Exclusive: Levy on ‘Personal Mission’ to Sign ‘Amazing’ Star for Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has made it a personal mission this month to secure a deal for Lille star Angel Gomes, GIVEMESPORT understands.

Spurs are struggling on and off the pitch as they languish in the bottom half of the Premier League table and, in this winter window, boss Ange Postecoglou is yet to make an outfield signing.

Heading into January, it was expected that a left-sided centre-back and wide forward would be prioritised, but neither of those situations have worked out and a lot of focus is centred around a signing for the midfield.

Levy is Driving Force in Spurs’ Gomes Pursuit

We have reported all month how Gomes is a prime target for Tottenham because he is on course to become free agent, while the fact he is homegrown is something that is very much an important factor.

Levy has personally taken a keen involvement in discussions that have taken place this month, along with technical director Johan Lange, in a bid to land the “amazing” England international.

Sources indicate that Spurs have maintained regular contact with Gomes’ camp, initially holding discussions at the start of January in France as they aimed to convince the former Manchester United academy graduate to join them.

Tottenham were even prepared to offer Lille cash to sign Gomes in this window if such a deal seemed plausible. Despite the north Londoners’ persistence, the 23-year-old remains undecided.

Gomes is understood to have prioritised a return to Old Trafford initially, but also intimated he would see Spurs as an option if a Manchester United transfer was off the table.

Meanwhile, West Ham United have also been in the race for Gomes, and have made their own advances to sign him. Tottenham, however, are persistent in their ongoing efforts to convince Gomes to join them, with Levy personally driving the negotiations alongside Lange.