Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has made it clear that the club is only interested in signing players fully committed to joining them, following the collapse of a move for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.
Eze had been close to a switch to Spurs earlier this week, but is now set to join Arsenal in a £67.5 million deal after the Gunners reached an agreement with the 27-year-old and Crystal Palace.
According to BBC Sports on Friday, the playmaker was omitted from Palace’s Europa Conference League win against Fredrikstad on Thursday, signalling his imminent departure.
It is the second blow Spurs have suffered this summer, with Morgan Gibbs-White opting to sign a new contract at Nottingham Forest after Tottenham had activated a release clause in his previous deal.
“In general, I don’t want any players who don’t want to come to this club and wear this fantastic badge.
“We don’t want them here, and I’m sure the fans feel the same,” Frank said.
Spurs, who beat Burnley 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season, travel to Manchester City on Saturday (12:30PM BST).
With the transfer window set to close on 1 September, Frank remained confident of adding to his squad.
“We are in the market, and we will look to strengthen the team.
“We have a good squad and good players [but] we need to do everything we can to be as competitive as possible. I am confident we will sign a player before the end of the window. Every club wants to sign players as early as possible, but it’s not that easy,” he stressed.
Frank said striker Richarlison, who netted twice in the win against Burnley, is set to stay at the club.
The Brazilian, 28, had been linked with a move to Palace in part-exchange for Eze.
Arsenal host Leeds United on Saturday (17:30 BST), with Eze expected to complete a medical with the Gunners over the weekend.
But head coach Mikel Arteta said on Friday: ‘I have nothing to comment.
“You know I can never talk about a player that’s not part of our group or club yet.”
