{"id":624345,"date":"2023-06-12T08:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624345"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:57:26","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-close-david-raya-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/12\/tottenham-hotspur-close-david-raya-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Leapfrog Manchester United with Positive Talks over &#8216;Top Class&#8217; \u00a340 Million-Star Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/07\/tottenham-interest-in-harry-maguire-confirmed\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are now on the verge of agreeing personal terms with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1667912742429159425?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Spanish goalkeeper is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/brentford-premier-league-euro-spain-manchester-united-b2279671.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> summer target <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/10\/david-raya-attracting-interest-premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">for Manchester United<\/a> as well as Chelsea after impressing last season.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Hotspur Close To Agreeing Personal Terms with David Raya<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCL: Tottenham are now on the verge of reaching an agreement with David Raya on personal terms. Long term contract, almost agreed after positive talks. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raya, open to Spurs move but club to club talks will be crucial. \u00a340m fee asked by Brentford, considered too high. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXqG5sdW68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IXqG5sdW68<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1667912742429159425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham&#8217;s Contract Details with Raya Revealed<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs are likely looking to sign a new goalkeeper to replace Hugo Lloris, who suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/08\/tottenham-hotspur-hugo-lloris-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">number of injury issues last season<\/a> and also showcased a major drop-off in form as well. It appears that they&#8217;re making moves for new signings after the arrival of Ange Postecoglou as the new manager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/jun\/03\/its-the-end-of-an-era-hugo-lloris-confirms-he-wants-to-leave-tottenham\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lloris has already hinted at his future<\/a>, saying that he has reached &#8220;the end of an era&#8221; with Spurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/09\/james-maddison-tottenham-newcastle-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur in Race for James Maddison Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romano claims that the Lilywhites had positive talks with Raya&#8217;s agents over a transfer and are ready to offer him a long-term contract, with personal terms almost being reached as well. It is further stated that the Spanish goalkeeper is personally open to a move to the North London side, but that talks with Brentford will be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>The Bees are going to be asking for at least \u00a340 million to sell their prized possession, which is considered too high by Tottenham &#8211; adds Romano. This comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/31\/manchester-united-target-david-raya-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Raya&#8217;s agent indicated<\/a> that he would be willing to see out the rest of his contract with Brentford and leave for nothing next year if not granted a move in the summer.<\/p>\n<h3>What can Raya bring to Tottenham Hotspur?<\/h3>\n<p>The 27-year-old goalkeeper, who helped Brentford get promoted to the Premier League from the Championship in 2011 is a sweeper keeper who is renowned for his distribution ability which impressed Liverpool manager to the point where he admitted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.besoccer.com\/new\/klopp-captivated-by-raya-he-could-wear-the-number-10-1048656\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raya can play as a no.10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/30\/tottenham-dejan-kulusevski-permanent-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Expected to Complete Dejan Kulusevski Permanent Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raya is also a solid shot-stopper and can command his area pretty well, knowing how to neutralize the opposition&#8217;s set-piece threat too. The Spaniard, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/en-gb\/2023\/03\/07\/a-lot-of-clubs-michael-owen-makes-david-raya-claim-about-tottenham-transfer-rumours\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hailed as &#8216;top class&#8217;<\/a> by Michael Owen last season, made 38 appearances in the 2022\/23 Premier League campaign for Brentford and kept 12 clean sheets. He has already made his international debut with Spain and should be a quality addition for Spurs if they can get the deal over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pahudson\/49392043081\/in\/photolist-2ifB8BF-2nHhjRB-2kmSvxs-2msnpLV-2oxT3rQ-6U6Jkf-2msiM9j-4NqyD1-2msjUAd-nrrVeK-221Dgq3-4fHDMb-XyQghC-nFU1QY-doLNkV-r257nB-2mZhuGd-22ccUw7-2mBLFps-24LBRhr-p4Wn6b-cFreEU-2mBFm8W-21UEpyM-23gQPL6-23gQAhn-23efqDL-2cPERwa-23gQL8p-p4Z9SB-JkdYVD-2hKyzGo-2hKBdqN-2n8qmod-YhRhEW-qmV9W6-4VrjAh-qB46xS-2oq5o36-4Vn6RF-2eny8sj-6PTUqv-tE9DG-23f6dxm-2hKyzEK-25W7Wzm-S5sVg1-qmLFRw-23B5i4e-qmLvcA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Hudson, Flickr.<\/a> Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur are now on the verge of agreeing personal terms with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Spanish goalkeeper is also a reported summer target for Manchester United as well as Chelsea after impressing last season. 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