Spurs Sign Kudus With Gibbs-White Set To Follow
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Tottenham have signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham and are set to capture Nottingham Forest\u2019s Morgan Gibbs-White in a double swoop worth over \u00a3100 million ($136 million).<\/strong><\/p>\n Kudus became the first player since 2011 to make the move from the Hammers to rivals Spurs in a reported \u00a355 million deal.<\/p>\n Gibbs-White is set to follow as Spurs have activated the \u00a360 million buyout clause in his Forest contract.<\/p>\n The double signing marks the start of the Thomas Frank era at Tottenham after he replaced Ange Postecoglou last month, despite the Australian winning the Europa League to end a 17-year trophy drought for the club.<\/p>\n Victory over Manchester United in the Bilbao final also secured Spurs direct entry to the Champions League.<\/p>\n Kudus said the combination of playing in Europe\u2019s elite competition and Frank\u2019s track record of developing talent at Brentford were major factors in his decision to join.<\/p>\n \u201cI have always wanted to play at the highest level,\u201d the Ghanaian international said on the Tottenham website.<\/p>\n \u201cHow big the club is, the history, and (in) the Champions League as well, so it is a big moment. I am finally here and am very happy. I can\u2019t wait to start.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most important part of why I came here is the project and how the manager sees that I can develop under him.<\/p>\n \u201cI have seen the amount of talent he has developed to become great players, and that is a big sign of why I wanted to work under him as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Kudus scored 19 goals in 80 appearances for West Ham since joining from Ajax for \u00a338 million two years ago.<\/p>\n Gibbs-White had previously been linked with Manchester City after playing a major role in Forest\u2019s seventh-placed finish in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n He scored seven goals and provided 10 assists in 34 Premier League appearances to earn senior England recognition under both Lee Carsley and Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n His departure is the second major loss for Forest in a matter of days with Anthony Elanga set to join Newcastle in a \u00a355 million move.<\/p>\n Gibbs-White joined Forest from Wolves in 2022 for an initial \u00a325 million that could rise to \u00a342.5 million in add-ons.<\/p>\n AFP<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n