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Tottenham Hotspur have booked in a medical for Mohammed Kudus after agreeing a fee with West Ham United, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
Spurs have made landing Kudus a priority target for this summer’s transfer window and it is a move the former Ajax man has wanted to happen.
Now there has been a breakthrough in talks between the two clubs on a fee, which will see West Ham bank around £55m from selling him to Spurs.
Tottenham are acting quickly and have now booked in a medical for the 24-year-old for Thursday.
A six-year contract is on the table for Kudus and personal terms are not expected to represent any problem for Thomas Frank’s men.
Tottenham will want the deal done and dusted as soon as possible as they continue their rebuild under Frank.
They are also in the process of chasing Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa, a player that Frank knows well.
Player From Fee
Richarlison Everton £60m
Dominic Solanke Bournemouth £55m
Tanguy Ndombele Lyon £55m
Brennan Johnson Nottingham Forest £45m
Cristian Romero Atalanta £44m
Bringing in Kudus and Wissa would inject new life into the Tottenham attack and is sure to be something Frank would be excited about.
For West Ham, who have been insisting they need to sell to buy, the deal should give Graham Potter some spending power in the market.
Kudus will be able to play in the Champions League next season by making the move, with Spurs having booked their spot in the league phase through winning the Europa League.
The Hammers star made 32 appearances in the Premier League last term and made eight goal contributions in those games.
He scored at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Spurs in October and that may well have stuck in the north London club’s mind.
The substantial transfer fee means Kudus will become one of the most expensive signings Tottenham have ever made.
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INSIDE FUTBOL SAYS:
Mohammed Kudus is highly rated and has shown glimpses of his talent, but he will need to have a bigger impact at Tottenham Hotspur, especially after last season’s league debacle.
For West Ham, selling Kudus is a massive gamble as he has actually been one of their better signings in recent years. The Hammers’ business has been poor of late, with the likes of Jean-Clair Todibo, Guido Rodriguez, Crysensio Summerville and Niclas Fullkrug pulling up no trees.
If West Ham blow the money coming in from Kudus on more signings who do not perform, they could be in danger of going backwards even on last season and that will be a scary prospect for Hammers fans.