Mohammed Kudus could be the player to come in and give a different edge to Tottenham's attack under Thomas Frank. As part of the squad changes that have to take place ahead of the 2025/26 season, Spurs need to strengthen their options in the final third if they are to shoot themselves back up the Premier League table.
Mathys Tel has already turned his loan move from Bayern Munich into a permanent transfer and Spurs may see a better version of Wilson Odobert next season after an injury-hit first year in north London. Amid the possibility of captain Son Heung-min leaving Tottenham after ten years for a new challenge elsewhere, the Lilywhites have to add further options in attack as they have Champions League football to look forward to from September.
Players such as Bryan Mbeumo, Eberechi Eze and Antoine Semenyo have been linked with transfers to N17 but it would appear that Tottenham will miss out on all three. Mbeumo looks to be heading to Manchester United if he is to depart Brentford, football.london understands it is highly unlikely the club will make a summer transfer move to sign Eze, and Semenyo has just penned a new contract at Bournemouth.
That in turn could open the door for Kudus to be the incoming option out wide for Tottenham. The West Ham ace is one of a number of players of interest to Spurs when it comes to transfer incomings.
Kudus made an instant impression in the Premier League following his move from Ajax in the summer of 2023. Taking his place in David Moyes' West Ham attack, he scored 14 goals and chipped in with nine assists in his Premier League and Europa League outings.
Things just did not quite click for him last season and he ultimately struggled in the final third as the Hammers endured an incredibly frustrating campaign. However, a move to Tottenham and the opportunity to work under Frank could see him return to his best and even hit a new level altogether.
The Dane has an incredible record of improving his players and that's why his appointment in the Spurs hotseat could prove to be a very exciting one. Kudus may not be the transfer choice of many supporters considering the links with Mbeumo and Eze but a transfer to Tottenham would give Frank and the club an added benefit.
Ahead of their return to Champions League football after last playing in the competition during the 2022/23 season, Kudus does in fact have experience in Europe's premier competition to his name. Prior to his move to West Ham, the Ghanaian featured in nine Champions League games for Ajax, with his contribution in 2022/23 undoubtedly his most notable.
In six group games for the Dutch side he registered four goals and two assists. Kudus made an immediate mark in their group opener as they beat Rangers 4-0, scoring a stunning goal after turning James Tavernier moments after teeing up Steven Berghuis for the second goal of the contest.
He was to score in his next game as he found the top corner in style at the Kop in Ajax's late 2-1 defeat against Liverpool, before making it three goals in successive games in their 6-1 loss at home to Napoli. Kudus was to haunt Rangers in their final group fixture with another goal and assist in a 3-1 victory in Glasgow.
The winger's impressive record in Europe carried on in February following Ajax's drop down to the Europa League as he netted away at Union Berlin. That proved to be his last involvement in the competition for the Eredivisie giants that season following a 3-1 defeat on aggregate.
Add to the mix a hat-trick for Ajax in Europa League qualifying at the beginning of the following season and his five goals for West Ham in the competition the same campaign, Kudus appears to thrive in European games. Tottenham's squad is not exactly blessed with a lot of Champions League experience and the Ghana international's time in the competition could serve Spurs well if they are to sign him.
There are question marks over whether or not Kudus is the winger Tottenham need right now but one thing you cannot argue with is that he would give the team some much-needed Champions League experience. If he is to sign on over the coming weeks then the hope will be that he can reproduce his Ajax Champions League heroics from September onwards.