Tottenham‘s summer rebuild is gathering serious momentum as Roberto De Zerbi continues shaping his squad ahead of the new campaign.
Spurs have already confirmed the signings of Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi as the club look to provide De Zerbi with the tools needed to implement his preferred style of football.
Robertson brings leadership, experience and proven quality at the highest level.
Senesi, meanwhile, arrives with Premier League pedigree and offers another reliable option in central defence.
However, Tottenham’s transfer business is far from finished.
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The north London club have also burst into the race for Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Once-£86 million World Cup striker offered to Tottenham by agents on Friday
The Lilywhites were contacted this week.
The Italy international is one of the most highly-rated midfielders in England and has been discussed as a top target for De Zerbi as Spurs explore his statement signing.
Any move would be difficult given Newcastle’s £100m valuation, but the admiration is believed to be serious.
Tottenham have also been continuing talks over a possible deal for Savinho, and while those pursuits remain ongoing, Tottenham have now completed one of their biggest deals of the summer.
Tottenham seal £52m deal for Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke
According to Fabrizio Romano, Spurs have now reached a full agreement with Brighton to sign Jan Paul van Hecke.
The transfer expert has delivered his famous “here we go”, confirming that the deal is effectively complete, and van Hecke will join Tottenham in a move worth around £52 million.
It marks the end of one of the most closely followed transfer sagas of the summer thus far.
Tottenham have been chasing the Brighton star for weeks, and had two initial offers rejected.
Despite those setbacks, Spurs never abandoned their pursuit.
The club remained confident that Van Hecke wanted the move and continued working towards a compromise, and their persistence has now been rewarded.
For De Zerbi, this is a hugely significant signing.
The Italian knows Van Hecke’s qualities extremely well from their time together at Brighton, and the defender flourished under De Zerbi’s coaching and has since developed into one of the Premier League’s most consistent centre-backs.
That existing relationship is believed to have played a major role in convincing the player to join Tottenham.
Van Hecke brings composure, physicality and excellent distribution from the back.
He is comfortable defending aggressively and possesses the technical ability required to thrive in De Zerbi’s possession-based system.
There had been speculation that Brighton’s interest in Luka Vuskovic could become part of negotiations.
However, Romano’s update tells a different story, and van Hecke will be Spurs’ third signing of the summer regardless.
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Spurs have been extremely busy in the transfer window so far.
