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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs face stiff competition from Arsenal for Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/morgan-sanson-tottenham-hotspur-stiff-competition-arsenal-transfer-race-marseille/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Opinion"
published: "2020-08-12T07:40:19Z"
modified: "2020-08-12T07:40:19Z"
---

# Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs face stiff competition from Arsenal for Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson

**Tottenham Hotspur face stiff competition from Arsenal to sign French midfielder Morgan Sanson from Marseille, according to reports from [France](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-arsenal-revient-sur-morgan-sanson-514021).**

French publication [Le10 Sport](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-arsenal-revient-sur-morgan-sanson-514021) claims, as cited by [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/tottenham-transfer-rumours-sessegnon-sanson-18748915), that Arsenal have entered the race for the [10-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/profil/spieler/174094) former France international.

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Recent reports [suggested](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-marseille-star-prefers-move-to-spurs-over-west-ham-united/) Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign Sanson in the summer, as his agent Pini Zahavi was instrumental in bringing Jose Mourinho to Chelsea ([talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/632438/jose-mourinho-wages-contract-deal-earn-spurs-pochettino-super-agent-pini-zahavi/)).

Zahavi has been given the job of “[opening doors](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-marseille-star-prefers-move-to-spurs-over-west-ham-united/)” to bigger clubs like the Lilywhites, while the centre-midfielder has attracted attention from several Premier League sides, including [West Ham and Newcastle United](https://talksport.com/football/743696/arsenal-tottenham-newcastle-west-ham-marseille-morgan-sanson/).

[Le Parisien](https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/om-finances-direction-sportive-effectif-un-avenir-tres-flou-26-06-2020-8342283.php) revealed earlier this year that Spurs were considering signing the former Montpellier man as a replacement for the club’s record signing Tanguy Ndombele.

Ndombele shares a fractured relationship with [Jose Mourinho](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-tanguy-ndombele-inter-milan-transfer-deal-latest/) which has been well-documented in recent weeks and questions remain over his future in north London.

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However, given the imminent arrival of [Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-tottenham-hotspur-spurs-agree-fee-southampton-first-summer-transfer-signing/) from Southampton, and it is unclear if they will make a move for the Frenchman in the summer.

Sanson, 25,  scored 25 goals and supplied 4 assists in Ligue 1 last season, taking 1.4 shots per game, averaging 1.1 key passes, and successfully completing 1.5 dribbles on average (via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/115508/Show/Morgan-Sanson)).

The [£20m-valued ace](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/profil/spieler/174094) is reportedly eyeing a move to the Premier League, although he has already rejected interest from [Crystal Palace and Wolves](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-marseille-star-prefers-move-to-spurs-over-west-ham-united/), as he wants to play Champions League football in the future.

Transfer speculation surrounding [Sanson](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-marseille-star-prefers-move-to-spurs-over-west-ham-united/) has circulated for several months, but a move has failed to materialise so far. While Marseille manager [Andre Villas-Boas](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-om-arsenal-revient-sur-morgan-sanson-514021) is willing to let him leave, a move to Spurs seems unlikely at the moment, as they have focused all their efforts on signing [Hojbjerg](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-tottenham-hotspur-spurs-agree-fee-southampton-first-summer-transfer-signing/) instead.

***Tottenham fans, do you think the board should sign Morgan Sanson in the summer? Join the discussion in the comments section!***