{"id":628003,"date":"2023-09-01T07:57:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628003"},"modified":"2023-09-01T07:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:57:05","slug":"bournemouth-lloyd-kelly-tottenham-hotspur-bid-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/bournemouth-lloyd-kelly-tottenham-hotspur-bid-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Send \u00a320M Offer for Premier League Ace &#8211; Response Already Received"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theathleticfc\/status\/1697540337911152954?s=61&amp;t=sTox-EQn8gzxUW0CY2UHiA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Leventhal<\/a> reports that Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s \u00a320 million bid for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly has been rejected by the club. The North London side had a long-standing interest in the player but have not met the South Coast side&#8217;s valuation.<\/p>\n<h2>Bournemouth Reject Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s Bid for Lloyd Kelly<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/theathleticfc\/status\/1697540337911152954?s=61&#038;t=sTox-EQn8gzxUW0CY2UHiA<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a320 Million Bid for Lloyd Kelly Rejected<\/h3>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano reported that no \u2018formal bid\u2019 had been made till the deadline day and that the interest was not concrete, but with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/closing-in-brighton-ansu-fati\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Spurs<\/a> looking to strengthen in defence, Leventhal confirms a bid has now been submitted.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch: <\/b>Ange Postecoglou Wants Fresh Blood at North London<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postecoglou&#039;s Demands - What Tottenham Hotspurs&#039; Deadline Day Looks Like\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHwGw5lOLU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That Spurs interest is now very much concrete but Bournemouth have said no to the deal and <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/transfer-news-deadline-day-latest-updates\/Xx2FTZkPU2Lo\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leventhal confirms<\/a> that the South Coast club\u2019s valuation is not the same as the North London side&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read More &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/genoa-back-off-tanguy-ndombele-loan-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Serie A Club Backing Away from Forgotten Tottenham Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lack of time it would leave for the Cherries to find a replacement is also a factor in the decision to reject the bid.<\/p>\n<h3>A Versatile Defender<\/h3>\n<p>Kelly is a defender who can play as a center-back and left-back and joined Bournemouth after spending eight years with Bristol City. \u00a0His versatility means he would be a good option in both areas of the defence.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read More &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/ansu-fati-brighton-transfer-here-we-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Spurs Stunned as Player to Join Brighton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Englishman started the Premier League game against his potential suitors in the Premier League, in a match that Spurs won 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth boss <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/26\/bournemouth-predicted-lineup-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Andoni Iraola<\/a> picked Kelly ahead of Marcos Sensei for that game, referring to the players\u2019 pace as a key factor in that selection. Before the game, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/sport\/23749432.andoni-iraola-picking-lloyd-kelly-marcos-senesi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told the local press that:<\/a> \u201cI think Lloyd can give us this physicality and he can help us when we have the ball.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham fans would be eagerly waiting to see their club get this deal over the line.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ifB8BF\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Hudson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletic&#8217;s Adam Leventhal reports that Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s \u00a320 million bid for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly has been rejected by the club. The North London side had a long-standing interest in the player but have not met the South Coast side&#8217;s valuation. 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