The BBC reported that in the past 48 hours, Tottenham's behavior seemed to be very different from before. The team is preparing to spend £115 million to sign Kudus and Morgan Gibbs White, which is not very common in the Levi era. In recent years...
The BBC reported that in the past 48 hours, Tottenham's behavior seemed to be very different from before. The team is preparing to spend £115 million to sign Kudus and Morgan Gibbs White, which is not very common in the Levi era.
In recent years, Tottenham's performance in the transfer market has been known for its frugality, although they spent £55 million to bring in Solank last season, the deal could eventually reach the club's record of £65 million. However, the situation in recent days seems to herald a new beginning. If Gibbs White joins Tottenham from Nottingham Forest for £60 million, it will be the highest initial transfer fee in club history. Tottenham still hopes to complete the deal, and Forests are investigating whether the confidentiality agreement in the player's contract has been violated and claiming that Tottenham had contacted the player without obtaining permission.
Previously, it was reported that Tottenham's budget in the summer transfer window will be restricted. But now signing Kudus for £55 million and possibly Gibbs White for £60 million has clearly broken that limit. What changed?
As we all know, Tottenham Chairman Levi has been seeking external investment. However, according to BBC Sports, the current transfer expenses are more likely to be due to the injection of funds from club owner ENIC rather than the result of external investment.
Recently, ENIC has paid more attention to club operations. Although rumors about Middle East investment continue to occur, the source of funds is not important for fans. What they really care about is whether the team can form a squad that can compete for the championship and enter the Champions League stably. Both Kudus and Gibbs White have the ability to help realize the fans' wishes. Both are talented players, in line with Tottenham's offensive traditions and have Premier League experience. This is the main goal of the team recruiting team this summer.
If the Gibbs White deal is finally reached, Tottenham's transfer spending this summer will increase to £170 million, including permanent signings with Terr and Kevin Densord last season after loan. This big investment may surprise some fans, but in fact it continues the club's high investment trend in recent years. In the past three summer transfer windows, Tottenham has been one of the top five major spenders in the Premier League.
In the summer of 2023, the team spent £219 million to introduce eight players, partly offset by Kane's transfer to Bayern Munich for £86.5 million. However, Tottenham does not often spend so much on a single player. Gibbs White will become the fifth player in Tottenham history to have a transfer fee of more than £50 million, just one day after Kudus became fourth.
New Tottenham head coach Frank will have many options to play as the central defender, and Kudus is also more inclined to the No. 10 position, and he usually plays on the wing at West Ham. Tottenham is full of talents on the offensive line, with players such as Kudus, Madison, Kulusevsky, Solomon and Brennan Johnson.
