{"id":66141,"date":"2025-08-07T22:18:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66141\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:18:31","slug":"journalist-sets-the-record-straight-on-tottenhams-reported-bid-for-rodrygo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66141\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist sets the record straight on Tottenham&#8217;s reported bid for Rodrygo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As reports from Spain indicate that Tottenham Hotspur are now pressing ahead with a move for Rodrygo, Ben Jacobs has now revealed what his sources are saying about Spurs\u2019 move for the Real Madrid star.<\/p>\n<p>It first emerged last week that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-have-not-made-contact-for-brazilian-star-but-fabio-paratici-has-touched-base\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fabio Paratici had touched base with Rodrygo\u2019s camp over a move to N17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, AS reported that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/daniel-levy-is-making-room-for-a-big-money-tottenham-signing-this-summer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tottenham are keen to replace Heung-min Son with Rodrygo<\/a>, and alleged that the South Korean\u2019s departure had made room in the club\u2019s wage bill to sign the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p>Marca then went a step further and suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-submit-opening-offer-for-rodrygo-amid-70m-real-madrid-price-tag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tottenham have already made an opening offer for the Real Madrid star<\/a>, who is open to leaving the Santiago Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2223725096-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham target Rodrygo\" class=\"wp-image-352076\" \/>Photo by Jose Breton\/Pics Action\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesBen Jacobs denies Tottenham\u2019s offer for Rodrygo<\/p>\n<p>However, in his latest appearance on the Last Word on Spurs podcast, Ben Jacobs has now denied that the Lilywhites have submitted a bid to Real Madrid for the 24-year-old..<\/p>\n<p>While the journalist confirmed that the winger is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/club-info\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s<\/a> wishlist, he also rubbished claims that the Brazil international has put in a transfer request.<\/p>\n<p>However, he did confirm that Madrid are open to selling the pacy wide-man, asserting that it would take an offer of \u00a370m to price the player away from the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Who are the other forwards on Tottenham\u2019s radar?<\/p>\n<p>While it is not clear if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/tottenham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs<\/a> will push ahead with a move for Rodrygo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/thomas-frank-hints-at-what-kind-of-forward-tottenham-may-sign-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thomas Frank has confirmed that Tottenham are still scouring the market for another forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported over recent days that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-back-in-for-43m-forward-who-scored-twice-at-club-world-cup\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Spurs are back in the race for Randal Kolo Muani<\/a>, whose permanent switch to Juventus has now stalled.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some sources are continuing to talk up the chances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-insider-predicts-the-club-will-sign-40m-maverick-late-in-the-window\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Garnacho ending up at Tottenham this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>       Have something to tell us about this article? 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