Tottenham Hotspur have now responded to Brighton & Hove Albion’s £30 million offer for highly rated defender Luka Vuskovic.While Tottenham Hotspur are keen to strengthen their first-team squad, they will also be aiming not to weaken it along the way.That makes decisions over who departs and who stays absolutely crucial during this summer transfer window.Six players have already departed N17, including Yves Bissouma. Still, Tottenham’s highly rated centre-back Luka Vuskovic remains the subject of transfer speculation.Photo by Lampson Yip/Lampson Yip/Clicks ImagesTottenham reject Luka Vuskovic transfer bidSpurs Web revealed earlier this week that Tottenham had received a £30m bid for Vuskovic, who is fresh from a stellar loan spell with Hamburg in Germany.Before his move to the Bundesliga, Vuskovic was already included in Goal’s NXGN list alongside four other Tottenham youngsters.Over the course of last season, Vuskovic has enhanced his reputation further, quickly growing into one of the most highly rated youngsters in football. Spurs fans are well aware of this and have urged the club against selling the wonderkid to Brighton.Fresh reports from German journalist Florian Plettenberg now claim that Brighton’s initial offer for Vuskovic has been rejected. However, that is not expected to prevent the Seagulls from pursuing the 19-year-old, with the journalist reporting that Brighton is currently the most concrete club in the race and that they are preparing a new bid.He also reiterated what he had reported yesterday, stating that Brighton has already agreed personal terms with Vuskovic as they continue to push to sign him. He wrote on X: “Understand Tottenham have immediately rejected Brighton’s €35m offer for Luka Vuskovic. A new offer from Brighton is very likely to follow.“As revealed, a verbal agreement between Brighton and Vuskovic is already in place. Brighton are currently the most concrete club in the race.”🚨❌ BREAKING | Understand Tottenham have immediately rejected Brighton’s €35m offer for Luka Vuskovic.A new offer from Brighton is very likely to follow.As revealed, a verbal agreement between Brighton and Vuskovic is already in place. Brighton are currently the most… pic.twitter.com/KUUXpYvcGv— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) June 13, 2026Spurs can learn from Brighton’s transfer stanceBrighton are known for playing hardball when it comes to player sales, and Spurs are currently experiencing their difficult negotiating style as they look to secure the services of Jan Paul van Hecke.The Dutchman has just a single year remaining on his current deal, but the Seagulls continue to demand a premium before they will let him leave.Spurs have submitted two offers for Van Hecke thus far, both of which have been rejected. A third is now expected as Tottenham look to convince Brighton to sell.Tottenham could now give Brighton a taste of their own medicine by adopting the Seagulls’ well-known negotiating stance and standing firm, refusing to part with one of the world’s most highly rated young talents.READ MORE: 76.9% vs 4.7%, Tottenham are dealing with two very different beasts in Vuskovic and Van HeckeThe post Tottenham respond to Brighton’s £30m Luka Vuskovic bid, new developments expected soon appeared first on Spurs Web.