Tottenham and Everton agree shock swap transfer with Ndiaye to join Spurs and Richarlison in emotional Merseyside return

ILIMAN NDIAYE is heading to Tottenham after reaching an agreement in principle to sign the Everton winger. Richarlison, meanwhile, will be going back to Merseyside but the two moves are reportedly NOT linked, according to The Athletic. Iliman Ndiaye looks set for a move to Tottenham Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Both transfers will be subject to personal terms and, of course, medicals which are yet to happen. Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City had been flirting with a move for the Senegal international as it was tipped that Jack Grealish could make a stunning Hill Dickinson return. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Instead, the M11 outfit are pursuing Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, who is set on joining the revamped squad. The Lilywhites had batted their eyelashes at the Netherlands international, before he admitted that a move to City was preferential. Ndiaye, 26, turned his attention away from contract talks with the Toffees last year – with THREE years still left on his current deal. And as clubs flocked from all over Europe, the club were fighting an uphill battle to keep the French-born star. More to follow. Comment now