West Ham have rejected a £50 million provide from Premier League rivals Tottenham for Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus, based on a report.
New Spurs supervisor Thomas Frank needs to make Kudus, 24, his most costly signing since being appointed in June, BBC Sport has mentioned.
The outlet added that talks are ongoing and named Chelsea amongst “no less than six prime golf equipment” who’ve just lately enquired about Kudus, citing sources.
Right here’s what Frank and West Ham supervisor Graham Potter have mentioned about Kudus and a take a look at the previous Ajax participant’s numbers.
Kudus inflicting chaos all afternoon 💫 pic.twitter.com/MOsKoiG2rK
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 23, 2025
Mohammed Kudus: Tottenham switch for ‘actually good’ livewire?
Frank praised Kudus earlier than the Dane’s former membership, Brentford, received 1-0 on the London Stadium within the prime flight on February 15, calling him a “prime participant”.
“Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen are actually, actually good,” added Frank, though Kudus missed a presentable second-half alternative to equalise towards the Bees.
“West Ham, for my part, offensively and defensively, have clear rules in all phases. They wish to management increasingly of the ball.”
The 51-year-old has a observe document of growing wingers, together with the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa at Brentford.
Mohammed Kudus: West Ham 2024/25
Kudus contributed 5 targets and three assists in 32 Premier League video games final season, together with two of every through the ultimate eight video games of the marketing campaign.
He began in 31 of these video games, though Potter, who joined in January, steered Kudus would have seen his season as “slightly bit disappointing”.
“Not due to his lack of effort or something like that, however generally these items occur,” Potter mentioned in March. “Talking personally, he’s been nice with us when it comes to how he’s labored each day – unbelievable.
“He has constructed his health and situation as much as the purpose the place he can maintain issues lots higher now.
“Soccer can go like that generally. You’ll be able to have slightly spell when it doesn’t fairly occur for you in entrance of aim or your ultimate cross simply doesn’t fairly get there.
“It doesn’t take a lot to show that spherical. How he contributed, for instance, towards Arsenal in our win there (in February): although he didn’t rating or help, he was a prime, prime participant in that sport and massively helped us.
“So the numbers say one thing, however there are additionally the (different) elements of his efficiency which were actually, actually good.”
Mohammed Kudus switch charge
Kudus has an £85m launch clause to different Premier League golf equipment that grew to become energetic this summer season, based on The Athletic.
That will be a document charge for Tottenham by a ways, beating the potential complete of £65m they agreed to pay Bournemouth for striker Dominic Solanke in August 2024.
Spurs and Kudus’s different mooted suitors are understandably mentioned to be eager to scale back that charge, with experiences suggesting West Ham are open to accepting much less.
Tottenham completed instantly above the relegation zone in 2024/25 however will play within the 2025/26 Champions League as a reward for profitable the Europa League in Ange Postecoglou’s ultimate season in cost.
Mohammed Kudus Stats
Born within the suburb of Nima in Ghanaian capital Accra, Kudus joined the well-known Proper to Dream soccer academy as a 10-year-old earlier than shifting to Danish membership Nordsjalland in January 2018.
Future Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag took the 19-year-old to Ajax for round £7.8m in July 2020 and obtained a return of 19 targets and 7 assists in all competitions the next season, together with strikes towards Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers within the Champions League.
Ghana began Kudus of their three video games on the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, the place he scored twice in a 3-2 win over South Korea as a part of a complete of 12 targets in 42 caps.
The 2023 Footballer of the Yr in his homeland, Kudus joined West Ham for £38m in August 2023 and produced 18 targets and 10 assists in 48 video games in 2023/24.
Mohammed Kudus: ‘Extra to return’
“I’ve been beneath the requirements I’ve set for myself this season,” Kudus instructed West Ham throughout a season wherein the Hammers completed ninth following the sacking of boss Julen Lopetegui earlier than Potter’s arrival.
“It’s been a really troublesome season. We, as a group, had our expectations set very excessive. I do know a variety of issues haven’t gone properly.
“It’s soccer, there are a variety of ups and downs – however it is advisable to be your self always. I’ve set very excessive expectations of myself – much more than what the followers and others assume – and I do know the enter and impression I can have in a sport.
“I wouldn’t say it’s been my greatest season however, as a group, we’re at a stage proper now the place we’re constructing and rising.
“Crucial factor for me is to maintain going and maintain believing in myself and doing my factor. There’s much more to return from me.
“I like gamers who entertain the followers and wish to rating. I do know there’s lots at stake, but it surely’s a sport and it’s leisure, so I like gamers who get followers off their seats.”
