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Former Tottenham scout Bryan King has questioned the transfer fee paid this summer for a forward who “could hardly get in the Tottenham team” last season.

Spurs had a woeful last campaign in which they finished 17th in the Premier League. They had brought in a number of signings for the campaign, but the likes of Randal Kolo Muani, Xavi Simons and Mathys Tel struggled to perform.

Kolo Muani was loaned in from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, but was only able to score one goal and assist once in 30 Premier League games.

Spurs, unsurprisingly, didn’t want to sign the Frenchman following his returns last season, but he has now made a permanent move, with Juventus paying €50million (£43m) for him.

In six months on loan with the Italian club prior to joining Tottenham, Kolo Muani scored 10 goals and assisted three more, and they were hopeful of bringing him back when the north London club landed him.

While Juve will fee getting the man who succeeded with them a couple of years ago is a good piece of business, former Spurs scout King does not feel Kolo Muani has justified his fee.

King questions Kolo Muani fee

He told Football Insider: “Well, he didn’t produce anything, did he? And through not producing anything, he didn’t go to the World Cup, did he? He wasn’t in the selection for the World Cup.

“I still think that £43m for a player who had a very, very abnormal season last season, could hardly get in the Tottenham team, certainly never was good enough to make the World Cup.

“But there again, that’s the market. You know, I think he’ll find it easier in Italy than he would in the Premier League anyway. So, it’ll be interesting to follow him and see what goes on.”

Kolo Muani has already found it easier in Italy than in England, so that much seems true.

There are more examples of players switching the Premier League for Italy of late and having success. Scott McTominay, not much more than a bit-part player for much of his time at Manchester United, is perhaps the best example.

In his first season with Napoli, the Scot was named Serie A player of the year, for 12 goals and six assists – his career-best tallies in both – as his new club won the title.

One of the biggest transfers of the summer at Tottenham is expected to be determined one way or another in the coming days, with Fabrizio Romano confirming a club-to-club agreement is practically done.

The headlines at Spurs this summer, and understandably so, have largely centred on arrivals. A combined £237m was splashed out on Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali. The latter two of that trio are now Tottenham’s second and first most expensive signings in their history.

Spurs aren’t done yet, with the north London club fully intending to sign two new forwards.

A right winger (Savinho) is wanted, as well as a left winger or striker. Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo features high on Spurs’ shortlist, though as yet, the Reds haven’t opened the doors to a sale.

However, Tottenham fans shouldn’t overlook what their club are doing regarding exits, and in Cristian Romero, Spurs are set to wave goodbye to one of their best and most high profile players.

The centre-back’s time at Tottenham is up, with Romero wanting out and Spurs not standing in his way. Marcos Senesi and Van Hecke have already been banked, thus offsetting Romero’s anticipated exit.

At present, the likeliest outcome appears to be Romero is sold to Serie A champions, Inter Milan.

That’s according to Fabrizio Romano at least, with the trusted reporter providing two updates on the state of play.

Inter Milan, Tottenham deal for Cristian Romero practically done

Firstly, and when taking to X, Romano essentially suggested Inter and Spurs are already in agreement on the transfer fee, and it’s now up to Inter to decide whether to push the button or hit abort.

‘Inter are expected to make final decision soon on Cuti Romero deal,’ wrote Romano.

‘No issues on agreement with Spurs on fee, Romero asks same salary he has at Tottenham.

‘Inter to decide soon as more clubs are keen on the Argentinian; exits could be key.’

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Romano subsequently took to YouTube to shed more light on the situation, and suggested Romero’s future is primed to be decided in the very near future.

“I think we have to be attentive to the situation of Cuti Romero,” declared Romano. “Because Inter are on it, and there are more clubs keen.

“I think there could be movement around Romero in the next days, eventually weeks, but for sure around Romero there is movement, and I still expect him to leave Tottenham in this summer transfer window.”

A rival of Tottenham is exploring a move for a Spurs winger, despite a lack of progress on deals for two targets at the north London club of late.

Spurs have spent nearly £230million this summer, with defensive and midfield moves accounting for a large part of their early summer spending. Now, the club are eager to finish off their summer with moves in attack.

It’s believed they want two new additions in the final third, with eyes firmly fixed on Savinho and Cody Gakpo, both of whom would be open to making the move to Tottenham.

Amid the club’s desire to improve their attack, it’s believed there’ll be no room in the squad for Manor Solomon, who’s spent time out on loan at three different clubs since joining, and Sky Sports (11:56, Monday, August 3) believe he’ll be exiting.

They state West Ham are exploring the conditions of a deal for the forward, who is one of a few they are interested in signing this summer. What those conditions would be are not made clear.

In any case, it appears Solomon’s exit is not connected with any potential additions to the Tottenham attack.

Tottenham moves not progressing

The aforementioned moves for Savinho and Gakpo are not progressing as the club would like, though, given they know both men would be open to joining them.

The former has been willing to make the move since January, when then-Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola blocked his exit, and our friends at TEAMtalk stated on July 28 that the Citizens had been given the weekend to give Tottenham a clear answer on his future.

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There has been no suggestion that answer has been given, and the ultimatum was that Spurs would move onto other targets if it was not, so that might well come to fruition.

Gakpo is also open to an exit from Liverpool to Tottenham, as he’s seemingly aware that Rio Ngumoha could usurp him of the left-wing spot at Anfield this summer, and he doesn’t want to be a bit-part player at this stage in his career.

But it’s stated Liverpool have no desire to get rid of the Dutchman, and are planning to have him in their ranks for the coming campaign.

Tottenham have made an offer to sign Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup as their busy summer in the transfer market continues, according to reports.

Spurs narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship on the final day of the Premier League season as a 1-0 win over Everton secured their top-flight status for another campaign.

The Tottenham hierarchy moved quickly this summer to make sure they don’t find themselves in a similar position next term by bringing in six new signings.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all signed on free transfers, while Tottenham spent over £237m on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.

As well as moving some players on, Tottenham’s next transfer priority is improving their attacking options after making some midfield and defensive signings.

Italian transfer insider Fabrizio Romano brought an update on Tottenham winger targets on Sunday with both Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Manchester City’s Savinho potential options.

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Romano said on his YouTube channel: “Cody Gakpo is a target for Tottenham. He’s a name I’ve been mentioning here several times for Tottenham Hotspur — I told you, keep an eye on Cody Gakpo, because Gakpo is a target for Tottenham.

“They’ve had contacts with the agency representing Gakpo. Tottenham like the player and believe he could be the right addition for Roberto De Zerbi. Now it depends on the price. So these two stories — Barcola-Liverpool and Gakpo-Tottenham — really depend on the price, because Liverpool are not pushing Gakpo out. Liverpool are very happy with Cody Gakpo.

“So the only way to change the story and let Gakpo go to Tottenham is if Liverpool open the door — because so far, Liverpool have never wanted to open that door. Even during the World Cup and through July, Liverpool were insisting on keeping Gakpo. The only way to open the door is if Tottenham present a really good financial proposal. In that case, if the player wants to go, that could change Liverpool’s stance. So let’s follow the Gakpo story.

“But Liverpool are not pushing the player out, so let me be clear: this is not a guaranteed deal. It’s something that is being discussed, but it’s not guaranteed, because for Liverpool, Gakpo is still an important player.

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“This would be in addition to Savinho. Savinho wants to go to Tottenham. He’s a top target for Tottenham. Savinho is pushing to go to Tottenham — he’s told Manchester City to let him go. Exclusive update for the week: Tottenham remain in conversation with Man City for Savinho. So it’s done for Savinho — it will be Savinho and one more.”

And Portuguese outlet Now (via Bola Na Rede) claim that Tottenham have made an ‘offer’ to sign Norway international Schjelderup from Benfica.

The report adds: ‘Andreas Schjelderup could still leave Benfica in this transfer window. According to Now, Tottenham have submitted an offer of €45 million fixed, plus €10 million in variables, totaling €55 million for the winger.

‘The same source indicates that Benfica agrees with this total value, but prefers to receive a fixed fee of 50 million euros and only five million euros in variables. The 22-year-old Norwegian has a contract until 2028 and a release clause of 100 million euros.’

New Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mateus Fernandes has revealed that he decided to join Spurs over Manchester United for two reasons.

Fernandes is the fourth most expensive signing of this summer’s transfer window, having joined Tottenham from West Ham for around £85m.

Last season, Fernandes shone in West Ham’s relegation season to emerge as one of the Premier League’s best young midfielders.

Initially, Fernandes looked more likely to join Man Utd, but Tottenham blew their rivals out of the water for Fernandes by paying over the odds to secure his services.

Now, Fernandes revealed that his relationship with Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi and the “desire” to fight at the top of the Premier League factored into his decision to join Tottenham over Man Utd.

“The desire of playing for a big club, winning games, to fight for the Premier League, for the title,” Fernandes told The Athletic when asked why he joined Tottenham.

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“The way he [De Zerbi] spoke with me and my family was very important for me. He was calling me every day, so I’m very happy to work with him, and hopefully we can do great things.

“‘It was more about (forming a) connection, because my dad and my mum don’t speak English very well. It was more about feelings.

“He said he would take care of me, that he would be my second dad in England. I’m very happy to work with him.”

“He called me one day…”

On the influence of former Sporting Lisbon teammate Pedro Porro, Fernandes added: “He called me one day — I didn’t answer because I was sleeping — he said, in Portuguese, ‘Come on Mateus, you need to play with us, we want you. It was me that told the manager to bring you’.

“Then when everything was done, I spoke with him a bit about the club, the mentality in the team, the team-mates as well.

“He’s an important player. He’s one of the best right-backs in the world. He’s a top guy.”

Instead of Fernandes, Man Utd have landed Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, and they are looking to sign one more midfielder before the summer window closes.

And Paul Scholes has expressed his concerns with Man Utd paying around £50m to sign Santos from Chelsea.

“I don’t think there is going to be a lot of excitement about, or why is Chelsea selling him? 22 or 23 year old kid, recruitment will have done their work. They will have done that work for six months, but where have they seen him play enough games,” Scholes said on Man Utd signing Santos.

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“I know he is young and for the future but Man United aren’t in a position to be buying players for the future.

“At this point, I think he is one of those modern midfield players who doesn’t actually do a lot.”

Nicky Butt added: “He has good legs, he is decent with the ball, I don’t think he has an x-factor where he has one stand out strength like he is brilliant at passing the ball, brilliant at running with the ball … he is not brilliant box to box, but he is a good all round midfielder.

“Man United’s midfield, we all expected a massive signing. I hope he is brilliant. And he becomes a superstar.”

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have received ‘approval’ over signing Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen in a deal potentially worth £65m.

Spurs have already made a statement in this summer’s transfer window, having invested over £230m on arrivals as the biggest spenders in Europe.

So far this summer, Roberto De Zerbi’s side have landed Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka.

But the north London outfit remain in the market for more additions. Their next priority is to improve their attack, and they could sign a striker and/or winger in the coming weeks.

Tottenham are known to be targeting Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Manchester City’s Savinho, but they are now reportedly making a move for Osimhen.

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Osimhen has been sporadically linked with a move to the Premier League for years, and he remains one of the best strikers in the world.

And Tottenham are reportedly trying to make another statement signing by landing Osimhen, with Caught Offside reporting that they are ‘ready to make a blockbuster move’ for the striker after making ‘initial approaches’.

It is also stated that Tottenham have indicated that they have proposed a package worth around £50-55m, though Galatasaray are said to be holding out for £65m.

Regarding personal terms, the report explains: ‘Tottenham have received sporting approval to begin formal negotiations and believe personal terms would not create a major obstacle, sources close to the agents industry have informed CaughtOffside.’

“I love how Tottenham have behaved…”

And ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie Redknapp has praised his former club for their conduct in this transfer window, claiming they are “behaving like a big club”.

“I love how Tottenham have behaved in this window,” Redknapp told Sky Sports.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen Tottenham behave like a big club in a long time. The players they’ve brought in, Tonali and Fernandes, are going to be excellent midfield players. They’re going to be top class, exactly what they need.

“If you were to look at one area, it would certainly be in the forward line. Can they get somebody to help (Dominic) Solanke and take that pressure off him?

“(Mohammed) Kudus is going to be back as well. (Dejan) Kulusevski is coming back, I’m a big fan of his.

“So they are looking in a really, really good situation. Even some of the players they’ve got on free transfers. (Marcos) Senesi is going to be a good signing. He’s done a great job at Bournemouth.

“With how they’re behaving and the managers they’ve got in, I think they’re going to have a really strong season this year.And I’ve not said that for a long time.”

Newcastle United will wait until August 16 to make a bid for Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, according to reports.

Widespread reports indicated earlier this week that Eddie Howe is leaving Newcastle this summer with Al-Hilal head coach Matthias Jaissle lined up to take over.

The Magpies have so far brought in Ewen Jaouen (£18m, Stade Reims), Bazoumana Touré (£40.25m, Hoffenheim), Sean Steur (£20.5m, Ajax), Aladji Bamba (£30m, Monaco) this summer.

Compared to their outgoings, their new signings have been underwhelming, with Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali leaving, while Bruno Guimaraes seems almost certain to join Arsenal at some point this summer.

Tottenham midfielder Bergvall, who is reportedly ready to leave Spurs after they signed Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, is the target for several Premier League clubs, including Nottingham Forest and Brighton.

Gianluca Di Marzio has revealed earlier this week that Tottenham have already “refused an offer of €50 million from clubs in England” as they look for £60m.

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Di Marzio told PariuriX.com: “They want to get in two wingers and that is not depending on Bergvall at all as he plays another position, and they already received offers from Bergvall from big clubs who offered a lot of money.

“They refused an offer of €50 million from clubs in England, so it will be a difficult deal to make. They won’t let him go for €50 million and getting €60 million or more might be difficult to get. Their price is way higher than the offer they received so far.”

Newcastle are another of the clubs interested in signing the Sweden international this summer after he dropped down the pecking order at Tottenham.

Newcastle have to wait 45 days…

Former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson insists that Newcastle appear to be waiting until August 16 to make a bid to Bergvall as UEFA’s new 45-day rule comes into play.

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Tonali signed for Tottenham from Newcastle on July 2, which means the 45 days would take the Magpies until August 16, when they can make their move for Bergvall “so that it’s not player exchange”.

Borson told Football Insider: “I just don’t see any real way in which you can position his valuation between £50m and £60m. Who says he’s £50m? Who says he’s £60m?

“It is very finger in the air. The player hasn’t really done much. He looks like a decent prospect, but he wants to go.

“They may well be waiting just to see what happens with Newcastle because they need to wait for the 45 days to pass so that it’s not player exchange from [Sandro] Tonali.

“Once that passes, and I think it’s probably about another 16 days for that, that opens up another possible route.”

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are still ‘pressing hard’ to sign Manchester City star Savinho, but AC Milan could hijack them.

The winger is a long-term Tottenham target, and it has been widely reported this summer that they are likely to secure his services.

Savinho slipped in the pecking order at Man City last season and it has been suggested that they are open to his exit under the right conditions.

Earlier this week, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano stated that Savinho to Tottenham is still “absolutely on”, but they are awaiting a “green light” from Man City.

“So, Tottenham are on it for Savio, and the deal is absolutely on. And then we will see because they want to add one more. For sure, for Tottenham, there is going to be more movements, but at the moment, this is the situation around Savinho, considered a top target,” Romano said.

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“They wait for Manchester City to tell them, okay, the player can leave, probably they wait for a replacement.

“Manchester City were trying for Diomande, as I told you, but Diomande is already off for Man City since a few days ago, and now the situation for Savinho remains on waiting for a green light from Manchester City.”

So far this summer, Tottenham have signed Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Martin Dubravka, Jan Paul van Hecke, Sandro Tonali and Matheus Fernandes.

And Spurs head coach Roberto De Zerbi has hinted that they could yet make three more signings this summer.

“I think two, maybe three, we have to see,” De Zerbi revealed.

And he has also clarified his comments regarding a potential “transfer bomba” that’s still to come this summer. He added: “Bomba in Italian is different to English. You can write what you want. I said we have to compete in the transfer market.

“We have some other players to complete the squad.

Then, De Zerbi was asked what he would say is a ‘bomba’ in Italian. To which, he replied: “Tonali, Fernandes, Senesi, Robertson are bomba. Top players for us.”

AC Milan threaten hijack on Tottenham Hotspur for Savinho

Regarding Savinho, a report from Italian outlet MilanLive claims AC Milan are ‘in the running’ to sign Savinho, but Tottenham are still ‘pressing hard’ to secure his services.

It is also noted that Savinho is ‘increasingly close to leaving’ Man City after ‘indicating his desire’ to leave this summer.

The report explains:

‘Competition, however, remains fierce. Tottenham are pressing hard and currently represent the main rival in the race for the Brazilian.

‘Despite this, AC Milan continues to monitor the situation and is ready to step in if the right financial conditions arise to make a decisive move.’

According to reports, Cristian Romero is now ‘very close’ to leaving Tottenham Hotspur, and Lucas Bergvall could follow him out the door.

It has been clear for a while that Romero is going to leave Tottenham in this summer’s transfer window, and his departure is now close to being completed.

Romero endured an injury-ravaged 2025/26 campaign, and Tottenham have signed Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi this summer to replace him.

Still, the World Cup winner has attracted plenty of interest from elsewhere this summer, with La Liga and Serie A mooted as possible destinations.

It has been reported that Atletico Madrid have tried to perform a late hijack to steal Romero from Inter Milan, but it now appears as if he is set to join the Italian giants.

This is according to journalist Alfredo Pedulla, who claims the salary and fee for Romero’s move to Inter Milan has now been ‘agreed’.

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Pedulla explained: ‘Cuti Romero and Inter have reached a preliminary agreement on his salary and commissions. We’re very close to finalizing the deal.

‘The central defender’s desire is to join Inter, and for Chivu, this is a first-choice move, even after the significant arrival of Stones on a free transfer. An agreement with Tottenham, worth around €40 million, was already sealed.’

Lucas Bergvall exit hinges on one key condition

And it has been suggested that Bergvall could also leave Tottenham this summer, partly because they have recruited Sandro Tonali and Matheus Fernandes.

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Tottenham may also need to balance the books because they are currently this summer’s biggest spenders in Europe, though journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims the club is not budging on their demands for Bergvall.

Di Marzio told PariuriX.com: “They want to get in two wingers and that is not depending on Bergvall at all as he plays another position, and they already received offers from Bergvall from big clubs who offered a lot of money.

“They refused an offer of €50 million from clubs in England, so it will be a difficult deal to make. They won’t let him go for €50 million and getting €60 million or more might be difficult to get. Their price is way higher than the offer they received so far.”

On potential signings, Di Marzio added: “Tottenham need some wingers this transfer window, so they are focusing on Savinho, Omar Marmoush and Cody Gakpo. These three players are the players Roberto De Zerbi wants.

“They need two wingers, so they are trying to get two of these players, which won’t be easy at all, but they are trying.”

Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi has revealed how many more signings Spurs will look to make this summer.

Spurs are looking to continue their brilliant start to the summer transfer window by bringing in more signings between now and the end of the market.

Tottenham have reacted strongly to narrowly missing out on relegation to the Championship on the final day of the Premier League season, by bringing in six new signings.

ENIC are determined to not find themselves in the same position again next term with Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all joining on free transfers.

Tottenham have paid £237m in fees too this summer with Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke joining from Newcastle United, West Ham and Brighton respectively.

And De Zerbi hinted at another signing being imminent earlier in the week as he described Tottenham as having “another bomba” ready.

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De Zerbi said: “In the transfer market, when I want one player, I become like a shark, no chance to say no.

“The transfer market, it’s not finished for sure, but we completed 60 per cent of our project in the transfer market.

“Now we have another bomba!”

Clarifying what he meant by those comments on Friday, De Zerbi explained: “Bomba in Italian is different to English. You can write what you want. I said we have to compete in the transfer market.

“We have some other players to complete the squad.”

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When asked what a ‘bomba’ would be in Italian, De Zerbi replied: “Tonali, Fernandes, Senesi, Robertson are bomba. Top players for us.”

Put to him if the club were expecting to make any more signings, the Italian continued: “I think two, maybe three, we have to see.”

One of those new signings could be Manchester City winger Savinho, who has been consistently linked with Tottenham for a few transfer windows, and now MilanLive insist that Spurs are ‘pressing hard’ for the Brazil international.

AC Milan are also monitoring developments around the potential deal with Savinho ‘increasingly close’ to leaving the Etihad Stadium and Tottenham are the Serie A side’s ‘main rivals’ for his signature.

Brazilian outlet Globo have revealed that Portuguese side Porto have ‘agreed terms with the player and are in advanced negotiations’ with Tottenham for Spurs left-back Souza.

The report adds: ‘Souza is 20 years old and has been followed by Porto since his youth academy days. In recent days, the club acted quickly to outbid rival Benfica, who also made a €20 million (approximately R$116.6 million) offer to Tottenham for the full-back.’