Tottenham forward Manor Solomon isn't at the level of a starter for a team with aspirations of competing in the Champions League every season, but in the 2024/25 season while on loan at Leeds United for the current leaders in the EFL Championship, Solomon confirmed that he is a solid footballer who can help a team that is a step down from Spurs out.
As such, Tottenham are keen on finding the right landing spot for the Israeli international, and they aren't exactly making a secret that they want him gone, nor are they driving a hard bargain for the 25-year-old.
Leeds are interested in keeping Solomon after his 10 goals and 12 assists have helped the club achieve re-promotion to the Premier League. According to a report from Football Insider's Peter O'Rourke, Leeds manager Daniel Farke is pushing for Solomon to stay at the club.
Leeds is the main spot for Manor Solomon
There are a few things we know here. Leeds want Solomon. Tottenham don't want Solomon. Marseille are no longer interested in Solomon. There may or may not be other Premier League clubs like Everton, per Football Insider, with interest in Solomon.
At this point, with no other concrete suitors for Solomon than Leeds and with Leeds highly interested in the player and very familiar with him, the starting left winger will likely just end up where he shined for a year.
That isn't necessarily a good thing for Tottenham from a profit perspective. They want 20 million pounds for Solomon, which is a more than reasonable price for a top-quality Championship left winger who will likely be a good inverted winger for a low-level Premier League squad next season. But Leeds only want to spend a miserly 15 million pounds on the former Shakhtar Donetsk forward.
With Leeds seemingly so far ahead of the pack of uncertain secondary suitors, Tottenham may have to give in to a 15 million pound asking price unless if someone like David Moyes at Everton starts banging the table hard for Solomon, which, at this point, seems highly unlikely.
All signs are increasingly pointing to Leeds for Solomon, and for him as a player, that's probably the best case. And obviously Leeds would love to keep him. Tottenham should hold out for hope that another Premier League side or somene else in Europe's top five get a little interested and force Leeds to pony up that extra five million pounds.