelsea's pre-season plans are in total meltdown with a dressing-room rift triggered by Enzo Fernandez’s racist video.
The midfielder posted a live stream of himself and some Argentina team-mates singing an offensive song referencing the heritage of France’s players.
It sent shockwaves through the Blues' squad with up to TEN stars either unfollowing or snubbing him on Instagram.
The £106million World Cup winner has issued an apology but one insider told SunSport: “It’s not enough”.
Fernandez, 23, posted on Instagram: “I want to apologise sincerely for a video posted on my Instagram channel during the national team celebrations. The song includes highly offensive language and there is absolutely no excuse for these words.
“I stand against discrimination in all forms and apologise for getting caught up in the euphoria of our Copa America celebrations. That video, that moment, those words, do not reflect my beliefs or my character. I am truly sorry.”
Gareth Southgate has hired a close associate of Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as an adviser as he considers his next step in management.
SunSport has learned that Southgate has been using Jimmy Worrall, who has worked as a consultant for Ratcliffe's company INEOS, since splitting with his agent Terry Byrne earlier this year.
Worrall is the founder and chairman of conference company Leaders in Sport, who run networking events all over the world.
The Liverpool-born businessman is also a consultant and has worked as an adviser for several top organisations including INEOS and the European Club Association.
Southgate has known Worrall for years and has decided to rely on his friend's advice as he plots the next stage of his career, rather than employ a full-time agent.
Worrall was involved in discussions with the FA over the last few days which led to the announcement of Southgate's departure.
GOSSIP: Eyebrow-raising claims emerged from Portugal tonight – with the suggestion Arsenal have agreed an £86million deal for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Outlet Leonino led this evening’s speculation over the 20-cap Swede.
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The Gunners, as as well as Manchester United, were talked up in connection with the ex-Coventry man, 26, early in the summer.
But it’s never thought they came close to launching a serious offer.
Now, however, at least according to one section of the media in Portugal, Arsenal could be in the running to recruit the former Brighton fringe man.
The Gunners are reportedly willing to pay his release clause.
Ex-Manchester United defender Wes Brown is confident £33million newcomer Joshua Zirkzee can spur fellow striker Rasmus Hojlund to his true heights.
The 23-cap Englishman, 44, hailed the Dutchman's arrival from Bologna.
Brown told the Euro Thrash podcast: "I am very happy with it, he’s definitely a player that we need and he’s a young lad.
"I think he’s going to be good and it is going to be interesting. Hojlund hasn’t scored enough goals, it’s as simple as that.
"Everything else in his game is good. It is good that there is now a small battle between them two to see who is going to be playing. It is a very good option and an option that we needed."
Aston Villa will complete a club record £50million deal for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana this weekend, writes GRAEME BRYCE.
Unai Emery has beaten Bayern Munich and Barcelona to land the Belgian international, who was previously a target for Arsenal and Newcastle.
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The 22-year-old has agreed personal terms on a five-year-deal and is set to undergo a club medical when he returns from a short break following his involvement with Belgium at the Euros.
Selling Onana means the Toffees are now under far less pressure to sell centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite to Manchester United.
Capturing Onana represents a major coup for Emery who has been given the go ahead to considerably beef up Villa's squad for the Champions' League this season.
Onana has spent two seasons at Goodison Park after signing from Lille in a £33million deal, with the French club entitled to 20% of his sell-on value.
Scott McTominay has been tipped to star for Manchester United this coming season - despite boss Erik ten Hag beginning a summer transfer spree.
McTominay could again come under pressure for a regular starting spot as Ten Hag reportedly wants a new midfield partner for Kobbie Mainoo.
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But ex-Scotland striker Ally McCoist told talkSPORT BET: “Scott McTominay will stay at Manchester United under Erik ten Hag.
" You can count on one hand the number of players who have been successful under Ten Hag at Manchester United – McTominay is probably top of the list.
“He’s come in and handled the responsibility of playing for United far better than some of the other players so I think he’ll have a good future at the club under Ten Hag.”
So far the Dutch manager has brought in just one player - striker Joshua Zirkzee.
