THE NORTH LONDON CLUB ARE SOON PREPARING TO RETURN FOR PRE-SEASON TRAINING, AND THEY WILL BE DOING SO WITH A NEW MANAGER IN CHARGE IN THOMAS FRANK. SPURS WILL ALSO BE HOPEFUL THAT BY THE TIME PRE-SEASON ROLLS AROUND, THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME FRESH FACES WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR AT HOTSPUR WAY.
DANIEL LEVY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DEAL TO GET ONE OF THE DANISH HEAD COACH’S TOP TRANSFER REQUESTS THROUGH THE DOOR, BUT HIS LATEST OFFER HAS JUST BEEN REFUSED. TOTTENHAM HAVE SECOND MOHAMMED KUDUS BID REJECTED.
GRAEME BAILEY – CHIEF CORRESPONDENT AT TBR FOOTBALL – HAS NOW BEEN INFORMED THAT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HAVE HAD A BID OF £55 MILLION REJECTED FOR MOHAMMED KUDUS.
THE LILYWHITES’ OFFER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A FIXED FEE OF £50 MILLION PLUS £5 MILLION IN ADD-ONS, WITH THE BID HAVING BEEN LOGGED EARLIER THIS WEEK. SPURS OFFERED £50 MILLION LAST MONTH, WHICH, OF COURSE, WAS ALSO REFUSED.
WEST HAM UNITED DECIDED TO REJECT THE LATEST OFFER AND ARE STANDING FIRM OVER THEIR ASKING PRICE, ADAMANT THAT ANY ACCEPTED OFFER MUST AT LEAST START WITH A SIX.
THE HAMMERS WANT AROUND £65 MILLION FOR KUDUS AND FEEL THEY ARE BEING QUITE REASONABLE, GIVEN HIS £84 MILLION RELEASE CLAUSE AT THE LONDON STADIUM. AS TBR FOOTBALL HAS ALREADY REVEALED, KUDUS REALLY WANTS TO JOIN TOTTENHAM AND VIEWS THE MOVE AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS CAREER.
WEST HAM NEED TO SELL KUDUS TO HELP FUND THEIR OWN MOVES IN THE TRANSFER MARKET, OWING TO THEIR CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
TALKS BETWEEN TOTTENHAM, KUDUS AND WEST HAM REMAIN ONGOING, AND DESPITE INTEREST FROM OTHER CLUBS, THE NORTH LONDONERS REMAIN THE MOST ADVANCED IN A DEAL.
LEVY BELIEVES FRANK COULD TURN KUDUS INTO A STAR, GIVEN THE WORK THAT HE DID AT BRENTFORD WITH THE LIKES OF OLLIE WATKINS, BRYAN MBEUMO AND IVAN TONEY.
WHEN MOHAMMED KUDUS WAS TIPPED TO WIN THE BALLON D’OR
KUDUS IS SO HIGHLY RATED BACK ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA, AND LAST SEASON, THE FORWARD WAS TIPPED TO, AT SOME STAGE, EVENTUALLY WIN THE BALLON D’OR.
DURING THE 2023/24 SEASON, KUDUS LIT UP THE LONDON STADIUM AS HE MANAGED 18 GOALS AND 10 ASSISTS IN 48 APPEARANCES.
THE WEST HAM ATTACKER IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BECOME THE BEST AFRICAN PLAYER, WHICH FRANK COULD BE THE COACH TO HELP UNLOCK.
SPEAKING BACK IN FEBRUARY 2024, KUDUS’ FORMER YOUTH COACH, JEREMY SEETHAL, TOLD THE ATHLETIC: “GIVE IT TWO YEARS, KUDUS WILL BE THE BEST AFRICAN PLAYER.
“I’M CONFIDENT THAT ONE DAY HE WILL WIN THE BALLON D’OR. EVERYONE HAS SEEN HIS GROWTH. NOW HE’S SHINING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. HE’S A SUPERSTAR.”
