Tottenham transfer window rated - Mohammed Kudus golden, Mathys Tel pointless
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Jack Heath
Wed 3 September 2025 17:32, UK
Tottenham endured a turbulent transfer window with huge wins and major losses as Football Insider breaks down the club’s transfer dealings.
The summer of 2025 has likely drained many Tottenham fans of all their energy after missing out on key targets such as Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest and Spurs losing out to Arsenal for Eberechi Eze.
However, Thomas Frank can rest assured that chairman Daniel Levy ensured he had a strong enough squad to contend with Champions League football.
Football Insider reviews the Lilywhites’ transfer window after many highs and lows in north London coming from the perspective of a life-long Spurs fan.
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Several of the Lilywhites’ youngsters have bagged season-long loan moves to clubs in England and around the world.
Pretty much all of these players would have struggled to force their way into the starting XI this season, maybe barring Luka Vuskovic given the injury record of Spurs’ centre-backs.
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Of the five, my main focus will be on Mikey Moore to see if he can push on following a relatively successful breakout season for Tottenham last year under Ange Postecoglou.
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At Rangers, Russell Martin has a solid track record of bringing out the best in youth and will hopefully do the same with the young Englishman in what was the best loan move of the bunch in my opinion.
You have to feel bad for the Israel international after being completely cast out by the club since his arrival in 2023-24.
The left-winger impressed on loan at Leeds in their title-winning season, yet his displays were not enough to attract the attention of Frank.
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The loan to Villarreal is a positive one given the Spanish outfit are on the up after finishing fifth in La Liga in 2024-25, boding well for Manor Solomon’s prospects.
I’ve been rejoicing since the Catalan outfit came back in to sign the Spanish winger on a permanent deal after a season-long loan last year.
Bryan Gil has been nothing short of our worst transfer in the history of the club having made just 24 appearances in four years in the Premier League.
The former Valencia wide man has been loaned more times than I can count and it is great feeling to get him off our books on transfer deadline day.
Many Spurs fans will be split over the decision to part ways with the South Korean after he delivered after the long wait for a trophy last campaign.
Ultimately, the 33-year-old had been running out of steam, picking up niggling injuries and playing below his usual standards.
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Whilst Levy did receive a handsome amount for the former club captain, hearts were broken after the number seven left the club after 10 years in north London.
Son Heung-min is arguably now a bigger legend at Tottenham than Harry Kane after his loyalty and Europa League heroics.
Right at the start of July, Spurs swooped in for Kawasaki Frontale’s Kota Takai along with the previously agreed arrival of Vuskovic from HNK Hajduk Split.
The Croatian has really excited fans and will definitely be one of the starting centre-backs in the future both for club and country.
The Japanese was more of an obscure transfer which could pay off, yet I imagine we will likely sell the 20-year-old later down the line.
Signed from PSG on loan on deadline day, the Frenchman is a welcome addition to bolster our attacking front line.
Dominic Solanke continues to struggle with injuries so the former Frankfurt forward offers another weapon up top for Frank.
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I’m not sure if he will start over Richarlison initially but, given the Brazilian’s injury record, Randal Kolo Muani will definitely feature across the course of the campaign.
Having loaned the Austrian for the second half of last season, Kevin Danso was then made permanent at the start of July and has been an invaluable back-up centre-back.
The 26-year-old was comfortably one of our more consistent players last campaign when called upon and I’m happy with him supporting both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
The defensive midfield role has been one of the banes of the current Spurs squad for a long time, yet the decision to loan Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich was a masterstroke.
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When he played at Fulham, the Portugal international was a monster and his Premier League experience is a huge boost.
Moreover, the chance to make his transfer permanent at the end of the campaign gives the Lilywhites total control over the situation, in the event the number six completely flops.
Whilst it did feel very good to hijack Chelsea’s deal for the Dutchman, I still remain realistic when it comes to predicting how he will fare in the English top-flight.
Xavi Simons is a world-class athlete who has consistently notched at least 19 goal involvements in his last three seasons.
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However, the Bundesliga is a far different beast to the Premier League as has been seen by the slow start to Florian Wirtz’s career with Liverpool.
The 22-year-old will come good eventually, I’m sure, with the transfer looking stunning on paper, yet I want to remain calm and composed to see how he settles in his first match against West Ham.
The announcement of the Ghana international was precisely what the club needed after struggling to find an out-and-out attacking right-wing with the ability to drive at defenders and create chances out of nothing.
Mohammed Kudus has already started in sensational form at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, grabbing two assists in four matches and looking lively on every outing.
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Moreover, his work rate without the ball is impressive and suits the tactics and expectations of Frank and the Tottenham crowd.
It was a position that needed vast improvement and I’m very glad we got this deal over the line as the best signing for the club this summer.
Genuinely did not understand why we signed the Frenchman after a shocking short-term loan on the back of a disappointing second half of the 2024-25 season.
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Mathys Tel scored just three times in 20 appearances under Postecoglou and looked consistently awful in every game I saw him play in.
The only saving grace for why this wasn’t a lower rating was due to the fact Levy negotiated a lower fee to buy the 20-year-old from Bayern Munich on a permanent basis, but my word, what a waste of a transfer.