Tottenham doomsday relegation scenario will giftwrap midfielder for Liverpool

Tottenham are in the midst of a relegation dogfight.

And if the Europa League holders drop to the Championship then they will be shedding boatloads of their players.

One potential departure if Spurs go down will be Archie Gray. And according to a report in the Daily Mail a doomsday relegation scenario will giftwrap the former Leeds star to either Liverpool or Bayern Munich.

“Liverpool and Bayern Munich have eyes on Gray,” the report reads.

It’s not the first time the Premier League champions have been linked with a move for midfielder Gray. Back when he was ready to leave Leeds - following a breakout Championship campaign in 2023/24 - Liverpool were reportedly right there for his signature.

But Gray at the time opted for Spurs - a move that the youngster may be already calling time on.

Gray can freshen up Liverpool midfield

Arne Slot and Richard Hughes are planning a summer midfield rebuild. Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones have been tipped to leave the club and that would require extra players coming on board.

The club have been managing with the same cast of midfield characters for a couple of seasons now and Archie Gray could be the man to freshen things up.

Archie Gray: Situation summary

Archie Gray, 20, is a right‑footed England youth international who came through Leeds’ academy before joining Tottenham in summer 2024 in a deal worth around £40–47m on a long‑term contract to 2030.

A tall, slim midfielder‑defender at roughly 1.87m, he’s part of the Gray dynasty (son of Andy, grandson of Frank, great‑nephew of Eddie) and was named Championship Young Player of the Season after a 52‑game breakout year as Leeds reached the 2024 play‑off final.

At Spurs he’s been used everywhere: mainly right‑back and centre‑back in his first season because of injuries, but with flashes in central midfield showing why many still see him as a long‑term controller rather than a pure defender.

His game is built on composure, press resistance and progressive passing – carrying into traffic, sliding runners in behind and pressing aggressively out of the defensive line.

Tottenham consider him a cornerstone piece rather than a sale asset, and with no sell‑on owed to Leeds and a 2030 deal, any medium‑term move would likely mean very heavyweight Premier League interest and a huge fee.

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