Tottenham have signed West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus for more than £55 million on a six-year deal, subject to work permit.
Kudus reportedly handed in a transfer request and was late to training twice this week to ensure a deal was completed.
The arrival of the exciting winger, who will wear the number 20 shirt, is a statement signing for new Spurs head coach Thomas Frank.
The Europa League winners have also been linked to Yoane Wissa, who played for Frank at former club Brentford.
Mohammed Kudus: Tottenham transfer
Frank praised Kudus before Brentford won 1-0 at the London Stadium in the top flight on February 15, calling him a “top player”.
“Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen are really, really good,” added Frank, although Kudus missed a presentable second-half opportunity to equalise against the Bees.
“West Ham, in my opinion, offensively and defensively, have clear principles in all phases. They want to control more and more of the ball.”
The 51-year-old has a track record of developing wingers, including the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa at Brentford.
Mohammed Kudus: West Ham 2024/25
Kudus, a two-time Ghana Footballer of the Year, contributed five goals and three assists in 32 Premier League games last season, including two of each during the final eight games of the campaign.
He started in 31 of those games, although manager Graham Potter, who joined in January, suggested Kudus would have viewed his season as “a little bit disappointing”.
“Not because of his lack of effort or anything like that, but sometimes these things happen,” Potter said in March. “Speaking personally, he’s been great with us in terms of how he’s worked every day – fantastic.
“He has built his fitness and condition up to the point where he can sustain things a lot better now.
“Football can go like that sometimes. You can have a little spell when it doesn’t quite happen for you in front of goal or your final pass just doesn’t quite get there.
“It doesn’t take much to turn that round. How he contributed, for example, against Arsenal in our win there [in February]: even though he didn’t score or assist, he was a top, top player in that game and massively helped us.
“So the numbers say something, but there are also the [other] aspects of his performance that have been really, really good.”
Mohammed Kudus transfer fee
Kudus had an £85m release clause to other Premier League clubs that became active this summer, according to The Athletic.
That would behave been a record fee for Tottenham by some distance, beating the potential total of £65m they agreed to pay Bournemouth for striker Dominic Solanke in August 2024.
Spurs and Kudus’s other mooted suitors had reportedly been understandably said to be keen to reduce that fee.
Tottenham finished immediately above the relegation zone in 2024/25 but will play in the 2025/26 Champions League as a reward for winning the Europa League in Ange Postecoglou’s final season in charge.
Mohammed Kudus stats
Born in the suburb of Nima in Ghanaian capital Accra, Kudus joined the famous Right to Dream football academy as a 10-year-old before moving to Danish club Nordsjalland in January 2018.
Future Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag took the 19-year-old to Ajax for around £7.8m in July 2020 and received a return of 19 goals and seven assists in all competitions the following season, including strikes against Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers in the Champions League.
Ghana started Kudus in their three games at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, where he scored twice in a 3-2 win over South Korea as part of a total of 12 goals in 42 caps.
The 2023 Footballer of the Year in his homeland, Kudus joined West Ham for £38m in August 2023 and produced 18 goals and 10 assists in 48 games in 2023/24.
Mohammed Kudus: ‘More to come’
“I’ve been below the standards I’ve set for myself this season,” Kudus told West Ham during a season in which the Hammers finished ninth following the sacking of boss Julen Lopetegui before Potter’s arrival.
“It’s been a very difficult season. We, as a team, had our expectations set very high. I know a lot of things haven’t gone well.
“It’s football, there are a lot of ups and downs – but you need to be yourself at all times. I’ve set very high expectations of myself – even more than what the fans and others think – and I know the input and impact I can have in a game.
“I wouldn’t say it’s been my best season but, as a team, we’re at a stage right now where we are building and growing.
“The most important thing for me is to keep going and keep believing in myself and doing my thing. There’s a lot more to come from me.
“I like players who entertain the fans and want to score. I know there’s a lot at stake, but it’s a sport and it’s entertainment, so I like players who get fans off their seats.”
