West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus has submitted a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move to Tottenham Hotspur. And it would appear as if Daniel Levy has got one over the Hammers with a trademark lowball deal.
That’s the latest from a top source at the London Stadium, who spoke exclusively to Claret & Hugh within the past few minutes.
The disappointment of losing one of West Ham’s best players to Spurs cannot be overstated. When we put it to the club insider that almost any club other than Tottenham would have been preferable, the response was:
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“Not 100% done, not great payment terms, but the player has put in a transfer request and they’re the only show in town.
All money will be used to bring in new players.”
It now seems late interest from Chelsea has failed to materialise, and Kudus is on the verge of completing a switch to North London—despite the deal not yet being fully finalised.
Kudus is close to leaving West Ham
The 24-year-old Ghanaian is understood to have already agreed personal terms via his agent, and Tottenham have provisionally booked a medical.
Claret & Hugh understands that the ‘not great terms’ refer to the structure of the deal, with the £55m transfer fee set to be paid in instalments over several years—a hallmark of Daniel Levy’s hardball negotiating tactics.
More information will no doubt emerge, but one thing is clear: Levy may have just got exactly the deal he wanted from West Ham.