{"id":663226,"date":"2026-01-12T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663226"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:47:42","slug":"conor-gallagher-spurs-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/12\/conor-gallagher-spurs-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Closing in on International Player &#8216;Keen on Move&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have suffered a difficult 2025\/26 so far, with manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-vs-sunderland-managers-deliver-verdict\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Thomas Frank<\/span><\/a> under pressure following the club&#8217;s terrible run of form. Most recently, the North London club lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup. It appears the they are ready to make a move in the January transfer window, with <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6958617\/2026\/01\/12\/conor-gallagher-tottenham-transfer-atletico-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>David Ornstein reporting<\/span><\/a> that Spurs are closing in on a deal to sign Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Hotspur Endure Difficult Start to 2025\/26 Season<\/h2>\n<h3>Spurs Target Conor Gallagher<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs currently sit 14th in the Premier League, losing more games than they have won. There have been very few positives for Thomas Frank\u2019s team in the first half of this season. The Tottenham supporters are reportedly planning a protest ahead of their home game against West Ham, with the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-fans-protest-frank-b1266056.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supporters\u2019 group Change For Tottenham<\/a> frustrated at the way the North London club is run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/12\/strand-larsen-wolves-transfer-speculation\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>\u2018If it\u2019s Right for the Football Club\u2019: Rob Edwards Concedes Potential for J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen Transfer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players look disinterested, while the manager appears short of ideas. Despite this discontent, it appears the board have sanctioned a move for Conor Gallagher, with the club said to be nearing a deal to sign England international and Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher. Spurs made a proposal of \u00a334.6 million, which they expect to be accepted by the Spanish club, with Gallagher keen on the move.<\/p>\n<h3>What Conor Gallagher Would Bring to Spurs<\/h3>\n<p>Gallagher excelled at Chelsea, with his immense work rate making him a firm fan favourite. He\u2019s known for his combative nature and ability to win the ball back for his team, helping them transition from defence to attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><span>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/04\/mateus-mane-gives-wolves-hope-new-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolves Tie Down Youngster Alan Shearer Praised As \u2018Absolutely Outstanding\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The England international has only started four times in the league for Diego Simeone\u2019s team. Should the deal be completed, Spurs will get a player with an exceptional will to win, who has performed at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Is Gallagher what Spurs need?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>IMAGO \/ Sport Image<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have suffered a difficult 2025\/26 so far, with manager Thomas Frank under pressure following the club&#8217;s terrible run of form. Most recently, the North London club lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup. It appears the they are ready to make a move in the January transfer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":657212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,30,3,7188,24],"tags":[4644,4965],"class_list":["post-663226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","category-news","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-tottenham","tag-conor-gallagher","tag-spurs-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663226"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663235,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663226\/revisions\/663235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}