Tottenham eye moves for Manchester United flop Luke Shaw and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley to boost Premier League top four hopes
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino ready to spend big in January with young England internationals his top targets
TOTTENHAM will move for Manchester United flop Luke Shaw and Everton’s Ross Barkley.
Spurs have slipped out of the Premier League’s top four and are prepared to spend big in January to boost their Champions League hopes.
And, according to the Sunday Express, left-back Shaw and midfielder Barkley top Mauricio Pochettino’s Christmas wishlist.
Shaw, 22, cost £30million from Southampton in 2014 but has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho.
The Old Trafford boss is willing to sell the former England international to fund a £25m move for Fulham whizkid Ryan Sessegnon.
Mourinho may also reignite his interest in Spurs rebel Danny Rose - and could use Shaw as a makeweight in any deal.
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Shaw is willing to call time on his United career but, as SunSport revealed this month, the £130k-a-week star will demand a £5m payoff to leave.
Newcastle are also interested but Shaw would prefer a move to North London if he is to exit the Red Devils.
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While Spurs will also have to compete with Chelsea and Arsenal to land Barkley.
The homegrown Toffee, 24, is out of contract in the summer and looks destined to leave Goodison.
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He returned to training this week after a long-term hamstring injury and Everton boss Sam Allardyce is keen to reintegrate Barkley into his squad.
Yet club chiefs will consider cash offers in January, rather than risk losing him for free in the summer.
Allardyce last week admitted: “If someone comes in during January and says: 'Here you go' (with an offer) and the club says: 'Look, if he's not going to sign for us this has to be the case,' then I accept that.
“If Ross stays until the end of the season and I feel he is giving 100 percent to the team, like he has done since he was a kid, then he is an available asset for us until he leaves on a free transfer.”
Tottenham beat Burnley 3-0 on Saturday evening to move fifth in the Prem, one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool.