Tottenham have dropped their interest in Barcelona Andre Gomes, paving the way for Everton and West Ham to battle for the playmaker signature.
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Spurs had been monitoring the situation with the 25-year-old, who impressed last season during a loan spell with the Toffee.
Sportsmail understands that Mauricio Pochettino’s side will no longer follow up on their interest in Gomes, who appears destined to switch permanently to the Premier League
West Ham made an opening move for the Portugal international earlier in this week, by bidding £18million offer to Barca.
Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini has identified the Gomes as a priority signing this summer and the club acted fast to try and get a deal over the line before being locked into a bidding war with Everton.
The offer was rejected by the Spanish giants, who are holding out for a fee closer to the £30m mark.
After abandoning a move for Gomes, Spurs are now set to focus their efforts on prising highly-rated England youngster James Maddison away from Leicester.
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The midfielder flourished in his first season at the King Power stadium and racked up seven goals and seven assists following his £22.5million arrival from Norwich.
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness confirmed on Thursday that the newly-crowned Bundesliga champions are considering a summer move for Manchester City winger Leroy Sane.Leroy Leroy Sane Kicker magazine reported earlier this week that Sane, 23, was “a candidate” for Bayern’s major transfer offensive this close season, and Hoeness confirmed the club’s interest to Munich-based newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung. “We are looking into the player (Sane),” he told the newspaper. The German winger was linked to Bayern before joining City from Schalke for 50 million euros ($55 million) in 2016. According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung report, City coach Pep Guardiola is keen to keep Sane, but the club are looking to sell him. The Germany international is reportedly unhappy with a lack of game time, having started in just three of City’s last 10 league games. If Bayern were to sign him, he would be the first attacking player to arrive in what Hoeness has called “the biggest investment programme in our club’s history”. Bayern are making major changes to their squad as veteran players such as Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Rafinha leave the club this summer. They have already signed Stuttgart defender Benjamin Pavard for 35 million euros ($39m) and fellow French World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez for a club record 80 million euros ($89.4m). Source: 
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