Tottenham Hotspur are considering bringing to a close a 14-year gap since they last bought a player from West Ham as they mull over a move for Mohammed Kudus.
Spurs are attempting to strengthen Thomas Frank's side and have been looking for a versatile attacker who can play on the right wing or up front and the 24-year-old Ghana international does meet those requirements. Tottenham and West Ham historically do not do much transfer business and the last time the north London side bought someone from the Hammers was all the way back in 2011 with the purchase of Scott Parker.
However, West Ham need to sell players in order to finance a rebuild under Graham Potter and are believed to be willing to allow Kudus to leave this summer. That desperation could see them end the transfer impasse with Spurs for a player who is among those the Lilywhites have identified for the position.
Kudus reportedly has an £85million release clause for Premier League sides for the first 10 days of July but Tottenham would be looking to sign him for far less than that, with the versatile midfielder having endured a difficult second season in the Premier League following his move from Ajax.
Our Tottenham correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest discussed the potential move as well as other transfer targets and the future of Cristian Romero in the latest episode of their podcast Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham. You can listen to the show by heading right here or watch the episode on YouTube by going here.