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title: "Exclusive: Pundit says James Ward-Prowse would be “good business” for Tottenham"
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author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-08-19T05:20:45Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit says James Ward-Prowse would be “good business” for Tottenham

**Signing James Ward-Prowse this summer would be “good business” for Tottenham, says former Southampton midfielder Carlton Palmer.**

Ward-Prowse has been heavily linked with a move to Aston Villa, with [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12368283/james-ward-prowse-southampton-reject-aston-villa-bid-for-midfielder) claiming the Midlands outfit have had a £25m offer rejected for the Saints captain.

However, it looks like Tottenham could be about to join the race for Ward-Prowse. According to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/08/11/transfer-notebook-aston-villa-tottenham-james-ward-prowse/), the north London club are ready to make a play for the 26-year-old as Nuno Espirito Santo looks to continue strengthening his squad.

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And Palmer believes Ward-Prowse’s addition would do just that. Discussing Spurs’ reported interest in the England international, he told **TT**:

*“He’s a talented player. You’ve seen Aston Villa, they knew \[Jack\] Grealish was going and they got their business done before Grealish went, so I think Tottenham will try to do the same if they believe they can’t keep hold of Harry Kane.*

*“It’s good business for them. If they get 150 million, then they can bring in these two types of players, James Ward-Prowse and Lautaro Martinez.”*

Regarding Southampton, you really would have to feel sorry for them if they did end up losing Ward-Prowse to Tottenham.

Even with an exciting signing like Adam Armstrong, this transfer window is turning out to be a disaster for the Saints after already being forced to sell both Danny Ings and Jannik Vestergaard to Aston Villa and Leicester City respectively.