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Tottenham Hotspur made a quartet of high impact signings in the summer transfer window, first snagging Mohammed Kudus from London rivals West Ham before bringing defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha back to London from familiar transfer partners Bayern Munich. Then Spurs landed two more Bundesliga standouts, spending big on Xavi SImons from RB Leipzig before closing out their transfer window business with a last-minute deadline day loan swoop for PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani (an ex-Eintracht Frankfut star).

Overall, it was a highly fruitful transfer window for Tottenham, though Spurs still left a few needs to be addressed at future transfer windows. There is still a depth issue on the defensive flanks, Spurs didn't adequately replace the larger-than-life presence of legendary left winger Son Heung-min, and the long-term solution in the defensive midfield remains open for interpretation.

While Palhinha was an inspired stop-gap signing, the 30-year-old is unlikely to remain in North London beyond the terms of his loan deal. Spending 30 million euros on Palhinha isn't the issue, but unless if Palhinha continues to blow the team away, Spurs may not want to invest heavily in a player who is closer to the finish line when their ethos is to build a young squad.

Archie Gray is one for the future and Tottenham have dreams of Crystal Palace No. 6 Adam Wharton, but given how valuable Wharton will be on the open transfer market, Spurs have to think about alternative plans in the 6 position.

Tottenham need to put the Bundesliga star on their list

Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller is another Bundesliga standout who has made a real name for himself at VfB Stuttgart, as the Bayern Munich-trained midfielder played a crucial role in turning Die Schwaben into a Champions League side.

As per Fabrizio Romano, Stiller has publicly revealed that he has designs on a future move outside of the Bundesliga, “I'm interested in moving abroad at some point. I thought Florian Wirtz's decision to go to Liverpool was cool. But only one thing is certain for me: at the end of my career, I absolutely want to play in the USA”.

Although Stiller only explicitly mentions MLS, the star defensive midfielder isn't yet 25 years of age, so a move to the United States is more than five years away. In the more immediate term, Stiller may be implying a move "abroad" to the Premier League, following in the footsteps of Wirtz, because the English top flight is generally the big league top young players are aiming to join as a step up in their careers.

Stiller has been a legitimately world-class player in the Bundesliga over the past two seasons, so much so that Hansi Flick at Barcelona and Real Madrid were both watching him this season. Tottenham would be very wise to track his progress this season, because it's now an open secret that he's eyeing a big move in 2026.

Tottenham's summer window of ambition resulted in four excellent additions to bolster Thomas Frank's squad.

There's no denying that, despite the departure of Son Heung-min and injuries to key creators, we are in a better place now compared to when we finished the 2024/25 campaign with a 4-1 home defeat to Brighton.

However, holes do remain within Frank's squad. The versatile defender we reportedly wanted chose Arsenal instead, while Manchester City refused to sell the utopian left-winger target that would've turned a 7.5 window into a 9. Ultimately, we're once again an injury or two away from Ben Davies starting regularly, and some may have concerns over the absence of a clinical touch after Sonny rode off into the Californian sunset.

Moneyballer Brennan Johnson remains on the club's books, but his limitations manifested again during Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth. The Welshman's defence-stretching, back post-finishing profile is necessary on occasions, but his role for Frank's side this term must be more sporadic.

After the club failed/opted against landing a star left-winger to complete the summer window, Frank must trust the French starlets he has at his disposal.

Wilson Odobert & Mathys Tel have opportunities to seize this season

Saturday's game was ugly from a Lilywhite perspective. The Cherries, in short, exposed all the flaws within this Spurs squad. We lacked guile in the build-up phase, appeared frantic in the face of pressure, struggled to connect defence and attack, and failed to make the ball stick when it eventually wound up at Richarlison's feet.

Mohammed Kudus single-handedly offered respite at times, but the absence of quality on the opposite flank allowed the visitors to load up their left flank and slow down the Ghanaian's progress.

Johnson, for the duration of his performance, offered very little.

In truth, the second half was merely less worse than the first, but there was an improvement. Wilson Odobert replaced Johnson after 55 minutes, and showed why he should be starting in these sorts of fixtures without dazzling a frustrated home crowd. Odobert wasn't exactly a game-changer, but he's far more natural with the ball at his feet than Johnson. The fundamentals are there.

The young Frenchman lacks a killer instinct. He's so often able to create a yard, but rarely is he able to execute beyond that. We need Frank and Justin Cochrane to work their magic. Perhaps the arrival of old pal Xavi Simons will give him a boost.

The same goes for Mathys Tel, whom I backed as one of the breakout stars under the new manager this term. The 20-year-old is not there yet, but his potential hasn't been sapped in the blink of an eye, even if he was subject to abhorrent abuse after his penalty miss in the UEFA Super Cup.

We all want instant gratification, and there's an expectation that Tel and Odobert should be ready-made contributors, given that we dished out pretty big fees for their services. Some do hit the ground running, but for others, it takes time. Odobert missed a large chunk of his debut season due to a hamstring injury, while Tel has barely been at the club for eight months.

These are two gifted players who have the capacity to eventually blossom in N17. There's a pathway for both to shine this term, even if Randal Kolo Muani's arrival has muddied the waters somewhat. We just need one of them to seize the opportunity with both hands.

Tottenham Hotspur fans, aside from winning the Europa League last season, have not been a happy bunch these last few years. Failed transfers, huge departures have put them in a bad situation on many occasions.

It does help, however, that they were able to improve their squad on a massively impressive scale, addressing almost every dire need in just one transfer window.

They now have a new coach, some potentially world-class talents as the cornerstone of their team, and just a lot of general excitement.

Until the Premier League decided to give them further frustration and trouble.

Tottenham fans will not like this Premier League decision

It was announced on Wednesday that Spurs’ match against Wolves will now be played on the 28th of September at 8pm local time.

This isn't the first time the match has been changed by the Premier League, frustrating the fans even more.Â

It was originally on Saturday at 3pm, but then it was chosen to be on television, which gave it a 2pm kick-off on a Sunday. Now, they have changed it once again back to September 27, a Saturday, but with a late kickoff.

The match would not fall under the Blackout times, so it will be shown on television, and that is one of the reason why this late kick-off was chosen rather than the usual 3pm one.Â

For the fans who have to travel to and from the stadium from afar, this is not ideal at all.Â

The match is in London, but that doesn't mean every fan that's in attendance would be a local. There will be some that travel across the country to see their team play. There will be away fans, too.

Now, everyone has to reschedule their travel times, and it's obvious that since it's a late kick-off, travelling fans will have trouble getting back to their home late at night.

It is also worth noting that this latest change has taken place to also accommodate Tottenham's away game against Bodo/Glimt on the following Tuesday, which would give them an extra day to prepare and travel to Norway.

Either way, this is not a good look for the Premier League. A different game could have been chosen to show on television, if Spurs needed time to prepare for the Champions League clash.

Instead, money was put ahead of the consideration and comfort of the fans once again, leading to countless fans criticising the decision on X.

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Executive Fabio Paratici is set to officially return to Tottenham Hotspur as the director of recruitment when October strikes, but he is obviously already making his influence and imprint on the building of the 2025/26 squad felt.

Although Paratici was trying to push Tottenham to bring another elite player from Serie A this past transfer window in Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, he actually ended up signing a different Serie A forward to Tottenham.

Tottenham brought in Randal Kolo Muani from PSG on a straight-up loan deal, and while there is no option to buy for a player who revived his value in his six-month loan spell with Paratici's former flame Juventus in Italy, the move itself still qualifies as a bargain for Spurs.

In fact, Give Me Sport's Danny Rust reports that Juventus were floored at the end of the transfer window when they realized what Tottenham did. See, Juventus were negotiating with PSG for weeks on weeks to try and keep Kolo Muani beyond the 2024/25 season, as they were impressed with how much he helped them in qualifying for the Champions League.

Tottenham made Juventus look like amateurs

Instead, Kolo Muani switched allegiances to North London, and Juve were incredulous that Spurs ended up paying just 4.4 million pounds to PSG in a loan fee. If you aren't sure what to make of that number, Give Me Sport note that Juve were prepared to pay double that figure to PSG, and they still watched him end up in Tottenham.

That's an incredible transfer coup for Spurs, who can negotiate a permanent deal one year later if Kolo Muani shines and is adamant to PSG he wants to leave. Given how poor he was for PSG but how brilliant he was for Eintracht Frankfurt and then was solid at Juventus, he may not find a reason to stay in France if he shines in the Premier League for Spurs, too.

Another comparison point to give you an idea of how sweet this loan deal is, Bayern Munich have spent 13 million pounds on Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson's loan fee, and that's even before you factor in a potential 70 million pound buy clause at the end of the season.

Most players get four of five years on a contract when they make a loan transfer, so five years of Kolo Muani at 4.4 million pounds per year would be 22 million pounds. So when you look at it from that perspective, Paratici proved once again that he is the master of the dark arts on the transfer market by stunning Juventus with this inspired transfer move. Now that's a bit of genius even Daniel Levy can get behind.

Tottenham Hotspur stumbled in the last game of August ahead of transfer deadline day, as their 1-0 loss to a plucky Bournemouth side - a team that honestly deserves a lot more praise as a darkhorse contender this season - could have easily been a much bigger loss for Spurs.

However, that tough defeat does not undo the excellence Tottenham displayed in their first two Premier League matches under Thomas Frank, who did have Spurs competing against the best team in the world (or Europe, at least) for more than 90 minutes in the UEFA Supercup Final in Udine vs. PSG.

Tottenham defeated Burnley 3-0 and Manchester City 2-0 to start the 2025/26 Premier League season, and one of their main protagonists in those two matches (and the aforementioned battle with PSG) was honored as one of the starters in the Premier League Team of the Month from WhoScored, an analytics site that hands out objective ratings to players for their in-game actions.

That man is none other than new right winger Mohammed Kudus, who was Spurs most coveted transfer of the 2025 market before Xavi Simons's arrival ahead of the Bournemouth match. Kudus's shine is only brightened by the addition of the former RB Leipzig No. 10, who will be aiming to make plenty of these teams alongside Kudus once he makes his debut after the September international break.

Tottenham's unsung hero got the nod, too

Alongside the crafty Kudus, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario cracked this starting XI of Premier League giants, and his inclusion is arguably even more deserved. Vicario was brililant in the clean sheet victories to start the campaign, and yet he was actually even better in the defeat to Bournemouth, making countless world-class stops to somehow keep Tottenham in the game.

Since joining Tottenham from Empoli, Vicario has been a star and a proper heir to Hugo Lloris, standing out as one of the better goalkeepers in the Premier League. He and Kudus are far from the only stars worthy of shoutouts this season, as Spurs have also gotten a huge contribution from new defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha through the first three matchdays. Midfield partner Pape Sarr has also been brilliant, and Richarlison was shining in the first two games before going invisible in the third.

It's shaping up to be an exciting season for Tottenham Hotspur under new manager Thomas Frank, and Spurs supporters should not be surprised to see Kudus and Vicario making a few more of these Teams of the Month throughout the 2025/26 Premier League season.

Just when you thought you couldn't adore Micky van de Ven any more.

Tottenham's road-runner in defence is one of a kind, and he's established himself as one of Europe's best when his hamstrings allow it. Van de Ven’s imperious speed has proven to be a blessing as much as a curse in north London, but there's no denying that his ability to go from 0-60 in the blink of an eye is what makes him so special.

I'm sure there's nobody in the game who our supporters would trade him for, and one of our exciting new arrivals has revealed that the Dutchman had a role to play in shaping their future.

It seems that Xavi Simons consulted Van de Ven when Spurs jumped ahead of Chelsea in the queue for his desperately-needed services, and the defender did what was necessary to get Simons to N17.

How Micky van de Ven convinced Xavi Simons to join Tottenham

Tottenham were panicking in their pursuit of a playmaker. Morgan Gibbs-White succumbed to Evangelos Marinakis' iron fist, Eberechi Eze opted for Gooner cringe, while Nico Paz was an ambitious move too far.

Continuing the 2025/26 season without James Maddison mitigation would've been nothing short of fatal for Thomas Frank at the start of his tenure. Fortunately, the club stumbled their way to a gem, convincing Simons, who had his heart set on Chelsea all summer, to come around to the idea of superstardom in the less prim and proper north of the capital.

Simons has the makings of a majestic coup for Frank's Lilywhites. He's a player with face of the franchise potential after Son Heung-min's exit, while also filling a distinct tactical need on-field.

Our newest Dutch star has since reported for international duty, where he'll team-up with club mate Van de Ven ahead of a pair of World Cup qualifiers. The pair have represented their country together on multiple occasions, with Simons earning 28 Dutch caps since 2022. Van de Ven has 12 since 2023.

And our Micky was on agent duty at the end of the summer window, helping Simons make up his mind while Chelsea idly lurked in the background.

“Micky van de Ven said, 'We need you, so come here'. And that’s what happened," the 22-year-old revealed in a recent interview with Dutch outlet AD.

Simons also noted Frank's impact during the decision-making process, saying "it's great how he [Frank] sees football" and the Dane supposedly outlined where the Dutch international can improve, which Simons appreciated.

Among the advocates of the player's move is national team boss Ronald Koeman, who labelled Spurs a "fantastic club" and a "wonderful step" in the maverick talent’s career. I've always liked you, Ron. Just don't ever consider stepping foot in the home dugout around here.

Tottenham Hotspur fans would certainly be happy with the number of signings they have made in this transfer window. The board addressed most of the positions that needed addressing, and even though there were a few players who wanted other clubs, this would feel like a success.

They have also made a few sales this summer, and important ones, too. Moving on from the likes of Heung Min Son, whose contract expired in June, was key for growth, as painful as it was.

Little by little, the team they used to have back when Tottenham used to finish in the top three spots, has slowly faded away.

That includes the likes of Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris, too, who are now with different clubs, fighting for different trophies. In there somewhere, there is one player, though, who has not had the same luck as a Kane, or the same career as Lloris.

Dele Alli has not had the best of times since leaving Spurs. Even in his last couple of seasons in London, Dele was slowing down, and his output was nowhere near what it used to be.

Como have just terminated Dele Alli's contract

He then joined Como in 2025 as a free agent, and in just a few months' time, he has exited the club and entered free agency.

Como have released Dele after the player made just one appearance since joining the club, in which he got a red card minutes after coming on.

It is not a good look for him, and I honestly feel bad for him and anyone who thought that he was going to be the next big thing in English football - which was most football fans at the time.

He certainly had the talent for it, but there were other things - well documented challenges in his life - that stopped him from getting to that superstar mentality everyone expected him to get to.

Dele left Spurs in January of 2022, and in the three years since, he has only made 29 appearances for three different clubs - Everton, Besiktas and Como - and he has not been able to find a home anywhere.

The thing is, he is still only 29 years old. The Englishman is supposed to be in his prime at the moment, and yet, he finds himself without a club. One would hope that a club signs him and he is able to kickstart his career once again.

However, after so many failed moves, Dele might even consider retirement. That's just my opinion, and I hope it doesn't happen, but that would certainly be a thought that enters his mind.

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Tottenham Hotspur were one of the few big clubs in European football that made something resembling a splash on transfer deadline day, bagging PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani on a straight-up loan deal with a fee of five million euros going back the other way.

Kolo Muani's move to Tottenham came after months of failed negotiations for a permanent move to Juventus, who signed both Lois Openda and Jonathan David at striker to compete with Dusan Vlahovic - a potential future transfer targets for Spurs. RKM comes to North London as the injury replacement for Dominic Solanke and competition for both the inconsistent English striker and Brazilian international Richarlison.

In addition to the signing of Kolo Muani, Tottenham finally sold off Bryan Gil to Girona to pick up what is essentially free money, and they also were able to find a landing spot for another unwanted winger in Manor Solomon.

After weeks of squabbling and finding little interest, Tottenham, per a report from Football.London's Alasdair Gold, were able to secure a transfer for the 26-year-old left winger. Albeit it will not be a permanent transfer.

Tottenham forward stays in Premier League

Solomon has transferred to local London rivals Crystal Palace in the Premier League on a straight-up loan transfer. Tottenham were trying to finagle a permanent transfer or even a transfer with an obligation to buy, but they won't even get an option to buy for Solomon, who found only lukewarm transfer interest on the market.

Even Leeds cooled their interest in Solomon by the end of the window, leaving just Palace and Porto as two surprising sides with interest in Solomon. In the end, the forward with double-digit Championship goals ends up staying in England but moving up in the table to a Crystal Palace side that won the FA Cup but lost Eberechi Eze, opening up a slot for Solomon.

Tottenham will be left trying to sell the Israeli international again next season, and without a new left winger coming in, losing Solomon does hurt their depth. But Thomas Frank and the club didn't appear to have plans for him anyway, and it would be a disaster for Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert personally if they cannot prove to be stronger options on the left flank than Solomon, who doesn't really suit the technical level of a Tottenham side in pursuit of perennial Champions League qualification in the English top flight going forward under Frank.

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha, Xavi Simons, and now Randal Kolo Muani on loan to significantly beef up a midfield and an attack that weren't quite up to snuff compared to their Premier League counterparts in an increasingly competitive - and expensive to assemble - top five.

It's still debatable if Spurs can cut the mustard with the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea this season after watching how easily Bournemouth tore them to shreds over the weekend, but there is definitely reason to be optimistic.

After those four significant signings, Tottenham seem to be finishing their transfer business on deadline day 2025 with the focus on sales. And they have made their most significant sale of the window - and it is such a relief to Spurs fans that it may have been their best bit of business of the day, all told.

According to a report from Tom Allnutt of The Times, Tottenham Hotspur have finally reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Bryan Gil - not a loan this time - to embattled La Liga side Girona. Best yet, Tottenham will be getting a cool 10 million euros for a player who obviously had no future in North London.

Tottenham got 10M for free

It's basically a free 10 million euros, because Tottenham were so burdened by the presence of Gil on their wage bill and squad and so encumbered by having to deal with a new transfer seemingly every single window that he probably would have left to the relegation-threatened Manchester City little brother club for free.

Gil is a nice little player in La Liga with his dribbling in short areas, playmaking, and versatility. He was an abject failure for Tottenham and one of their worst acquisitions of the last 10 years, as he looked miles off the Premier League in terms of the speed of the game and definitely in terms of the athleticism required.

After being bullied endlessly in the Premier League, Gil has returned to La Liga to be a decent player, though nothing close to the level of promise he showed as a jewel in the proverbial mud for little old Eibar during the 2019/20 La Liga season.

Now that Tottenham have moved on from Gil, they can stick the 10 million euros into Daniel Levy's coffers and either let it sit for Levy to sniff at and admire, or they can use that money to sign, say, the next Lucas Bergvall or Luka Vuskovic in a future transfer window. Good business, that.

Randal Kolo Muani is now Tottenham bound, as Fabrizio Romano has put together his routine "Here We Go" label. Something about this transfer feels big.

Heading into transfer deadline day, nobody expected Tottenham to still be making deals happen. They acquired the impressive Xavi Simons, who is believed to be a game-changing signing for Spurs.

After the Dutch international was unveiled at Hotspur Way, it was believed that Tottenham would be quiet. However, Daniel Levy had other plans.

Over the last 24 hours, Tottenham has been working hard to complete the signing of Randal Kolo Muani. The PSG forward was made available by the Parisians, and Juventus didn't take up the offer.

Tottenham has signed Randal Kolo Muani, says Fabrizio Romano

According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham has been efficient in the transfer window, and they have signed Randal Kolo Muani. The deal is done, and it's a loan move. Spurs do not need to commit to buying Muani, as there is no obligation to buy in this deal.

Randal Kolo Muani likely pushed for this move, as Romano revealed that he wanted out of the project. While it's not a long-term move, Tottenham can at least give him a temporary home, then evaluate the next steps at the end of his loan deal.

Randal Kolo Muani is a big game player, and he was one of the stars of the show in the 2022 World Cup final. Despite being on the losing team, Muani won a penalty for Kylian Mbappe to convert, and he also converted his own in the penalty shootout. Muani might have even had the final say by scoring late, had it not been prevented by Emi Martinez's Save of the Century.

It's been the tale of his story so far. He's always been on the cusp of greatness, but never quite experienced it. It was just his luck that he was loaned out while PSG won the Champions League for the first time.

But now, he's going on loan to fellow European champions, Spurs. Under Thomas Frank, Muani could make a great career, and it will be in his objectives to impress Spurs enough to make a permanent move for him.

For now, Muani will provide backup to Dominic Solanke. The English striker is injured, and the fear is that he may need to undergo surgery for the injury. This would mean that Muani has an open place in the Spurs lineup to impress.