Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed their first signing of the summer transfer window.
It was announced moments ago that a deal has been reached with Leeds United for the transfer of Archie Gray.
The 18-year-old travelled to Brentford for a medical on Saturday, but the two clubs have failed to come to an agreement over how a £40m deal would be structured which allowed Tottenham to swoop in.
Leeds had Profitability and Sustainability regulations to contend with and needed to sell an asset this summer to comply with the PSR deadline.
After joining Leeds’s academy at the age of eight, Gray has represented England junior teams at every age group level up to and including Under-21s, while also winning the 2023-24 Championship Young Player of the Season award.
Starting the season as a central midfielder, Gray showed his versatility when he went on to make the majority of his appearances at right-back.
Gray went on to make 52 appearances for Leeds in all competitions last season – chipping in with a goal and two assists.
He is the son of former Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Burnley striker Andy Gray and the great-nephew of Leeds legend Eddie Gray.
SpursWeb Opinion
This is a brilliant piece of business for Tottenham to secure the services of one of the country’s brightest young talents.
Gray’s versatility to play as a number six or at right-back helps to solve two of Tottenham’s problem positions, especially with a lack of natural inverted cover for Pedro Porro down the right.
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