{"id":11591,"date":"2026-05-21T22:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11591"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:46:35","slug":"maghnes-akliouche-update-is-bittersweet-for-tottenham-spurs-see-him-as-standout-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11591","title":{"rendered":"Maghnes Akliouche update is bittersweet for Tottenham: Spurs see him as &#8216;standout&#8217; target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-396763\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>There has been a big update on the future of Tottenham target Maghnes Akliouche<\/strong> <strong>ahead of the summer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spurs\u2019 lack of quality in the final third was once again exposed at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, with Roberto De Zerbi admitting that Spurs made too many mistakes in attack against Chelsea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>The Lilywhites are thus likely to look for reinforcements to their forward line this summer, and reports indicate that Tottenham are considering a move for Akliouche after testing the waters for the Monaco star in January.<\/p>\n<p>The race for the France international is expected to intensify ahead of the summer window, and a new update has confirmed that several Premier League clubs are eyeing the player.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham target Maghnes Akliouche\" class=\"wp-image-396959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264550395-scaled.jpg 1280w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"Monaco's French midfielder #11 Maghnes Akliouche celebrates   after scoring the opening goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on March 6, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE \/ AFP via Getty Images)\">Photo by FRANCK FIFE \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-premier-league-clubs-could-challenge-tottenham-for-maghnes-akliouche\">Three Premier League clubs could challenge Tottenham for Maghnes Akliouche<\/h2>\n<p>A new report in TEAMtalk has now revealed that Monaco are plotting an overhaul of their squad this summer, and they are ready to sell some of their stars in order to fund moves for their targets.<\/p>\n<p>Akliouche is expected to be the headline departure, with the attacking midfielder attracting plenty of interest from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have been joined in the race for the 24-year-old by Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester United ahead of the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>It is revealed that all four clubs internally view Akliouche as \u2018the standout\u2019 target due to his technical quality, creativity and versatility.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-european-giants-also-enter-race-for-akliouche\">European giants also enter race for Akliouche<\/h2>\n<p>If that were not enough, Spurs also have to contend with competition from one of the biggest clubs in Europe for the Monaco man.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk say that Paris Saint-Germain are now monitoring Akliouche extremely closely ahead of the summer and view him as a potential long-term replacement for Bradley Barcola if he exits the French capital.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Enrique\u2019s men feel that the attacking midfielder will \u2018fit seamlessly into their evolving attacking structure\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The website adds that Monaco are expecting the interest in Akliouche to intensify after the World Cup, with the 24-year-old likely to be one of the most sought-after attacking players in Ligue 1 this summer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/subscribe\/\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-feedback\">\n<div class=\"info\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"> <path fill=\"#EC1B23\" d=\"M27.167 5.194c.261-.124.444-.325.75-.403-1.331-1.581-3.131-2.651-5.114-3.196-1.88-.517-4.161-.765-6.074-.262-1.756.461-3.144 1.672-4.802 2.352-2.104.862-4.426.657-6.531-.104.48 4.57.969 9.13 1.498 13.651 1.279.743 2.629.96 4.079.712 1.594-.273 3.005-1.037 4.47-1.677 1.684-.737 3.42-1.106 5.263-.953 2.008.167 3.886.889 5.715 1.689 1-1.933.535-4.317.117-6.342-.369-1.788-1.136-4.145.629-5.467.261-.124-.241.181 0 0z\"\/> <path d=\"M8.045 27.831c.098.865.627 3.145-.403 3.11-.497-.016-.622-.631-.692-1.325-.88-8.808-2.006-17.214-2.822-25.862-.043-.456-.205-1.421.519-1.44.665-.017.749 1.267.749 1.267s2.242 20.663 2.649 24.25z\"\/><\/svg> <span>Have something to tell us about this article?<\/span> <span><button class=\"button\" onclick=\"window.location.href=\" http:=\"\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Feedback\">Let us know<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google There has been a big update on the future&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}