Tottenham Hotspur are chasing Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United.
Indeed, Kudus is a key target for Tottenham and if this deal gets over the line, it would represent the first time in 14 years that Tottenham have signed a player from West Ham.
Tottenham and West Ham are serious rivals, and, for that reason, the Hammers aren’t so keen to sell Mohammed Kudus to Spurs.
Speaking on Last Word on Spurs, Sami Mokbel has been discussing Tottenham’s interest in Kudus, and he’s shared an interesting update on the West Ham star.
West Ham set ‘Tottenham tax’ on Mohammed Kudus deal
According to Mokbel, there have been murmurs that Tottenham may have to pay a higher price to sign Mohammed Kudus than many of their rivals.
Kudus is also wanted by Chelsea, and it’s unknown if the Blues would have to pay a similar sort of excess levy.
Mokbel says it’s ‘madness’ that such a situation could be set to occur, but given the rivalry between these teams, it’s not that hard to believe.
“Do you think there would be a case where there would be one price out there for Tottenham and another price out there for other clubs?” Mokbel was asked.
“Like a Tottenham tax do you mean? I’m not going to lie I have heard sentiment to that effect, unverified, but I have heard indications that there may be a ‘Tottenham tax’. To me, it’s madness to me to add an extra couple of million on a player just because Tottenham are in it,” Mokbel said.
Transfers between West Ham and Tottenham
West Ham United and Tottenham are bitter rivals, but they have done business together over the years.
Indeed, since the turn of the millennium, a fair few West Ham players have made the switch over to Spurs.
Of course, there’s only been one deal between these two clubs in the past 20 years, so this clearly isn’t the most popular of pathways, but there are a few players who have made this switch over the years.
It will be interesting to see how much Tottenham end up paying for Kudus if they do indeed try to pursue this deal.