Sergio Reguilón will return to Tottenham after Manchester United exercised a break clause in his loan deal. The 27-year-old Spanish left-back made 12 appearances for United after joining in September after injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. United have chosen to cut short the deal with Shaw having returned to action, although he is out with a slight injury, and Malacia nearing a comeback. With United eliminated from European competition and the Carabao Cup, it was felt there would be fewer opportunities for Reguilón to feature in the second half of the season. He has only played for United this season, so could play for another club if he left Spurs during the January window. Tottenham are looking to strengthen their defence and have stepped up their pursuit of a centre-back by opening talks with Genoa over the signing of Radu Dragusin. The Spurs head coach, Ange Postecoglou, has been in need of reinforcements, especially defensively with Micky Van de Ven absent since November and Cristian Romero sidelined until February with a hamstring injury. Postecoglou has repeatedly made clear his desire for any January recruits to arrive early and could get his wish with talks progressing well with Genoa. Dragusin, a 21-year-old Romania international, has established himself as a regular in Serie A during the past two seasons at Genoa after he came through Juventus’s academy. The midfielder Pape Sarr has extended his Spurs contract until 2030. The 21-year-old Senegal international has made 33 appearances for the club since signing from the French club Metz in 2021. He claimed his second Tottenham goal during Sunday’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth before leaving the field in tears with a hamstring problem. That injury had cast doubt on his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, which Senegal begin against Gambia on 15 January, but after the match Sarr expressed confidence he would be fine to compete.