Arsenal agree personal terms with Tino Livramento as Newcastle hold the line at £70 million and Spurs and Bayern circle
Arsenal have moved into the lead in the race for Tino Livramento, having agreed personal terms with the Newcastle United right-back even as the clubs are yet to open formal talks over a fee. Newcastle's valuation sits north of £70 million. The defender has two years left on his contract at St James' Park, with the deal expiring in 2028, and renewal talks have stalled in recent months.
Why Newcastle have to sell at the right number
Livramento is 23, an England international, and one of the more natural right-backs in the Premier League. Newcastle want to keep him, but the contract clock is ticking. With the player unwilling to commit beyond 2028 as things stand, the choice in front of the club is to cash in this summer or watch the value fall as the deal runs down. A valuation north of £70 million reflects that calculus.
A four-way English chase, plus Bayern
Arsenal are furthest along. Reports indicate the player is "convinced" of joining, with personal terms already in place; what remains is the fee, and the negotiation between two domestic rivals. Manchester City have also been linked, looking at Livramento as a long-term option at right-back. Tottenham have entered the conversation as a third English club. Bayern Munich's interest, reported by German sources, makes a Bundesliga move plausible if the asking number puts off the Premier League suitors.
What it means for Spurs
For Tottenham, the link sits inside a wider summer rebuild. Pedro Porro is their only senior natural right-back, with Djed Spence often shifted across from the left side of the defence. Livramento is the kind of move Spurs have been outbid on in previous windows. Whether they can outbid Arsenal in this one is the open question.
Newcastle's contingency
According to FourFourTwo, Newcastle have already lined up a Livramento replacement, which reads as the clearest internal indication so far that a sale is the most likely outcome this summer. They will not lower their valuation. The next move is Arsenal's, with City, Spurs and Bayern waiting to see whether the gap between agreed terms and an agreed fee can be closed.
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