Tottenham want to sign ‘this’ 23yo Benfica midfielder this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur are moving quickly in the summer transfer market, with reports emerging that the club are interested in signing Benfica midfielder Heorhiy Sudakov and could complete a deal as early as June 15, according to Spurs Daily.
The speed of the reported interest is striking and reflects the urgency with which Roberto De Zerbi and the Tottenham recruitment team are approaching a summer window that the Italian has made clear must deliver meaningful and significant improvement to the squad. Sudakov’s agent was reportedly in London to meet with De Zerbi, suggesting conversations have already moved beyond initial enquiry into something more substantive.
The Ukrainian international has established himself as one of the more creative and technically gifted midfielders in European football over the past two seasons, and his availability at a reported fee of around €20 million represents the kind of financially astute recruitment that Tottenham’s new leadership have been promising. For a player of his quality and age, that price point represents exceptional value and the kind of deal that could prove transformative for the club.
Tottenham lack creativity in midfield
The timing of the approach is particularly relevant. Tottenham have been widely identified as lacking genuine creativity in central midfield throughout the entirety of their disastrous season, with the damning statistic of not a single attacker featuring among the club’s top passers into the final third serving as the starkest illustration of the problem. Sudakov, by profile and by reputation, is precisely the kind of player who addresses that deficiency directly.
De Zerbi’s interest is understandable given the midfielder fits the technical and positional profile the Italian has consistently favoured throughout his managerial career. A creative, technically assured player capable of operating between the lines and connecting midfield to attack is non-negotiable in any De Zerbi system, and Sudakov’s qualities align naturally with what the manager wants to build at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
At €20 million, with a deal potentially completable before the end of June, Sudakov could become one of the summer’s most exciting and cost-effective transfers. The rebuild has barely begun, and already the ambition is clear.