Tottenham Wants To Beat Fulham In Scott McTominay's Hunt

Scott McTominay is Tottenham Hotspur's priority target (Instagram/@scottmctominay).

JAKARTA - Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has become the target of a number of clubs. Initially, Fulham was the most aggressive in negotiating.

Later, Tottenham Hotspur appeared as a competitor to get the 27-year-old's signature.

In fact, Spurs wanted to corner Fulham by giving money according to Manchester United's wishes.

SunSport reported that the Red Devils wanted a dowry of at least 40 million pounds for Scott McTominay.

Fulham also reportedly objected to that figure. The price tag was up 10 million pounds from the initial offer.

The increase was based on recent major Manchester United spending. They just signed striker Joshua Zirkee from Bologna for a 36.5 million transfer.

Then, the Red Devils also landed a Lille defender, Leny Yoro, for 52 million pounds.

Of course, currently Manchester United needs income to balance finances. McTominay is the next plan to sell by increasing the price tag to 40 million pounds.

Actually, manager Erik ten Hag wants to keep the Scottish national team player.

However, McTominay was not promised as a regular player in the first team. This makes the midfielder prefer to leave for the better playing minutes.

Prior to the news of Fulham and Tottenham's interest, there was an interest from Turkish giant Galatasaray to bring McTominay.

The problem is, the 27-year-old has a preference to stay in the Premier League rather than pursue a career outside the UK.

Well, Spurs' appearance as a potential main buyer reinforces McTominay's plans to leave Old Trafford, but remains in the Premier League.

Moreover, Tottenham are now focused on hunting down McTominay after failing to secure the services of Conor Gallagher from Chelsea.

Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has also been monitoring McTominay for a long time. He thinks the Scottish player can add new dimensions to his team with James Maddison.

Meanwhile, McTominay almost left Manchester United last summer. West Ham and David Moyes are already serious about making offers. However, the talks failed and he remained at Manchester.

If McTominay leaves Old Trafford, many supporters are disappointed. You see, the FUNAN-born player performed well last season by scoring 32 games, seven goals, and one assist.