PSG make move for Spurs outcast Dele Alli

Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks with Tottenham Hotspur over a deal for Dele Alli.

England midfielder Alli has been left out of Spurs' last two matches, Thursday's 2-1 win at Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Europa League and at Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday, and speculation over his future will now intensify.

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said he left Alli out of his squad because he has "too many players" and that Alli is "paying the price" of that.

According to reports, Alli was at one stage offered to Real Madrid as part of the Gareth Bale deal, further proof that Mourinho was open to his departure.

It didn't take long for the Daily Telegraph to roll into action with an exclusive that PSG are looking to push through a deal before the Oct. 5 transfer deadline. The report speculates that PSG could be open to a season-long loan deal, or could sign him permanently, depending on how negotiations go. 

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-Jose Mourinho and Gareth Bale had always seemed to be the football connection that was destined never to happen. Once at Real Madrid, and for two successive summers at Manchester United, Mourinho tried and failed to add the Wales winger to his squad.

In so many ways, Bale was, and is, a classic Mourinho player. He is athletic, physically imposing, has pace, undoubted quality and knows how to win. He was a rising star when Mourinho first attempted to sign him for Real in 2012 and a proven world-class performer when the Portuguese identified him as having the winning mentality he was so desperate to inject into his United squad in 2016 and 2017.

-The Sun says that Manchester United will go back in for Borussia Dortmund hotshot Jadon Sancho just before the transfer window closes on Oct. 5 -- and they are confident of paying less than the £108 million BVB have been demanding. The German club set a deadline of Aug. 10 for any deal to go through, but United failed to meet their valuation. The Sun reckons United want to pay no more than £60m up front and are willing to leave it to the last minute in the hope that Dortmund lose their nerve and take the money.

-Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Jesse Lingard from Manchester United, sources have told ESPN.

Jose Mourinho is keen on a reunion with Lingard, who became a key player during his spell in charge at Old Trafford, and has asked chairman Daniel Levy to explore the possibility of bringing him to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

-Valencia keen to make Romero their No. 1. Valencia are hoping to sign Sergio Romero from Manchester United, reports the Mirror.

The Spanish side have made contact with United officials and are seemingly willing to pay a fee of £6 million for the 33-year-old Argentina custodian.

Romero has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford following the return of Dean Henderson from Sheffield United, and he is now keen to get more first-team football under his belt elsewhere.

Romero has played understudy to David De Gea for five years since his move to Manchester from Sampdoria in 2015, and now, with Henderson pushing for a first-team spot, he has been pushed back to third in line for the keeper's position. After having played just seven league games in that time, Romero is looking for the chance to be a No. 1.