Tottenham Hotspur were recently considered as the front-runners to sign Southampton’s Tyler Dibling, but could now face an uphill battle to land the midfielder.The 19-year-old was one of the rare bright sparks in what was a disastrous return to the top flight for Southampton and is now the subject of transfer interest after the south coast club were relegated back to the Championship.Several outlets have claimed over recent months that Tottenham have already held talks with Dibling over a summer move to N17.In fact, some reports have even stated that the Dibling is Spurs’ number one target and that Daniel Levy has made it his personal mission to win the race for Dibling.Photo by SpursWebTottenham battling three Premier League giants for Tyler DiblingFootball Insider claim Spurs do hold a ‘strong interest’ in the Southampton winger and even had offers knocked back for him in January.However, the outlet says that the Lilywhites are no longer frontrunners to land Dibling, with sources saying that it is now an ‘open race’ to sign the teenager.It is revealed that Liverpool are the latest club to enter the race for the England Under-21 international, while Manchester United and Manchester City are also watching his situation closely.Tottenham look have their work cut out to land the Southampton academy graduate, who is not expected to come cheap.Spurs do not want to pay Southampton’s asking price for DiblingIt emerged a few days ago that Southampton informed Spurs they would have to pay £55m for Dibling this summer.However, Tottenham do not want to pay over the odds and are trying to sign the teenager for a discounted fee.It has been suggested that Daniel Levy hopes to sign Dibling for £45m plus add-ons, and it remains to be seen if such an offer will be entertained by the Saints.READ MORE: Journalist reveals one factor which could influence Marc Guehi’s transfer decision amid Spurs interestThe post Report: Tottenham set to suffer transfer blow with Liverpool now keen on midfield target appeared first on Spurs Web.