Tottenham Hotspur didn't begin their summer 2025 transfer business until they made an official decision on Ange Postecoglou, hiring Brentford's Thomas Frank to replace the beloved Europa League winner.
Their first transfer target was Bryan Mbeumo, but they didn't pursue the 20-goal breakout star particularly hard, letting Frank's star pupil go without much of a fight to Manchester United instead of fully backing Frank on that signing.
Then, Tottenham turned their attention to Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze after his FA Cup-winning heroics for the Eagles, but, now, Spurs don't seem to be interested in the attacking midfielder with rumors linking the club to the English international pretty much reaching a standstill.
Now, it appears the new flavor of the week at N17 is West Ham standout Mohammed Kudus, who is coming off a season for the Hammers that was far from a standout one, possibly because the ex-Ajax prospect no longer wants to play for a totally hapless and dysfunctional organization.
The player all the big London clubs want
With an 85 million pound release clause, Kudus has garnered interest from virtually every big club in the Premier League, including Tottenham's arch London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea, but Spurs could potentially sign the high-upside, versatile forward for significantly cheaper than that.
According to a report from The Guardian's Jacob Steinberg, there's a belief that West Ham would be open to selling Kudus to Tottenham (or another club) for as little as 60 million pounds. While that's still quite the chunk of change for a player who hasn't really set it off in the Premier League yet in terms of end product, it is significantly cheaper than his release clause - and also cheaper than what Spurs would have paid for Bryan Mbeumo or right winger alternative Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth fame.
Kudus is also younger than those players at 24, even if he is no longer a prospect. But in a way, Kudus is a prospect, because he's not gotten the chance to show what he can do in the Premier League due to a poor situation in West Ham that includes a revolving door of managers and no real midfield structure behind him.