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Tottenham confirm £55m signing of Premier League star after breakthrough
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham. talkSPORT understands the Ghana international joins in a £55million deal with the fee not including any add-ons. GettyKudus had a medical on Thursday and is officially a Tottenham player[/caption] The subject of add-ons was a point of controversy when Tottenham’s initial bid of £50m for the 24-year-old was knocked back by the Hammers. As part of the bid, Tottenham’s add-ons would only kick in if they won the Champions League or Premier League. The inclusion of trophy-related add-ons by Spurs came after they ended their 17-year wait for silverware in May with a victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final. Spurs have never won the Premier League and last won the English top-flight in the 1960/61 season. They are also yet to win the Champions League. Regardless, the inclusions of those add-ons represents the club’s serious belief in new boss Thomas Frank to bring home more silverware in the future. And the Dane and Tottenham’s transfer committee evidently believe the addition of Kudus will give them a stronger chance of making a serious dent in both the Champions League and Premier League. Kudus becomes the first player to move directly from West Ham since Scott Parker in 2011. He is the third man through the door at Tottenham following Frank’s appointment in June with the north Londoners also closing in on Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White. Mathys Tel joined on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich having spent the second half of last season on loan at Tottenham. Frank has received some key backing in the transfer marketGetty Japanese defender Kota Takai also arrived in a £5m deal from Kawasaki Frontale. A fourth capture may not be far away, as Brentford are braced for an offer from Tottenham for Yoane Wissa. talkSPORT understands Wissa would be interested in reuniting with former Bees boss Frank, with the west London out valuing the winger at around £40m. However, Forest have renewed their interest in Wissa after failing to sign him in January. They had a £25million offer rejected during the mid-season transfer window and their latest bid is reported to have fallen short of Brentford’s valuation for Wissa, which is in excess of £50m. Kudus will look to rekindle the form he showed in his first season at the HammersGetty Kudus joined West Ham in the summer of 2023 and enjoyed a strong debut campaign, as he finished with eight goals and nine assists from 33 league appearances. However, a turbulent second season under Julen Lopetegui and Graham Potter meant Kudus recorded just five goals and four assists across all competitions. Kudus became a target for Frank’s side after they cooled their interest in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze. The north London outfit had also eyed up Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo. However, the pursuit ended when they learned the Cherries would not accept less than £65m for the winger, who has since signed a five-year contract to remain on the south coast.
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.
talkSPORT understands the Ghana international joins in a £55million deal with the fee not including any add-ons.
The subject of add-ons was a point of controversy when Tottenham’s initial bid of £50m for the 24-year-old was knocked back by the Hammers.
As part of the bid, Tottenham’s add-ons would only kick in if they won the Champions League or Premier League.
The inclusion of trophy-related add-ons by Spurs came after they ended their 17-year wait for silverware in May with a victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.
Spurs have never won the Premier League and last won the English top-flight in the 1960/61 season.
They are also yet to win the Champions League.
Regardless, the inclusions of those add-ons represents the club’s serious belief in new boss Thomas Frank to bring home more silverware in the future.
And the Dane and Tottenham’s transfer committee evidently believe the addition of Kudus will give them a stronger chance of making a serious dent in both the Champions League and Premier League.
Kudus becomes the first player to move directly from West Ham since Scott Parker in 2011.
He is the third man through the door at Tottenham following Frank’s appointment in June with the north Londoners also closing in on Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White.
Mathys Tel joined on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich having spent the second half of last season on loan at Tottenham.
Japanese defender Kota Takai also arrived in a £5m deal from Kawasaki Frontale.
A fourth capture may not be far away, as Brentford are braced for an offer from Tottenham for Yoane Wissa.
talkSPORT understands Wissa would be interested in reuniting with former Bees boss Frank, with the west London out valuing the winger at around £40m.
However, Forest have renewed their interest in Wissa after failing to sign him in January.
They had a £25million offer rejected during the mid-season transfer window and their latest bid is reported to have fallen short of Brentford’s valuation for Wissa, which is in excess of £50m.
Kudus joined West Ham in the summer of 2023 and enjoyed a strong debut campaign, as he finished with eight goals and nine assists from 33 league appearances.
However, a turbulent second season under Julen Lopetegui and Graham Potter meant Kudus recorded just five goals and four assists across all competitions.
Kudus became a target for Frank’s side after they cooled their interest in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.
The north London outfit had also eyed up Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo.
However, the pursuit ended when they learned the Cherries would not accept less than £65m for the winger, who has since signed a five-year contract to remain on the south coast.
