Here we take a look at the state of play on the transfer front at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of Friday's 11pm deadline
All eyes are going to be on Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the course of this week with the summer transfer deadline edging ever closer. Ahead of the window closing for business at 11pm on Friday, Daniel Levy and the football club still have plenty left to do for Ange Postecoglou.
As we are now only days away from the summer transfer market coming to a close, here we take a look at the current state of play at Tottenham.
Talks have taken place over a deal and the Spurs boss will be hoping that a move for the Wales international can come to fruition as he has the qualities and versatility to become a huge hit in his system. Forest are believed to value their player at around £50million but Spurs will be looking to bring that price down in order to get their man, with the possibility of adding a player to a potential deal mooted.
Amid previous links with Gent hotshot Gift Orban, it appears that Johnson is very much the priority for Postecoglou and Spurs will be doing all they can to entice the 22-year-old to the capital. Another position Tottenham could well strengthen before deadline day is centre-back.
Adding to their defensive options so far this summer with both Micky van de Ven and Ashley Phillips signing on, Postecoglou told football.london out in Barcelona ahead of the new season that he wants another centre-back. Torino's Perr Schuurs and Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo are among those in the frame.
Adarabioyo's future should be decided one way or another before the week is out following so much speculation regarding his future over the course of the summer. A potential move to Monaco has so far failed to materialise and that could allow Spurs to nip in ahead of the Ligue 1 side and clinch a deal for the 25-year-old.
As things stand, six players aged over 21 at least must leave or be left out of Postecoglou's final squad that will be submitted to the Premier League, with more players then needing to join those not in his plans if he wants to bring in any further signings over the age of 21. Not in the best of positions at present due to their bloated numbers, Spurs can solve the current issues by parting with members of their squad.
Despite making it clear at the start of June that he wants to leave Tottenham to take on a new challenge, Hugo Lloris still remains at the club amid previous links with Lazio. This week will hopefully see the long-serving goalkeeper get his move as he brings down the curtain on his time in N17.
There could be plenty of movement in Tottenham's defence over the coming days with players such as Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Eric Dier, Davinson Sanchez and Sergio Reguilon all linked with moves away.
Tanganga was another player to be restricted in his playing time in 2022/23, with this week potentially handing him the chance to go and play regularly elsewhere with potential suitors in the Premier League and also Italy.
Tipped to join Real Sociedad on loan before the Spanish side secured a deal for Arsenal's Kieran Tierney, Sergio Reguilon could possibly find himself at Old Trafford as a Manchester United player in a surprise move before the week is out. With the Red Devils short in terms of left-back options at present due to injuries, football.london's sister site Manchester Evening News understand that Reguilon and Chelsea's Marc Cucurella are players United are considering to solve their woes down the left flank.
Centre-backs Dier and Sanchez will also be in the headlines as the week progresses. The former finds himself with a decision to make after missing out on Postecoglou's squad for a third successive match at Bournemouth last weekend, while the latter, who was subject of a previously accepted £12million bid from Spartak Moscow, could still potentially depart despite impressing the boss in his recent displays.
Both players are in the final 12 months of their contracts and Tottenham really cannot afford for the pair to stay in N17 and then leave on free transfers come next July. In midfield, Tanguy Ndombele could be a late departure with the Frenchman not in Postecoglou's thinking.
Harvey White's Tottenham career could also come to an end before Friday as he is now in the final year of his contract and behind a number of players in the midfield pecking order. Not handed a squad number by Postecoglou for the season, the midfielder needs a permanent exit so that he can build on his loan spell at Derby County and play football week in, week out.
Another prospective exit could be Bryan Gil, who is now approaching the end of his recovery following a groin operation at the beginning of the month. The Spaniard's chances of first-team football at Spurs will be limited if Johnson joins from Nottingham Forest, thus meaning a loan exit for the third successive season could be signed off.