Tottenham confident of Sandro Tonali deal after Mateus Fernandes success | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur seem to have beaten Manchester United to the signing of West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes but they aren’t prepared to stop at the Portuguese.

Alfredo Pedulla reports about how the saga has transpired, clarifying that the Red Devils were quite confident of signing the Hammers’ star until yesterday. They held length discussions and believed they were well placed to beat Tottenham.

But in the last ten hours, Roberto De Zerbi has personally pushed for the move and his pressure on Jorge Mendes has proved decisive. Fernandes is expected to cost €85 million and he will go down as Spurs’ record signing.

But soon, that record can break again. In fact, Tottenham remain confident of signing Sandro Tonali too. There is an agreement over personal terms with the Italy man, whose price could exceed the €100 million mark.

Rebuild going right

Tottenham have needed a free-spending window for years now and it is no surprise this comes after Daniel Levy’s exit. There seems to be an understanding that this is needed, especially as the midfield spots were a real problem last season.

Tonali and Fernandes will fix the problems and take De Zerbi’s project to new heights.

Kaustubh Pandey – GIFN