Tottenham Hotspur run the risk of seeing their interest in signing Ross Barkley hijacked as chairman Daniel Levy waits for Everton to drop their price.

Barkley is one of Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino’s top targets this summer and Spurs remain at the front of the queue for the midfielder.

But Chelsea and Manchester United are also monitoring the situation and Tottenham run the risk of seeing Barkley join one of their rivals the longer they wait.

Everton have put a £50million price tag on the head of Barkley, which is unlikely to be met by any of the player’s suitors as he enters the final year of his Goodison Park contract.

But Chelsea and United could comfortably pay Barkley over £100,000-a-week if his price tag comes down later in the window, which presents a dilemma for Levy.