Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Mohammed Kudus might be giving the club’s supporters flashbacks of a failed deal from 2018.
The North London club remain locked in talks with West Ham United over a deal to sign Mohammed Kudus this summer.
Kudus really wants to join Tottenham and has made that clear to the Hammers, but they are standing firm over their £60m valuation.
The Ghanaian international is a top summer target for Spurs and they need to ensure that he ends up playing in Lilywhite next term.
Tottenham mustn’t repeat Jack Grealish disappointment with Mohammed Kudus
Back in 2018, Tottenham Hotspur failed to make a single transfer incoming during the summer window.
The North London club spent most of the summer attempting to bring in Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, only to miss out on the then-talented youngster.
Similar to West Ham now, Villa needed to make a big sale that summer to raise funds for their own transfer business and were asking for around £25m.
But by the time Tottenham eventually offered £25m for Grealish on Deadline Day, it was too late, as the Midlands club managed to secure new investment and were holding out for a higher fee.
Eventually, Villa’s asking price for Grealish increased to £35m, and the Lilywhites ended up missing out on the winger.
Man City paid £100m to sign Grealish and will have left Levy with serious regret that he didn’t get a deal done for the player when he had the chance.
Now, they are in a similar predicament with Kudus, where they cannot afford to dither in negotiations or risk missing out on a top target.
Tottenham’s third bid for Mohammed Kudus rejected
TBR Football understands that Tottenham had a third Kudus bid rejected by West Ham United, who were unhappy with the add-ons being offered.
Spurs’ offer included £50m plus £12.5m in add-ons, however, these variables included clauses based on them winning the Premier League and Champions League.
Talks remain ongoing over a deal, with late interest from Bayern being shunned by Kudus, who only wants to remain in the Premier League.