Tottenham will reportedly have to pay big to bring in Premier League forward this summer and midfielder sale could partially fund deal
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Tottenham Hotspur may have to break their transfer record this summer to sign another established Premier League forward – and Spurs could partially fund the deal by selling one of their midfielders.
After Saturday's 2-1 win at home to Luton Town, Tottenham remain in the race for fourth place and Champions League football next season in an encouraging campaign under Ange Postecoglou.
The Australian arrived last summer after two successful seasons at Celtic and brought in a number of players as he sought to change both the style of play and the club's fortunes following a difficult 2022/23 campaign for Spurs, which saw Antonio Conte leave the club and Ryan Mason later appointed on an interim basis.
Tottenham have been linked with a summer move for Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White. (Image credit: Getty Images)
One of the players to arrive last summer was winger Brennan Johnson, who signed from Nottingham Forest for £47.5 million on deadline day.
And Tottenham could look to Forest again for another forward player, with England Under-21 international Morgan Gibbs-White reportedly interesting the north London club. However, the north London club may have to pay big for the former Wolves player.
According to Football Insider, Spurs have been told they will have to offer more than the £47.5m they paid for Johnson in order to sign Gibbs-White, with only bids in excess of £50m to be taken into consideration.
And if other clubs join the race, Tottenham could even be forced to break their transfer record of £54m, which they paid Lyon to sign Tanguy Ndombele in 2019.
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Spurs will also be keen to move on some of their current players in the summer and the Lilywhites could partially fund a deal for Gibbs-White by selling midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
The Dane, who is out of contract in 2025, is unhappy with his current lack of playing time at the north London club and is valued at around £20-25m.
Hojbjerg has not started a Premier League game for almost two months and is expected to be on his way this summer, with Juventus reportedly interested in the former Southampton midfielder.
Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.
