Tottenham report: Spurs lead Arsenal and Manchester United in race for in-demand midfielder

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Tottenham are keen to bolster their options in the centre of the park and are eyeing a free transfer

Franck Kessie
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Tottenham are at the front of the queue to sign wantaway AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, according to reports.

Several Premier League sides are keen on the Ivory Coast international, who is out of contract at San Siro next summer.

Kessie and his representatives will be permitted to hold direct talks with non-Italian clubs from New Year’s Day onwards.

According to the Daily Express, Spurs are looking to steal a march on their rivals for Kessie's signature.

But Tottenham have already made contact with Kessie's representatives and they will hope to reach an agreement with the player before he holds talks with another club.

Tanguy Ndombele remains a bit-part player under the new manager, though, with the Frenchman having made only one Premier League start during Conte's tenure.

Even though Arsenal's game against Wolves was postponed, Tottenham will still have two games in hand on the Gunners ahead of the New Year weekend.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).