Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has admitted that he will not stand in the way of rumoured Tottenham target Jaden Philogene if the midfielder expresses a desire to leave the club.
Earlier this week, Tottenham secured the services of one of the best young talents in the Championship, thrashing a deal with Leeds United for Archie Gray.
The Lilywhites are seemingly eyeing a raid of another one of the Championship’s best performers, with several reports claiming that Ange Postecoglou’s men have their sights on Philogene.
The winger enjoyed a brilliant 2023-24 campaign following his move from Aston Villa to Hull 12 months, ago, scoring 12 goals and providing six assists.
TEAMtalk previously claimed that Spurs had been impressed by Philogene’s displays at the MKM Stadium and were leading the race for his signature.
However, various sources have since indicated that the likes of West Ham United (Football Insider) and Barcelona (Florian Plettenberg) are also plotting a move for the 22-year-old.
Ilicali has now made it clear that Philogene will be allowed to leave if he expresses a desire to seek a new challenge.
The Hull owner told talkSPORT (as relayed by TBR Football) about the winger: “I told my fans that I would sell nobody. My idea in football is not to make money, my idea is to make a strong and bigger club.
“But to make a bigger club, sometimes if a player says I want to go, that’s a different case. For me, if one player changes, it’s not the end of the road. I will never want to ruin their career or their mood by pushing them because there is a contract.
“If Jaden wants to move and says he wants to go somewhere, this is something we cannot do too much because this is his life. I love all of my boys. For me, their life and career, I am responsible too. If they don’t want to play with us, they don’t want to play with us.”
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Tottenham do need to add another winger to the squad but Postecoglou would ideally want a player who is proven at the highest level and someone who would instantly elevate the starting eleven such as Nico Williams or Pedro Neto.
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