Arsenal eye Ross Barkley as Tottenham face competition from their north London rivals

Wanted | Barkley is out of contract at the end of next season
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Tom Collomosse20 July 2017

Tottenham target Ross Barkley is also on the radar of Arsenal ahead of his expected departure from Everton next month.

Barkley has long been wanted by Tottenham and is attracted by the idea of joining the club, where Mauricio Pochettino has worked successfully with his England colleagues Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Danny Rose and Eric Dier.

Everton have placed a £50million valuation on Barkley but that number is expected to fall before the transfer window closes on August 31, as the 23-year-old has only one year left on his contract and would be a free agent in 12 months’ time.

Barkley has had surgery on a hernia that will keep him out for four weeks but he is scheduled to be fit again before the end of August.

Barkley’s suitors are confident a fee of about £25m will eventually persuade Everton to do business. He has been on Tottenham’s list since last winter but Standard Sport understands Arsenal are monitoring the situation.

The Gunners have already spent £54m to buy forward Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon, while defender Sead Kolasinac has joined on a free from Schalke.

Barkley has not travelled with Everton for their pre-season fixtures in Holland and Belgium due to a groin injury. The club have spent heavily this summer, signing five players at a cost of about £100m and adding Wayne Rooney and Cuco Martina on free transfers.

By contrast, Tottenham have yet to sign a player and Juan Foyth, the 19-year-old Argentine defender, now looks likely to join Paris St Germain from Estudiantes for about £8m despite holding initial talks with Spurs.

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