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Ross Barkley wants £150,000-a-week to join Tottenham — more than they pay their star striker Harry Kane.

Spurs have baulked at the Everton midfielder’s pay demands, as Kane, winner of back-to-back Premier League Golden Boots, and their captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris are only on around £120,000-per-week each.

It is a further complication to doing a deal, on top of the Toffees wanting £50million for the 23-year-old while Tottenham believe that, with just one year left on his contract, the price-tag should be much closer to FIFTEEN million.

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The England midfielder was left at home on Merseyside last week when Everton flew to Tanzania to play a friendly, and he is also not in the squad boss Ronald Koeman is now taking to face Holland's FC Twente on Wednesday and Belgian side Genk at the weekend.

A compromise is expected to be reached on the fee, but Barkley will also have to reduce the money he wants to avoid pricing himself out of a move from Goodison to north London.

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Spurs have been on the lookout for alternatives, including Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Christian Pulisic.

However the 18-year-old USA international’s wage demands have also put him out of their price range.

Meanwhile, Kieran Trippier has handed Spurs a boost following fellow right-back Kyle Walker’s move to Manchester City last week.

The 26-year-old has signed a new five-year deal, £70,000-a-week deal that runs until 2022.