Tottenham could splash £169 million on three more stars this summer transfer window
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Thomas Frank could barely have hoped for a better start to life at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium especially given the off-field issues he’s faced already, but Spurs still have work to do in the transfer market to ensure they can capitalise on such a strong start to the season.
Last-minute high-profile snubs from Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze combined with James Maddison’s horrific knee injury threatened to derail Tottenham’s season before it had even got going but the arrival of Xavi Simons who could potentially be the best number 10 out of all four of those players has helped quell unrest from the stands.
The other key ingredient to the positivity has been Thomas Frank’s arrival as coach with the Dane managing to get Spurs looking more cohesive in four games than Ruben Amorim has had Manchester United playing in 45 - and for less money.
But with depth required at both ends of the pitch, who could Tottenham add in the final days of the transfer window?
Ademola Lookman - Atalanta
Tottenham’s reworked attack of Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson has been a revelation so far, helping Frank’s side net multiple goals in their first three competitive games of 2025/26 against Manchester City, Burnley and PSG (though the Welshman didn’t feature in Udine) - Liverpool are the only other Premier League side to match that feat.
The addition of Simons should only add to that threat going forwards but even after the Dutchman’s arrival, Tottenham only have six primary wingers and attacking midfielders without long-term injuries, so further reinforcement is needed.
The Savinho deal looks dead in the water but don’t worry - there’ll be more than enough Premier League and even Mancunian representation in this list. Instead, bringing London-born Ademola Lookman home would be a smart piece of business from Daniel Levy and Tottenham are interested in the 27-year-old according to Fabrizio Romano.
Lookman has played for four English clubs (can you guess which?) but a late bloomer, his career only caught fire after moving to Atalanta in Serie A. There he’s recorded back-to-back-to-back seasons of over 10 goals and 20 goal contributions and last campaign he scored five in the Champions League.
He’s thrived as an attacking midfielder or second striker in Lombardy but has made 100 career appearances on the left flank and 64 on the right so possesses the versatility to thrive under Frank too if Spurs can meet the €55m (£47.6m) asking price or negotiate The Goddess down.
Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa
While Simons’ ceiling in the Premier League is higher than either Eze or Gibbs-White’s, his lack of experience in England is cause for concern with Florian Wirtz currently showing a period of adjustment can be needed even after lighting up the Bundesliga.
Signing Rogers would alleviate that worry and bring one of the most exciting attackers on the planet to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - if they can overcome Aston Villa’s £100m valuation.
Rogers lit up Villa Park last season with 30 goal contributions in claret and blue across the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League earning him an England call-up and there’s nothing to suggest he couldn’t translate that to similar or improved output under Frank’s tutelage.
Another option is Aston Villa’s proposed replacement for Rogers - Lucas Paqueta with the Brazilian perhaps a more realistic compliment to Simons. After a shaky pre-season and Premier League opener against Sunderland, Paqueta’s shown he could return to the player that Manchester City were set to pay £80 million for.
He backed up his confident long-range strike against Chelsea with a diving League Cup header against Wolves that showed his striker’s instinct is returning, and West Ham are prepared to part with Paqueta for at least £55m.
Nathan Ake or Manuel Akanji - Manchester City
Tottenham have expressed interest in both sky blue centre backs, as they look to make last-minute additions to a promising but thin defensive unit.
It’s thought that Manuel Akanji would cost at least £15m and Spurs would have to battle Galatasaray for his signature while GIVEMESPORT report Thomas Frank has been a long-time admirer of Nathan Ake who is valued at €25m (£21.6m) on Transfermarkt.
Lilywhite fans will be desperate to avoid a repeat of last season’s struggles at the back when the talented Archie Gray was shoehorned in at centre-back and looked like one of the worst players in the Premier League, but the cupboard remains bare behind first-choice pairing Cristian Romeo and Micky van de Ven.
Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai remain injured and unproven while Ben Davies turns 33 this season so Kevin Danso is the only reliable backup in the team right now, and adding either Ake or Akanji would be a real coup.
Both quality operators who’ve joined forces for two Premier League titles plus Champions League, Club World Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Community Shield triumphs, each player turned 30 this year and has two years remaining on his contract.
Neither player started Manchester City’s opening two domestic fixtures so given Ruben Dias, Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol’s continued presence at the Etihad Stadium plus Pep Guardiola’s preference for running with a tight squad, there’s a strong case to be made for the Citizens cashing in on one of this pair while they still can.