Tottenham have reached an agreement with Bournemouth over signing the forward Dominic Solanke for an initial £55m, plus £10m in add-ons. Ange Postecoglou said recently the striker department was the “thinnest” of his Spurs squad and Solanke emerged as the club’s preferred candidate.
Bournemouth’s owner, Bill Foley, confirmed this summer that Solanke’s contract until 2027 included a release clause of about £65m and the deal represents a club-record sale. Nathan Aké’s £40m transfer to Manchester City in 2020 was Bournemouth’s previous biggest departure.
Postecoglou gave the go-ahead for Spurs to pursue Solanke after the best season of the 26-year-old’s career. He scored 21 goals, including 19 in the Premier League, but also caught the eye with his pressing statistics and link-up play.
A transfer to Tottenham would give Solanke another opportunity at a top-six club after he progressed through Chelsea’s academy as a teenager before he departed for Liverpool in 2017. He joined Bournemouth in 2019
Meanwhile, Chelsea are close to completing the signing of Wolves winger Pedro Neto for a fee of around £53m.
The Blues are keen to give Enzo Maresca all the tools required to thrive in the new season, and potentially challenge for the Premier League.
