Tottenham have just completed most important summer deal to avoid £34.3m Thomas Frank nightmare

Tottenham will hope to end the summer transfer window with seven new signings brought into Thomas Frank's squad. Mathys Tel, Kota Takai, Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha are the players to have arrived thus far with the Spurs boss now actively looking to also strengthen in three other positions.

Following the serious knee injury to James Maddison, an addition in attacking midfield is being sought after with Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze top of the club's shortlist. Negotiations for the Eagles talisman have been ongoing for the last week or so with a final agreement seemingly getting closer by the day.

Eze appears to be aware of that as well with his actions at the end of the 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Sunday suggesting that could have been his last game for Palace. Spurs are also actively looking to sign a new winger with talks for Manchester City's Savinho having taken place.

However, the Brazilian now looks more likely to stay at Etihad Stadium following a Pep Guardiola decision. Strengthening out wide seems less of a priority given the options currently at Frank's disposal, but it is likely that alternatives have been looked at.

Spurs are also keen to bring in a new centre-back especially if Luka Vuskovic seals a loan move for the 2025/26 season. Bayer Leverkusen's Piero Hincapie has been mooted as an option but it would likely take activating his apparent £52million release clause to agree a deal.

His teammate Edmond Tapsoba was a target for Spurs before they opted to sign Micky van de Ven and the Dutchmen has since formed a strong partnership with new club captain Cristian Romero.

The centre-back duo were key to Tottenham winning the Europa League and the hope will be they remain as part of the club's spine for the next few years with that now looking very likely after Romero signed a new four-year contract.

Confirmation of his extension arrived on Monday evening and given the speculation surrounding his future alongside his clear importance to the team, it is unlikely that Tottenham complete a more important deal.

The 27-year-old penning fresh terms is a huge statement of intent from both the player and Spurs with it seemingly clear he feels that more trophies can be won. It is also very likely he has received a pay rise up from the £8.58million he had taken in during the first three years of the contract he signed when initially joining permanently back in 2022.

The nightmare scenario of Romero leaving as a free agent next summer, after earning a reported £34.3million from his four-year deal, has now been avoided by Frank.

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