Johan Lange has plenty of work to do in the transfer market for Thomas Frank as the new Premier League season edges ever closer. We are now just over two weeks away from Tottenham opening their 2025/26 league campaign with a home encounter against Burnley.
Prior to that, Spurs will be looking to win another piece of silverware as they take on Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final next Wednesday after winning the Europa League back in May. Spurs have been active in the transfer market so far this summer, with Joao Palhinha the latest player to sign on the dotted line after joining on loan from Bayern Munich.
At a time when Premier League rivals are splashing the cash and bringing in a number of players, Tottenham really have to do likewise as they look to kick on after finishing 17th last season. The north London club are targeting a new senior centre-back and a No.10 in what remains of the window.
Spurs were already short in the No.10 role before James Maddison picked up a nasty knee injury in last Sunday's friendly against Newcastle United. Morgan Gibbs-White looked like he would come in and enhance Tottenham's options in that area of the pitch until his move from Nottingham Forest fell apart despite the Lilywhites activating his release clause.
Spurs do have Dejan Kulusevski who can play in the role but it is not clear yet when he will return from the knee injury that he sustained in May. There is one standout candidate when it comes to a new No.10 and Tottenham supporters are desperate for the club to launch a move for Crystal Palace ace Eberechi Eze.
The England international has a £67.5million release clause in his Palace contract and the Eagles are believed to want in the region of £35million up front for their main man. Although Tottenham would have to stump up a lot of money up front to acquire Eze, his total fee is not too dissimilar to the £60million clause in Gibbs-White's previous Nottingham Forest deal.
Signing Eze could be a gamechanger for Tottenham and he does also have experience of playing from the left wing following Son Heung-min's emotional Spurs exit. On the latest episode of the Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast, Spurs reporters Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest spoke about the need for a new No.10 and why Eze should be the man the club go all out for.