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Brighton have signed Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham for a club record fee of £46m on a five-year contract, with an option for a further year.

The Seagulls had two bids for the 19-year-old turned down last month but his transfer fee could rise to £50m with potential additional payments.

Vuskovic joined Tottenham in 2025 from Hajduk Split after agreeing a deal with the Premier League club two years earlier.

He was sent out on loan to Hamburg shortly after arriving at Spurs and made 30 appearances for the German club last season, scoring six goals in the Bundesliga.

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler said the club has followed the highly rated Vuskovic's career closely.

"Last season he demonstrated he can play at a very high level and we want to help him build on that within our environment," said Hurzeler.

"There's been a lot of external noise about Luka joining us, but he is still a young guy who will need time to adjust to the demands of playing for Brighton and the Premier League," he added.

"We are confident that he will take this in his stride though."

Vuskovic will replace Netherlands centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke in Hurzeler's squad, who has moved in the opposite direction and joined Spurs on a long-term deal for £52m.

Born in Split, Vuskovic came through the academy at local club Hajduk, becoming the youngest player to feature in Croatia's top flight when he was just 16 - and going on to become his club's youngest goalscorer.

He was named Rookie of the Season for his impressive campaign in the Bundesliga last season, and also claimed a spot in the league's Team of the Year.

Vuskovic has six senior caps and one goal for Croatia and made his World Cup debut against England in the group stages last month.

Brighton start the new Premier League season against Aston Villa at home on Sunday, 23 August at 14:00 BST.

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We asked you which Tottenham players you are most excited to see in action during pre-season.

Here are some of your comments:

Vince: Dejan Kulusevski, if he's fit, and Mateus Fernandes. From the academy, Mikey Moore and Jamie Donley.

Moussa: Looking forward to seeing Moore after his successful loan spell with Rangers. He's now back with the team and should be exciting to watch. We could possibly see him make some cup appearances and the odd Premier League one - especially if we fail to sign another winger.

Steve: Marcos Senesi is the one I'm most excited about. He looks like excellent value and should strengthen the defence. Beyond that, I'm interested in how Roberto de Zerbi integrates the new midfielders - how he fits James Maddison within that - and shapes the team's overall style.

Mark: Excited to see how the new signings fit into the team - especially the new midfielders with Maddison just in front. Hoping to see the likes of Moore, Will Lankshear and Donley, and a couple of the other academy players get some games.

Richard: Sandro Tonali partnered with Maddison - wow! For the first time since the transfer window existed, it's exciting as a Spurs fan. Overall, the pre-season optimism has trebled, which is so positive.

Deian: I would love to see Ben Davies playing a part in the pre-season. Injuries spoiled the majority of last season for this elder statesman of the club.

Leyton Orient have signed winger Yusuf Akhamrich on a season-long loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Spurs academy graduate was named on the bench for their first team in November 2025 and earned a first call-up to the Morocco Under-23 squad in March.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at Bristol Rovers where he provided six goals and three assists in 19 League Two appearances.

Akhamrich, 20, becomes the League One side's sixth summer signing after Tony Springett, Fin Stevens, Armando Dobra, Nathan Baxter and Isaac Hayden.

"I had a really positive loan last season and now I want to test myself at League One level," Akhamrich told the club website., external

"I like to excite people when I get the ball. I'm a very positive and direct player and I hope that I can help us to have a good season."

Woking manager Jermaine Defoe says he is building a squad of players that "believe in the project" as he prepares for his first full season in charge.

The 43-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur and England striker was handed his first managerial role in March 2026, replacing Neal Ardley at the National League club. They lost just one of his six matches in charge, taking nine points from a possible 18.

Defoe has been working with director of football Jody Brown to strengthen the squad, with six signings added already this summer.

"What's really pleasing for me is that there were lots of players out there getting interest from other clubs, and they wanted to come here," Defoe told BBC Radio Surrey.

"It's great that they believe in the project, and they believe that they can come and be part of something that's trying to do something special."

The new arrivals include forwards Ashley Clarke, 20, from AFC Bournemouth, and Josh Ayres, 20, from Rotherham United.

"Josh and Ash are great kids, and they want to learn," Defoe said. "That's what you want, players who are coachable, who want to train every day and improve.

"As a manager I just want to try and give these players as much of the benefit of my experience as I can, whether that's a centre-back or a number nine."

Ayres said he was already benefiting from having a former England striker as his boss.

"Its different with him, as the gaffer can still play," he said. "He is involved in training, but if he really joined in, he'd show us up for sure.

"He's helping me understand the best way to score goals, and be the sort of striker he wants me to be.

"He's trying to get me to be a nuisance and have freedom in the box, getting me to drop in and spin off, making it harder for the defender."

While Woking are looking to build, they also lost influential central defender Aaron Drewe this summer after both parties failed to agree a new contract.

"Yes it was a blow, but it's part and parcel of football," Defoe said. "He's a good player, he had options. You get players who say they want to stay here, and some who want to go and explore.

"We've brought in Zico [Asare] instead. Similar profile: dynamic, quick, good defender one-on-one, wants to learn and improve. That's what happens, that's football."

Defoe said he believes that the club have created a good squad mix, with young, hungry players alongside the experience of striker Aiden O'Brien (32), midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey (32) and goalkeeper Craig Ross (36).

"Ultimately, we want the team to be fit, dynamic, have high energy at the top of the pitch, win the ball back, be exciting, and give the fans something to cheer about."

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Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin has joined Serie A side Fiorentina on loan for the 2026-27 season.

The deal also includes an obligation for the Italian side to buy the 24-year-old if specific performance-based criteria are met.

Dragusin joined Spurs from Genoa for £25m on a six-and-a-half-year deal in January 2024 and has made 48 appearances for the club.

He struggled to recover from a serious knee injury suffered in February 2025 and only featured 11 times last season.

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Preston North End have signed Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Alfie Devine for a club-record fee on a five-year contract.

The fee is undisclosed but the Championship club have said it is "almost three times" the fee they paid for Portsmouth forward Callum Lang in February, which was reported to be around £2m.

Devine, 21, scored eight goals in 45 league appearances on loan with the Lilywhites last season.

He came through Wigan's academy before joining Spurs in August 2020 and is their youngest-ever goalscorer after getting on the scoresheet in the FA Cup win at non-league Marine aged 16 years and 163 days in January 2021.

"From the end of last season going into the summer, it was always a priority in terms of where I wanted to be. It took its time, but I'm delighted it's gone through," Devine, whose father Sean played rugby league for St Helens, told the club website., external

"From the first minute I came here until my last minute of last season, I absolutely loved it."