{"id":38319,"date":"2026-01-22T21:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:14:06","slug":"spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs are interested in signing the English talent, who is valued at \u00a342m."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m\/#Latest_updates_on_Spurs_midfielder_search\" >Latest updates on Spurs midfielder search<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m\/#What_Curtis_Jones_brings_to_Tottenham\" >What Curtis Jones brings to Tottenham<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/spurs-are-interested-in-signing-the-english-talent-who-is-valued-at-42m\/#Better_than_Bergvall_65m_%E2%80%98machine_to_be_Spurs_dream_target_for_2026\" >Better than Bergvall: \u00a365m &#8216;machine&#8217; to be Spurs&#8217; dream target for 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s season was once again heavily affected by injuries. Thomas Frank&#8217;s stale and uninspiring football has caused bitter divisions over the north Londoner&#8217;s territory, but he will be frustrated by the number of things that can go wrong that are outside of his control.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>But on Tuesday night, Tottenham defeated Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, perhaps laying the foundation for building the Dane&#8217;s system.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Lukas Bergvall&#8217;s fitness took a toll, with the exciting young midfielder sidelined for several months with an ankle sprain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Most injured in the Premier League this season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>team<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>lost days<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>injury<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>newcastle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>640<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>tottenham<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>625<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>arsenal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>603<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>580<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>brighton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>514<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data via BBC Sport<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Spurs&#8217; injury problems have worsened, with a number of first-team staff currently sitting on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison remain long-term absentees, with Mohamed Kudus joining them on the sideline. As a result, all creativity is being sucked out of the side.<\/p>\n<p>    Conor Gallagher was already signed for \u00a335m from Atletico Madrid in January, but ENIC Group understands the need for more creativity at the heart of the park.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-latest-on-spurs-39-search-for-a-midfielder\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latest_updates_on_Spurs_midfielder_search\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Latest updates on Spurs midfielder search<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He&#8217;s not a particularly strong playmaker, but Rodrygo Bentancur has also been out for several months, which compounds the midfield problem.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham, who are 14th in the Premier League, need to improve as they are struggling in their build-up role, among many other issues at the flank. Gallagher will help, but he&#8217;s not a progressive passer.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that is why there is interest in Liverpool star Curtis Jones, with the Daily Mail confirming there is a &#8220;long-term&#8221; interest in the England international.<\/p>\n<p>    Liverpool would certainly be reluctant to let homegrown talent go, but Spurs are likely to offer the 24-year-old a more senior role in N17, which he could be tempted to make the jump to.<\/p>\n<p>A price tag has not been discussed, but Jones is valued at \u00a342m on Football Transfers&#8217; xTV model (expected transfer value).<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-curtis-jones-would-bring-to-tottenham\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Curtis_Jones_brings_to_Tottenham\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What Curtis Jones brings to Tottenham<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In early January, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher suggested Jones should be ahead of Alexis Mac Allister in Liverpool&#8217;s midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Although he is excellent in possession, he has also developed further in his passing since Arne Slott arrived at Anfield, so he could be the perfect addition to Frank&#8217;s midfield and has been hailed as such.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBL2017\/status\/1737582704164553185\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">really special<\/a>\u201d Playing style according to one analyst.<\/p>\n<p>Another Premier League analyst even hailed him as &#8220;one of England&#8217;s most underrated players&#8221;, with his wide range of passing and strong defensive skillset making him ideal for Frank&#8217;s flag system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premier League 25\/26 &#8211; Bergvall vs Jones<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (per 90)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>mountain wall<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>jones<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>app<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Goal + Assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1+2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0 + 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>touch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>46.84<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>94.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Successful. Pass rate (%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>23.92 (83%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>74.12 (92%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Compliant long ball (%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.73 (67%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.00 (60%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>An opportunity has arisen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Successful. Number of dribbles (%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.56 (70%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.20 (67%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>collect<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>tackle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.71<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Duel victory (%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.78 (48%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.78 (52%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\">\n<p><em>Data via FotMob<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, Jones has performed at a higher level than Bergvall in the Premier League this season, and that doesn&#8217;t discredit the young Swede. This is a 19-year-old boy who entered a new field and sector during testing times.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining at the start of last season, Bergvall has made 71 appearances for the Lilywhites, scoring two goals and assisting eight goals.<\/p>\n<p>He has a lot of potential, but Frank needs immediate fixes and Jones&#8217; clinical passing game has been infused with creative flair in recent years, which is why he could be such an asset at Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>    Jones, who has won a number of silver medals with Liverpool, will help steer the culture in the right direction, but given that he has the skill set that the Londoners actually covet, this could be a game-changing signing for a team that has the talent to succeed and needs a role or two to implement Frank&#8217;s vision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"better-than-bergvall-adam-wharton-now-spurs-dream-target\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tottenham-midfielder-lucas-bergvall.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tottenham-midfielder-lucas-bergvall.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_than_Bergvall_65m_%E2%80%98machine_to_be_Spurs_dream_target_for_2026\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tBetter than Bergvall: \u00a365m &#8216;machine&#8217; to be Spurs&#8217; dream target for 2026<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Tottenham are looking for ways to improve their creative level in the Premier League. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s season was once again heavily affected by injuries. Thomas Frank&#8217;s stale and uninspiring football has caused bitter divisions over the north Londoner&#8217;s territory, but he will be frustrated by the number of things that can go wrong that are outside of his control. But on Tuesday night, Tottenham defeated Borussia Dortmund in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[6644,2625,40,1651,380,342,235,6202],"class_list":{"0":"post-38319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-42m","9":"tag-english","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-interested","12":"tag-signing","13":"tag-spurs","14":"tag-talent","15":"tag-valued"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}