During the summer transfer window, Khephren Thuram was mentioned in connection with a transfer away from OGC Nice.

Although the 22-year-old chose to remain with the French team, he will likely leave in the upcoming months.

Tottenham is reportedly one of the teams who have scouted the midfielder in the early weeks of the season, according to a report from 90 Min. Liverpool of the Premier League is also keeping an eye on the player and has requested to be updated of his position.

Thuram is the type of complete central midfielder Spurs may use. The 22-year-old has the potential to become a vital member of Ange Postecoglou’s team. The Frenchman will support on defense and also contribute some creativity. The 22-year-old has all the aptitude to become Tottenham’s ideal box-to-box midfielder.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, a midfielder for Tottenham, has been connected with moves away from the club, and if the club decides to trade the Denmark international in the near future, they will need to find a quality replacement. They would find that Thuram was a wise, long-term investment.

If there is a specific offer on the table, the player can find the chance to play for the team in north London to be an appealing alternative. In the upcoming months, it will be intriguing to watch if Tottenham makes a formal offer to sign the player. To outbid clubs like Liverpool for his services, they will have to make a sizable offer.

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After Tottenham’s unsuccessful bid, Bournemouth’s star player responded when asked about his future: “I’d be lying.”

After what happened in the transfer window, Lloyd Kelly, who was supposedly the target of late transfer interest from Tottenham Hotspur, has acknowledged that things have been “up and down” for him the first few months of the season.

The Athletic reported that Spurs had made a £20 million offer to Bournemouth for Kelly on the morning of the deadline day this summer.

According to the report, the Cherries were hesitant to allow the defender to go so late in the transfer season because they were unable to quickly find a suitable replacement.

Since then, a number of sources have suggested that Tottenham would renew their interest in the 24-year-old when the transfer window reopens in January, including Matt Barlow (Daily Mail) and Alasdair Gold (YouTube channel).

In the meantime, Football Insider reported a few weeks ago that the South Coast club would be forced to sell the center-back on a discounted deal because his contract with the organization expires next summer and he hasn’t showed any desire to sign a new one.

Lloyd Kelly opens up on his start to the season

The center-back has now acknowledged that he is prepared to put the summer’s events behind him and concentrate on performing at his best.

“I think looking back at the start of the season, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit of an up and down ride,” Kelly stated to BBC Radio Solent. However, I’m here and I want to play football as well as I can.

“I believe that playing consistently and as well as I am capable of playing is my goal for this season. So that’s what I’m aiming for.

The defender was even left off Bournemouth’s matchday squad against Brentford as rumors about his future grew louder as the transfer window came to an end.

When questioned if he chose not to go to Brentford or if that decision was made for him, Kelly responded, “I really have nothing to say on that. I believe that is now in the past. I’m concentrating on the upcoming games as I look into the future.

I’m just focused on playing football to the best of my ability, and I believe that’s all I can say on that, the center-back said in response to a question on the status of his contract. My focus is in that direction. I want to be performing consistently and to the best of my ability.

Reading between the lines, it appears that Kelly wanted to depart but was prevented from doing so on the day of the transfer deadline by Bournemouth. Given their dearth of central defense choices in January, Spurs will probably make another attempt to recruit him on a discount deal.