MOHAMMED KUDUS is set for an awkward reunion with Tottenham stars after the north Londoners agreed a deal to sign him from West Ham.
While Spurs are also interested in adding Brentford forward Yoane Wissa to their forward line.
After having an initial £50million bid for Kudus rejected, Spurs upped their offer to around £55m, which their east London rivals accepted.
Kudus, 24, will sign a six-year contract and is scheduled to have a medical on Thursday.
His capture is seen as a major bit of business for new Spurs boss Thomas Frank, who had made signing a new winger a top priority.
Tottenham had initially identified Bryan Mbeumo - who netted 20 Premier League goals for Frank at Brentford last season - but the Frenchman wants to go to Manchester United.
Antoine Semenyo was considered, before he signed a new deal at Bournemouth, but the man they have moved for is Kudus.
The former Ajax star’s versatility and dribbling ability are two big attractions.
Kudus’s 195 attempted dribbles, 47 per cent of which were successful, in the Premier League last term were more than Eberechi Eze, Kaoru Mitoma, Dejan Kulusevski and Mbeumo.
He scored 13 goals and grabbed 12 assists in England's top flight during his two-season stay at West Ham, after arriving from the Eredivisie for £37m in 2023.
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One of those came at Spurs in October, when he fired home an early opener only to see the Irons lose 4-1.
Kudus was also sent off late in the game for lashing out at the faces of both Micky van de Ven and Pape Sarr, earning a FIVE-MATCH ban as punishment.
He becomes the first player West Ham have sold to Tottenham since 2011 when England midfielder Scott Parker made the same switch.
Relations between both clubs have not always been harmonious and the Hammers were reluctant to sell to their North London rivals, offering Kudus to Chelsea, but the Blues did not make an offer.
Kudus is a Ghana international but will not play at this season’s Africa Cup of Nations - which runs from December 21 to January 18 - after his country surprisingly failed to qualify.
Spurs may look to follow up their Kudus capture with that of DR Congo striker Wissa, who netted 19 Premier League goals for Brentford last season and has one year left on his contract.
But whether the Bees, who already lost manager Frank to Spurs last month, would be willing to sell both Mbeumo and Wissa in the same summer remains to be seen.
Kudus’ switch could kickstart West Ham’s summer business.
The Hammers have needed to raise funds to back Graham Potter as he looks to overhaul a squad which finished 14th last season.
Potter wants a new spine but, due to Premier League spending rules, had to sell before buying.
They are closing in on a deal for Slavia Prague left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf, who helped Senegal shock England 3-1 at the City Ground last month.