Luka Modric could return to Tottenham, Manchester United open negotiations for €60 million defender and more EPL Transfer News: May 2, 2019

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Premiership.

No squad depth problems for Spurs…

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that his side don’t lack depth in the squad. The London outfit have lost many players, including superstar Harry Kane, to injuries but the Argentine doesn’t think that depth is a problem.

As a result, he's claimed that he can’t complain about it as all he can do is accept things as they are. He also added that Spurs played much better in the second half in their home defeat to Ajax and hopes that the Londoners can turn the tie in the next leg.

“I don’t think it’s about squad depth. I cannot complain about that. I think we need to accept the reality and that was our reality,” he said.

“A little bit unlucky in some situations. The team were competitive, of course, we were so disappointed in the first 25 minutes but in the second half we played much better, it was an even game and gave us hope to believe we can do something special there."

He then went on to speak about how Spurs’ lack of options limited their playing style, agreeing to the fact that it becomes very difficult to change things if there is no proper offensive player on the bench.

“From the beginning the same, it was very limited in the way we wanted to play. We can use one in a different way and still respect our philosophy and idea. It was tough because you need in all different areas possibilities to change things but when you don’t have an offensive player on the bench, you are more limited and if something wrong happens like it did, yes it’s difficult to change something after.”

Wan-Bissaka on rumours

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Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has spoken about the interest in him from top clubs. Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham have been linked with player but he isn’t paying heed to the stories.

In fact, he believes that the rumours are just an indication that he is performing well and that he is going to stay with Palace next season as well. He added that he has three years left in his contract and is going to focus only on Palace at the moment.

“The situation just shows that my performances don’t go unnoticed,” Wan-Bissaka said.

“But I am with Crystal Palace at the moment. That is where my contract is and that is where I will be next season.

“I have got three years left on my contract. It says I am going to be there, so that is all I can focus on now.”

Stories of the day

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The best stories of the day often contain the names of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Liverpool. And while today the Red Devils find a place here, the main headline goes to Tottenham Hotspur.

According to reports from Spain, Real Madrid see Christian Eriksen as a more financially viable option as he has just another year left in his contract. Florentino Perez's idea is to include Luka Modric in a deal to bring the Dane to the Bernabeu but Daniel Levy won’t be keen to reduce the cash amount and also, it is unknown whether the Croat would be keen to go back to Spurs.

Meanwhile, Manchester United have opened negotiations to sign Benfica defender Ruben Dias, who has also attracted the interest of Juventus. The Old Lady are also reportedly leading the race to sign him.

The defender has a €60 million release clause and Benfica want the amount paid in full for their prized asset.