Tottenham Hotspur agree £55m fee for West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £55m fee with West Ham United to sign midfielder Mohammed Kudus.

The Ghana international is now set to have a medical before signing a long-term contract.

West Ham on Saturday had rejected an initial £50m but a deal has now been clinched. Kudus who joined the Hammers from Ajax in 2023 for a reported €44.5m (£38m) plus add-ons is now set to begin a new adventure at Tottenham.

Kudus is set to begin his medical with Spurs on Thursday ahead of signing a six-year contract.

If it goes through, this will be the first transfer between the two rivals since Scott Parker joined Spurs from West Ham in 2011.

Spurs remain interested in Brentford’s Yoane Wissa after the expected arrival of Kudus.

Tottenham are eager to build on their Europa League success having sacked Ange postecoglou and replaced him with Thomas Frank.

Thomas Frank built a strong team at Brentford and he has been tasked to lead the new era at Tottenham Hotspur.

Having won the race to sign Kudus over the likes of Newcastle United and Chelsea, Tottenham have also been linked with Brentford forward Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo.

However, Manchester United’s pursuit of Mbeumo might see Tottenham place all focus on Wissa.

Sources have indicated that Wissa is open to a move across the capital. Wissa has courted major interest from Premier League clubs in recent months, Nottingham Forest failing to sign the DR Congo international in January.

But Spurs now have an interest in the former Lorient player, who scored 20 goals last season.

Wissa’s current deal expires next summer – but there is an option to extend it by a further year.