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Barnet have completed the loan signing of striker Damola Ajayi from Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan deal.

Ajayi, 20, has been in Spurs' academy set-up since 2022 having joined from Bromley as a teenager. He has made a single senior appearance for Tottenham's first team, scoring on his debut in a 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League in January 2025.

Later that year, Ajayi was an unused substitute as Spurs claimed the Europa League title at the expense of Manchester United, before he was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the first half of last season.

The attacker scored twice in 19 appearances before returning to Bromley in January, who he helped to secure the League Two title in the spring.

Now, Ajayi is back out on loan again and back in the fourth tier with Barnet, who drew 1-1 at Exeter City on Tuesday night as deadline day drew to a close.

Bees manager Dean Brennan said: "Damola is a really exciting young player who gives us pace, energy and versatility at the top end of the pitch.

"He has been developed within an excellent academy at Tottenham and has already gained valuable experience in the EFL.

"We believe there is a lot more to come from him and we are delighted that he has chosen Barnet for the next stage of his career."

Ajayi becomes the 13th signing of Barnet's summer.

Tottenham have signed winger Mykhailo Mudryk and defender Tosin Adarabioyo from Chelsea on transfer deadline day.

Mudryk joins Spurs on loan until the end of the season while 28-year-old centre-back Adarabioyo has completed a permanent move worth up to £12m to the north London side.

As part of the agreement, Spurs have the option to turn Mudryk's move permanent for £75m.

The move reunites the Ukraine international, 25, with Spurs boss Roberto de Zerbi, who was his manager at Shakhtar Donetsk before his move to Chelsea in 2023.

"It's a great feeling and I can't wait to start training and playing for the club," Mudryk said.

"I'm a player who brings speed and creativity, and I want to help in both the offensive and defensive areas. I want to make the fans excited.

"I can see it's a strong squad here with good players, and I'm looking forward to sharing a pitch and special moments with them."

Mudryk resolved a doping case with the Football Association last month, but has not played a competitive match since November 2024.

Meanwhile, Adarabioyo's move makes him Spurs' 10th signing during a busy summer that has seen them spend over £300m on transfers.

"I'm in an important part of my career and speaking to the head coach and knowing the type of football he wants to play, I think it's a very good fit," Adarabioyo said.

"He wants the team to play with courage and that's something that I always look to do. I want to achieve the absolute best, to push this team and this club as much as possible to where we deserve to be."

The former England Under-19 international made 70 appearances for Chelsea since joining from Fulham in the summer of 2024.

He will replace Kevin Danso at Spurs following the Austria international's loan move to Sunderland.

Mudryk took part in Chelsea's pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, where he made his return in a friendly against Juventus in Hong Kong.

However, he was not included in Xabi Alonso's squad for the Premier League victories against Fulham and Brighton, or the Carabao Cup win against Luton.

Chelsea had been in talks with Leeds and rejected at least one offer for Mudryk, but Spurs entered the race at a late stage after failing in attempts to sign Iliman Ndiaye, who has since joined Manchester City from Everton, and Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo.

"Having worked with Misha earlier in his career, I know exactly what he can bring to our team," said De Zerbi.

"He has the quality to change a game with his speed and ability in one-vs-one situations, and is an exciting, attacking talent.

"I will demand a lot from Misha and it is our job to help him find the best version of himself. If we do that then he can become a very important player for us. I am very happy he chose to come here, and I cannot wait to work with him again."

He scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 73 games in all competitions for Chelsea.

Tottenham winger Mikey Moore has joined Bundesliga side Cologne on a season-long loan deal.

The 19-year-old academy graduate made his Premier League debut against Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in May 2024.

He featured in the team that won the Under-17 and Under-18 Premier League Cup double in 2022-23.

Moore was also part of Spurs' Europa League-winning campaign during the 2024-25 season.

Meanwhile, full-back Souza has also left Tottenham on loan, joining Portuguese side Porto for the rest of the campaign.

Tottenham have done the following business on transfer deadline day:

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Nottingham Forest have won their last four Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur – they’ve never won five league games in a row against Spurs.

Spurs won 2-0 in both 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the City Ground in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest – however, they have lost their last two trips in 2024-25 (0-1) and 2025-26 (0-3).

Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last 12 Premier League home games (D7 L4), beating Burnley 4-1 in April. They lost 1-0 to Leeds at the City Ground on MD1 but haven’t lost their first two home games in a top-flight campaign since 1924-25.

Spurs have lost 3-0 against Brentford and 2-0 against Newcastle in the Premier League this season. They’ve lost each of their first three league games in just four previous campaigns – 1912-13, 1958-59, 1974-75 and 1979-80.

Nottingham Forest have played the most long passes (146) in the Premier League this season, while Tottenham have made the second-fewest (68). It’s Forest’s highest ratio (20.9%) of long passes in any of their last five seasons and up 8.4% on last season’s figure (12.5%).

Tottenham Hotspur are one of three teams still without a Premier League goal in 2026-27, along with Aston Villa and Coventry. Spurs haven’t gone three league games without a goal since November 2021, while only in 1974-75 have they failed to score in their opening three in a league season.

Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner went 12 Premier League games unbeaten with Crystal Palace between April and September 2025; however, since October, only Scott Parker (18) has lost more Premier League games than the Austrian (16).

Only Bruno Fernandes (22) has been involved in more Premier League goals in 2026 than Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White (17 – 13 goals, 4 assists), with Gibbs-White’s 13 goals the most in the competition so far this year.

Spurs striker Dominic Solanke has been involved in six goals in four league appearances against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (4 goals, 2 assists), including his only senior career hat-trick to date (for Bournemouth in December 2023).

Igor Jesus has applied 135 high-intensity pressures to opponents in the Premier League this season, with only Hull’s Oliver McBurnie (164) making more. The Nottingham Forest forward ranks top for duels won (21) and aerial duels won (16) in the competition so far this campaign, while only Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur (6) has made more fouls (5) than Jesus.

Chelsea have accepted offers from Tottenham for winger Mykhailo Mudryk and defender Tosin Adarabioyo, as well as a bid from Italian club Como for goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

The trio are now expected to leave Stamford Bridge, subject to agreeing personal terms, with Spurs keen to secure Mudryk, 25, and reunite him with his former manager Roberto de Zerbi.

The Ukraine international has not played a competitive match since November 2024, serving a suspension that followed an adverse finding for the banned substance meldonium, but he has been eligible to play football since July.

Mudryk previously played under De Zerbi at Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk before moving to Chelsea for an initial £61m.

Spurs will also sign Chelsea defender Adarabioyo, 28, on a permanent deal to replace Kevin Danso, who is set to join Sunderland on an initial loan.

In addition, Como, who signed defender Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea for £31m earlier in the transfer window, have agreed a season-long loan move for Sanchez.

Sanchez, 28, was made available for loan or permanent transfer after two mistakes in Chelsea's opening Premier League match at Fulham led to the Blues conceding twice.

Chelsea have since signed a replacement, bringing in Argentine Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa for £7.5m.

There remains uncertainty over the future of Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, who is attracting interest from Manchester City, although no formal offer has been made.

Tottenham are in talks to sign Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk on a season-long loan.

The 25-year-old is keen to play in the Premier League after resolving his doping case with the Football Association last month.

Chelsea have been in talks with Leeds and rejected at least one offer, but Spurs entered the race at a late stage after making attempts to sign Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye and Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo.

They are now favourites to sign the Ukraine international, who has not played a competitive match since November 2024.

Spurs have also expressed an interest in Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo.

Tottenham are in talks to sign Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk on a season-long loan.

The 25-year-old is keen to play in the Premier League after resolving his doping case with the Football Association last month.

Chelsea have been in talks with Leeds and rejected at least one offer, but Spurs entered the race at a late stage after making attempts to sign Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye and Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo.

They are now favourites to sign the Ukraine international, who has not played a competitive match since November 2024.

Spurs have also expressed an interest in Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo.

Mudryk is understood to be open to a move to north London after maintaining a personal connection with Roberto de Zerbi, who managed him at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2023 for an initial £61m.

He was provisionally suspended after returning an "adverse finding" for banned substance meldonium in an out-of-competition test on international duty with Ukraine in October 2024.

He was subsequently given the maximum four-year ban by the FA but appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

However, he became free to return to competition "with immediate effect" on 31 July after the FA said anti-doping disciplinary proceedings had been resolved and that Murdyk accepted breaking anti-doping rules, also agreeing to a suspension equal to the time already served.

Mudryk, who has always maintained he "never knowingly or intentionally" had taken a banned substance, said he was "grateful" to be able to return to playing after "the most difficult period" of his career.

With the transfer window closing, the madness of the money spent is unfathomable and it is not just those super clubs.

Boards of directors dissect data, analyse algorithms and try to be as scientific and mathematical as possible. The results however appear stubbornly random for different clubs, some are ultra positive, others utterly negative.

Newcastle just about broke even with their sales and acquisitions this summer. They have lowered the average age, but also slashed the experience available for Matthias Jaissle to dangerous levels.

Meanwhile, Spurs splurged by spending a third of a billion pounds (and counting) on four players, even if they did scrape a chunk of that back on sales. The upshot was a 2-0 defeat at home to the travelling Toon Army.

The sample size is too small to judge though and with Roberto De Zerbi at the helm they might still come good after losing both opening games without scoring.

Spurs fans do however have the right to wonder, "why have we spent all this money and still haven't landed the striker we so obviously need?"

Reliable quality in the final third is what costs most just now, because it is such a scarce commodity.

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Newcastle United and Tottenham.

Here are some of your comments:

Tottenham fans

Nigel: I thought the first half was good and everyone turned up, but we were outplayed by Newcastle's fantastic goalie.

Steve: Much of the same from last season. New signings need to gel, but how long that will take with Tottenham, you never know. There are no easy games in the Premier League and I feel sorry for the supporters, who have suffered for too long. You can see why Harry Kane moved on.

Robert: I am fed up with constant excuses from Spurs about poor performances. This has been happening for several years. There are no excuses for their lacklustre performances this season.

Martin: We normally do well at the start of a season and then fade away. Hopefully, these two defeats will dispel complacency and compel a more determined and humble attitude.

Newcastle fans

Richard: Wissa and Elanga are brimming with confidence at the moment and long may it last. The solidity that Gonzalez brings is going to be really important. A lot of work ahead but it's looking good.

Derek: Brilliant is all you can say. The two goals we scored were top class.

Karl: Fantastic start for the new manager after Eddie's exit and the loss of some huge players. The manager has come in and been a revelation. This is a guy who is a perfect fit for our emotional club and fanbase. Very optimistic for the new season and silencing some doubters.

Phil: I like the positive way Jaissle has approached the job. Key improvements from Elanga and Wissa, and what a signing Gonzalez is. He has a real eye for a pass and, on Saturday's evidence, is a more than adequate replacement for Tonali. I'm still concerned about the roles of Barnes and Woltemade in the team. However, a brilliant team performance from the lads, which bodes well for the rest of the season.