{"id":617339,"date":"2022-09-01T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617339"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:15:20","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-target-portuguese-international-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/tottenham-hotspur-target-portuguese-international-winger\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Move Their Interest on to Portuguese International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the transfer deadline looms, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/tottenham-sign-sheffield-united-academy-star\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are still intent on a further addition in the attacking third. Despite being well stocked there, Antonio Conte has pursued a couple of wingers thus far. As the Dan James deal becomes less and less likely, Spurs\u2019 interest shifts to a different name. Portuguese international Gelson Martins, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1565314604858851328\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as per Lyall Thomas<\/a>, is the next name in question.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Portuguese International Might be London Bound<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tottenham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Tottenham<\/a> are considering their options for new forwards with Dan James unlikely, and one of the new names under discussion is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Monaco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Monaco<\/a>&#39;s Gelson Martins. He&#39;s keen to come to the Premier League <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzZLQY3VwH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VzZLQY3VwH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/07RwRYxpVh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/07RwRYxpVh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1565314604858851328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tottenham Hotspur In For a Forward<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1565314128583032833\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welshman Dan James<\/a> was the subject of shock interest from Tottenham. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2022\/09\/01\/exclusive-transfer-news-ronaldo-aubameyang-tielemans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fulham and Everton were also pursuing the Leeds United man<\/a> and the reports lean towards the former winning out, if he is to depart Elland Road. Conte isn\u2019t hung up over this failed attempt as the club are now in for another wide-man.<\/p>\n<p>Portuguese international Martins has regularly been linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2719594-arsenal-transfer-news-gelson-martins-william-carvalho-latest-gunners-rumours\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moves to England over the years<\/a> and it may finally be taking place. \u201cHe\u2019s keen to come to the Premier League\u201d and Tottenham\u00a0could be targeting Martins as a replacement for recently departed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/spurs\/transfer-talk\/news\/tottenham-considering-move-for-monacos-gelson-martins_493511.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Bergwijn<\/a>. The Dutchman has returned to his home country to play for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-push-for-key-target-alvarez\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a> and whilst he was never a key man for the Lilywhites, a replacement is needed.<\/p>\n<p>There is a growing contingent of players who speak a similar language- South Americans as well as those from Spain and Portugal. Sergio Reguillon, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/25\/everton-forward-richarlison-chelsea-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Richarlison<\/a> and Cristian Romero are just a few of these names. Martins fits the same mould and that could help him to adjust to life at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/explosive-winger-wanted-in-last-minute-move-by-three-premier-league-clubs-including-spurs\/\" target=\"_self\">Explosive Winger Wanted in Last Minute Move By Three Premier League Clubs \u2013 Including Spurs<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Portuguese International<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After spending a while in his home country, Martins moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/axel-witsel-atletico-madrid-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Atletico Madrid<\/a>. It didn\u2019t really work out for him in the Spanish capital but Monaco beckoned next and the Portuguese international has found his feet again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tottenham are set to turn to AS Monaco winger Gelson Martins after a deal for Leeds&#39; Daniel James seems unlikely now. (Sky Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zanX6P9ZMX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zanX6P9ZMX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TransferNewsCen\/status\/1565323760294576128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A winger known for his speed and tricky footwork, the thought of him coming on late in evenly balanced games and running at tired defenders is a promising proposition for those of a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/10-european-teams-to-watch\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham<\/a> persuasion. It seems unlikely that he would be a regular starter under Conte, but he could become a value squad player for the Spurs manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the transfer deadline looms, Tottenham Hotspur are still intent on a further addition in the attacking third. Despite being well stocked there, Antonio Conte has pursued a couple of wingers thus far. As the Dan James deal becomes less and less likely, Spurs\u2019 interest shifts to a different name. 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