Tottenham sign £50m Crystal Palace star in bold new summer

Spurs spent over £200m on new signings last season, and look set to spend big again this summer

Tottenham drew a collective sigh of relief when the 2025/26 season drew to a close last month, after weeks of anxiety revolving around the threat of relegation were ended by a final day Premier League win over Everton. The result saw Spurs survive by just two points, with London rivals West Ham plummeting into the Championship instead.

Despite winning the Europa League the season before, the troubling signs were all there: Tottenham’s league form that year was horrific under Ange Postecoglu, as was the club’s injury record, which continued into the 2025/26 campaign with new manager Thomas Frank. He wasn’t the right man for the job, nor was Igor Tudor, but eventually Roberto De Zerbi managed to save the day.

Without the distraction of European football next season, Spurs will be able to focus on stamping out their shambolic league form, and a major rebuild is afoot ahead of the summer transfer window opening next week. Free agent bargains Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi have already been recruited, while the club continue to press on with their mission to land big-money defender Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton.

We’re an impatient lot at 3AM Towers - we only just survived the Great Football Drought of 2026 between the Premier League ending and the World Cup starting - and wanted to figure out exactly who Tottenham will sign this summer. We turned to our old friend Football Manager, and got the simulator to predict every player they’ll buy in the upcoming transfer window.

Every player Spurs will sign this season predicted - Mitchell to Kim

Tyrick Mitchell - £50m from Crystal Palace: Despite already having Robertson on board, Spurs needed to sign another left-back, after Destiny Udogie called time on his spell in north London after three seasons, heading back to Serie A with Juventus. Tottenham wasted no time replacing him, spending some big money on Palace’s Mitchell.

The 26-year-old played a pivotal role in Palace’s change in fortunes under Oliver Glasner, winning both the FA Cup and Europa Conference League. He’ll feel a tad hard done by not being considered for England’s World Cup squad, given his impressive tackling and composure in one-on-one situations with opposition attacking players.

Youssouf Fofana - £30m from AC Milan: Spurs dipped back into the transfer market just a few days later, splashing the cash once again to seal their fourth signing of the summer. Fofana, a 27-year-old defensive midfielder, was lured to the club on a five-year contract, after two impressive seasons in the Italian top tier.

With Yves Bissouma exiting the club following the expiry of his contract, the signing of Fofana made sense, bringing some serious dynamism and pressing quality to the heart of Spurs’ midfield. Interestingly, in the real world, the ex-Monaco gem was actually linked with a move to Tottenham last month, and he looks likely to leave the San Siro this summer.

Kim Min-jae - £29m from Bayern Munich: Tottenham swooped to sign another defender, after Micky van de Ven completed a shock £85m move to Liverpool. Kim fell out of favour at Bayern last season, with new signing Jonathan Tah forming a rock-solid defensive partnership with Dayot Upamecano. He wanted out, and Spurs were ready to snap him up.

The 29-year-old defender, who played the full ninety minutes in South Korea’s 2026 World Cup opening win against Czechia, would certainly improve De Zerbi’s back-line, and has the impressive physicality necessary to thrive in the Premier League. Word has it that he’s on Man United’s radar this summer, as they plot a big rebuild of their own.

Every player Spurs will sign this season predicted - Vanderson to Lino

Vanderson - £32m from Monaco: Spurs were linked with a move for the Brazil international last January, but failed to get the deal done. Football Manager reckons they’ll manage to get their man this summer though, despite fierce competition from a host of Premier League rivals.

He missed out his country’s World Cup squad after having major thigh surgery back in March, and didn’t feature for Monaco much last season, starting just seven Ligue 1 matches. Still, the 24-year-old is a top quality right-back on his day and could provide some much-needed competition for Pedro Porro.

Anan Khalaily - £37m from Union SG: A rather expensive, left-field signing came next, as Tottenham looked to freshen up their options on the wing by signing the 15-cap Israel international. He arrived from the Belgian top tier after two seasons, filling a gap on the right flank.

His goal contribution numbers weren’t particularly impressive last season, scoring just three goals and providing five assists over the course of 37 league appearances, but the Spurs scouting team clearly saw some potential in the 21-year-old, who is renowned for his lightning pace when surging down the wing.

Zilas Huber - £16m from FC Zurich: Guglielmo Vicario completed his long-expected move back to Italy, joining Inter, but Spurs were unable to sign rumoured transfer target James Trafford, who ended up at Newcastle United instead. We can’t get our head around this one, with the 20-year-old Huber very much in the early stages of his career.

On top of that, he’s a classic ‘no-nonsense’ style of goalkeeper, which would make him incompatible with De Zerbi’s style of play that requires his number one to be able to distribute the ball calmly out from the back. Still, he’s nearly two metres tall and is known for his impressive reflex saves, so that’s something at least.

Samuel Lino - £25m from Flamengo: A fun one to round things off, Spurs also strengthened on the left wing by signing Lino. He’s previously been on the books at Atletico Madrid and Valenca in Spain, but opted for a move back to his homeland last summer - a move that saw him impress to the extent that he earned his first senior cap for Brazil a few months later.

It’s a little odd that he’s been predicted to move on so soon, but there’s no doubting that he’s a quality operator. Aged 26, Lino’s big break initially came when he moved from boyhood club Sao Bernardo to Portuguese outfit Gil Vincente, where his excellent displays saw him bag the dream move to Atleti four seasons later after his loan stint at Valencia.