‘Fingers crossed’- Manager admits club are in contract talks with alleged Spurs target

Southampton boss Russell Martin has revealed that the Saints are trying to tie down rumoured Tottenham target Kyle Walker-Peters to a new contract.

Tottenham have been linked with Kyle Walker-Peters

Although Tottenham have signed Archie Gray from Leeds, some reports indicate that the club are still on the lookout for another right-back to replace Emerson Royal, who is expected to leave the club.

This claim was most recently made by Ben Jacobs on the Last Word on Spurs podcast, where he insisted that Spurs view Gray as a midfielder and thus plan on signing another understudy to Pedro Porro.

One player who has been repeatedly linked with a move to N17 all summer is Walker-Peters, who left the Lilywhites for the South Coast back in 2020.

The England international has just a year left on his contract and according to HITC’s latest update, Tottenham are continuing to assess the possibility of re-signing him.

The report claims that Ange Postecoglou’s men value the 27-year-old’s attributes as well as his homegrown status and are thus prepared to battle West Ham for his services.

Southampton want to keep Kyle Walker-Peters

However, Maritn has now revealed that Southampton are working to extend the right-back’s contract and are hopeful of striking a deal with the player.

When asked about Walker-Peters’ future, the Saints boss told The Daily Echo: “Discussions are ongoing and they will be for a while. He had a great season.

“When a player is in the final year of their contract it’s a tricky scenario really. We will try to keep him, but then, ideally, nobody leaves the building for nothing at the end of the season.

“I never think it’s the best way when a player is in the last year of their contract. We had it with Stuey and Che last season, but they were amazing.

“They got better as the season went on. With Kyle, we are in that position. We will have to wait and see. I will keep my fingers crossed that he is still here.”

Spurs Web Opinion

I would be extremely surprised if Tottenham entered the market for another right-back this summer.

Ange would likely want to use the bulk of his summer transfer budget on a midfielder, a striker and another top-class winger.

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