{"id":5000,"date":"2026-05-06T18:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5000"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:57:40","slug":"tottenham-not-giving-up-on-50m-robin-roefs-pursuit-despite-strong-sunderland-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5000","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham not giving up on \u00a350m Robin Roefs pursuit despite strong Sunderland stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-394421\">\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 an update on the pursuit of Tottenham goalkeeper target Robin Roefs, who could be set for a big move this summer after his impressive debut season in the Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guglielmo Vicario continues to be heavily linked with a return to Serie A ahead of the summer window.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>The Tottenham number one has come under plenty of criticism for his performances this season, and the expectation is that the Lilywhites will have a new number one at the start of next season.<\/p>\n<p>James Trafford, Robin Roefs and other Premier League goalkeepers are on Spurs\u2019 radar, but the pursuit of one of those targets is about to get complicated.<\/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-2273647976-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham target Robin Roefs\" class=\"wp-image-394597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273647976-scaled.jpg 1280w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"Sunderland AFC's goalkeeper Robin Roefs heads to his goal at the start of the second half during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland at Molineux, Wolverhampton, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Stuart Leggett\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\">Photo by Stuart Leggett\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tottenham-eyeing-robin-roefs-move-but-three-other-rivals-also-interested\">Tottenham eyeing Robin Roefs move but three other rivals also interested<\/h2>\n<p>Football Insider have now become the latest outlet to credit Spurs with an interest in Roefs, with the outlet suggesting that the Lilywhites are eyeing a move for the Sunderland number one should they remain in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The North London club have started scouring the market for a new number one, and the 23-year-old is seen as \u2018a strong option\u2019 to take over the gloves from Vicario.<\/p>\n<p>It is revealed that the Spurs recruitment team admire Roefs, but the youngster is also attracting interest from other Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>London rivals, Chelsea, are also chasing the Dutchman, while he is also on the radars of both Liverpool and Man City ahead of the summer window<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spurs-will-have-to-spend-big-to-land-roefs\">Spurs will have to spend big to land Roefs<\/h2>\n<p>Football Insider makes it clear that Sunderland are likely to resist the sale of the young goalkeeper this summer, with the Black Cats reluctant to lose their number one.<\/p>\n<p>Regis Le Bris\u2019 side are expecting offers in excess of \u00a350m to arrive for Roefs this summer as the youngster\u2019s list of admirers continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The publication makes it clear that Tottenham would first have to avoid relegation to stand any chance of landing the former NEC Nijmegen shot-stopper.<\/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 an update on the pursuit of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5000","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\/5000","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=5000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}