Tottenham Agree Personal Terms With Croatian Alen Halilović in £12.8m Deal, Says Report: Daily Soccer Report

Croatian attacking midfielder Alen Halilović has agreed personal terms on a £12.8million move to Tottenham from Dinamo Zagreb, according to Croatian website Jutarnji List.

The Croatian website reports that 17-year-old Halilović agreed personal terms with Tottenham on Friday night. The website adds that if and when the “new Luka Modric” is signed, he’ll immediately return to Dinamo Zagreb on loan until he’s 18.

As part of the deal, his younger brother Dino Halilović may also join the club.

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Alen Halilović agrees personal terms on €15m Tottenham move from Dinamo Zagreb — 101GG
• Chelsea to offer final £40million bid to land Wayne Rooney — Metro
• Chelsea tipped as favorites to land Radamel Falcao as striker wants out of Monaco already — Metro
• Wayne Rooney tells Manchester United manager David Moyes: I need to play more games — Telegraph
• Benoit Assou Ekotto tells Spurs fan AVB has excluded him from first team training — 101GG
• Violent disorder charges made after Tyne-Wear derby — BBC News
• Growth in away attendances on Premier League opening day shows promise — Premier League
• Stephane Sessegnon is not for sale insists Paolo Di Canio — Newcastle Chronicle

La Liga

• Real Madrid pass on opportunity to sign Radamel Falcao from Monaco — Marca

International soccer

• Qatar World Cup: Former FA Chairman Bernstein wants rebid not reschedule — BBC Sport

Football League

• Dave Jones holds his press conference pitch-side to avoid chanters — The Mail
• Life at the bottom of League Football (Video) — BBC News

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