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The Wales international is set to depart across London to link up with Crystal Palace after being told he was not in Thomas Frank's plans
18:37, 01 Jan 2026Updated 18:38, 01 Jan 2026
Brennan Johnson is set to seal his Tottenham exit to Crystal Palace after being told by Thomas Frank and sporting director Fabio Paratici that he was not part of the club's plans going forward, football.london understands.
The 24-year-old was Spurs' top scorer last season with 18 goals to his name and seven assists, with his biggest goal proving to be the one that won the north London club the Europa League final in May in Bilbao, ending a 17-year-old wait for a trophy and a 41-year absence of European silverware.
However, the arrival of Mohammed Kudus in the summer blocked Johnson's chances on the right-hand side and he has made just six Premier League starts under Frank, scoring four goals across all competitions from just 912 minutes of football.
With Spurs looking to bring in more attacking players in the January window, they agreed a fee of around £35million with Palace for the Wales international, with interest from a string of other clubs such as Bournemouth, Everton as well as Aston Villa and Newcastle, who both would have needed to move players on before making any move for him.
football.london understands Johnson was informed on New Year's Eve by both Frank and Paratici that he was surplus to requirements at the club. Paratici himself has been linked with exiting the club, with Serie A strugglers Fiorentina looking to take him back to Italy as their head of football.
Now with Johnson undergoing his medical with the Eagles, he looks set to seal his switch to Palace to play for Oliver Glasner, with the Austrian himself the subject of questions surrounding his long-term future at Selhurst Park.
Johnson arrived from Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2023 for £47.5million with his former employers reported at the time to have negotiated a 10 per cent sell-on clause in that deal.
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