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title: "Exclusive: Ex-Southampton player claims Ward-Prowse wouldn’t say no to Tottenham"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-08-17T18:15:18Z"
modified: "2021-08-17T18:15:18Z"
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# Exclusive: Ex-Southampton player claims Ward-Prowse wouldn’t say no to Tottenham

**James Ward-Prowse would not turn down a move to Tottenham this summer, says former Southampton midfielder Carlton Palmer.**

Ward-Prowse has been heavily linked with a transfer to Aston Villa, with [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12368283/james-ward-prowse-southampton-reject-aston-villa-bid-for-midfielder) reporting last month that the Midlands club had a £25m bid rejected for the player.

And now, according to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/08/11/transfer-notebook-aston-villa-tottenham-james-ward-prowse/), Tottenham are also interested in signing the 26-year-old before the transfer window slams shut.

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Southampton have already lost key players in Danny Ings – to Villa ironically – and Jannik Vestergaard and Palmer believes Ward-Prowse could follow them out of the St Mary’s exit door if Tottenham make an acceptable offer.

*“You wouldn’t say no to Tottenham if there was a bid made and accepted,”* the ex-Southampton player said to **TT** in an exclusive interview. “*A player of ambition, you’re looking at Southampton, they’re selling their best players and they’re not replacing them.*

*“If an offer comes in at £35m, he will be gone to either Tottenham or Aston Villa.”*

It will be interesting to see how this one ends because Ward-Prowse has [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-ward-prowse/profil/spieler/181579) years left on his contract, while manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has also [told reporters that he expects](https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/19511449.hasenhuttl-responds-james-ward-prowse-transfer-speculation/) the England international to remain at St Mary’s.

However, the Saints have often shown that none of their assets are untouchable if the right offer comes in.