Tottenham Agree £55m Fee For West Ham's Kudus

Tottenham person agreed a £55m interest pinch West Ham to motion midfielder Mohammed Kudus.

The Ghana world is now group to person a aesculapian earlier signing a semipermanent contract.

BBC Sport reported connected Saturday that nan Hammers had rejected an first £50m but a woody has now been clinched.

Kudus, who has an £85m merchandise clause, joined West Ham successful a £38m woody from Ajax successful 2023. He has made 65 Premier League appearances for nan club, scoring 13 goals and providing 9 assists.

At slightest six apical clubs person enquired astir Kudus successful caller weeks but well-placed sources told BBC Sport nan 24-year-old had prioritised a move to Spurs.

Meanwhile, Tottenham are besides exploring a move for Brentford guardant Yoane Wissa.

Phil McNulty, main shot writer

Kudus is highly rated by galore very bully judges.

When I said to Danny Murphy astatine nan extremity of past play astir players Liverpool should beryllium looking astatine this summer, he named Kudus arsenic one. The subordinate is sought aft - contempt being arsenic underwhelming past play arsenic he was electrifying successful 2023-24 pursuing a £38m move from Ajax.

He only scored 5 goals successful nan astir caller campaign, down from 14 nan twelvemonth before, and was often ineffective successful nan strategy preferred by caput coach Graham Potter, who took complaint successful January and favours wing-backs complete wingers.

Kudus was often utilised up beforehand by Potter and seldom featured wide connected nan right, arguably his champion position, but 1 successful which West Ham already person skipper Jarrod Bowen.