Spurs Agree £54.5m Deal To Buy Mohammed Kudus From West Ham

Tottenham person reached an statement to motion Mohammed Kudus from West Ham for £54.5m.

Kudus is owed to acquisition a aesculapian connected Thursday and will motion a six-year deal. The Ghana attacker will go nan first subordinate to time off West Ham for Spurs since Scott Parker successful 2011.

West Ham’s determination to waste Kudus to their London rivals is down to their needing to revamp their squad without inviting a imaginable breach of nan Premier League’s profitability and sustainability regulations. Sources astatine nan London Stadium are adamant that West Ham must waste to buy. They want a goalkeeper, a near centre-back, a near wing-back, astatine slightest 2 midfielders and a striker.

Kudus had an £85m merchandise clause valid for Premier League sides for nan first 10 days of July but West Ham were ever apt to judge a little fee. He was deemed nan club’s astir sellable plus and has attracted plentifulness of interest. Spurs person made nan strongest push for nan 24-year-old and had a £50m bid rejected past week. The costs is to beryllium dispersed complete 3 years.

West Ham are comfortable pinch allowing Kudus to leave, reasoning that he is champion playing connected nan correct – nan aforesaid position arsenic nan captain, Jarrod Bowen. Graham Potter does not consciousness that Kudus is tin of playing successful a cardinal domiciled successful nan Premier League. It is understood Kudus was doubly precocious for training this week and had requested a transfer.

Kudus impressed aft joining West Ham from Ajax for £37m 2 years agone but struggled past season. He fought pinch Potter’s predecessor, Julen Lopetegui, and managed 4 goals successful each competitions. He served a lengthy prohibition aft a reddish paper during a 4-1 conclusion by Spurs past October.

That dismissal has not stopped Tottenham from going for him. Kudus will boost Thomas Frank’s options successful nan last 3rd and his presence represents a show of intent arsenic Spurs look to rebuild aft replacing Ange Postecoglou pinch nan Dane.