Three dream signings for Tottenham in the summer transfer window.
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to announce the signing of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg soon, but the work in this summer’s transfer window is far from over. Spurs need to continue to add pieces to their squad to push on from last season’s sixth-place finish in the Premier League.
After reaching the Champions League final a year ago, Spurs failed to push on and made a disastrous start to the 2019/20 season, leading to Mauricio Pochettino being sacked, something that would’ve been hard to believe just months before. Enter Jose Mourinho, who ultimately turned things around, but it was clear a lot of work still needs to be done.
Signing Hojbjerg is a great start. His role as a defensive midfielder will help fix a major weakness in the Tottenham lineup. He can become a key starter for Mourinho next season.
But Spurs could still be in the market for a right back, a backup striker, central defender, and more attacking playmakers. They’re not going to spend big money and will likely prioritize young players, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a couple of exceptions to that.
In this article, we’ll look at three dream moves for Tottenham in this transfer window. Some are more realistic than others, but they are signings that would be home-runs for Spurs.
Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale’s wage demands likely make this move impossible for Tottenham. And given his age and injury history, it’s likely Mourinho would rather go with a younger, cheaper option. But that’s why this would be a dream signing for Tottenham.
Bale can still play. And imagine what he could do for this Spurs team. He can score from anywhere, can beat defenders, and would form a dominant partnership with Harry Kane up front. Kane is one of the world’s best finishers, and he’d have plenty of chances created by Bale.
For whatever reason, Bale has been out of favor at Real Madrid and wasn’t even part of their recent Champions League squad to face Manchester City. Well, choose to not feature one of your best attacking players and you might well get eliminated.
If Bale does move, it will likely be to a team that can afford the transfer fee and his wages, but imagine he had his heart set on a return to Tottenham. It could make sense for him as he’d get to finish his career where he made a great impact years go. For Spurs, it’d be the type of move that can push them back up the Premier League table and maybe even contend for the title.
Philippe Coutinho
Another attacking player Tottenham have been linked to this summer is Philippe Coutinho. Unlikely? Yes. But if Spurs could make a deal, there’s no doubting what Coutinho would bring to this team.
Coutinho has spent the past season with Bayern Munich on loan from Barcelona, where he’s played 23 games in the Bundesliga, scoring eight goals with six assists. And Coutinho has no shortage of Premier League experience. In 152 Premier League games for Liverpool, he scored 41 goals with 37 assists.
Coutinho is 28 years old and in the prime of his career. Imagine him playing behind Harry Kane with Son Heung-min and either Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, or Steven Bergwijn to the right. It would have to be up there with one of the best attacking groups in the entire Premier League, and would also give Spurs a great chance to find success in the Europa League next season.
It’s a long-shot that Spurs will bring in Coutinho this summer, but he would make a huge impact. But whether it’s a permanent deal or a loan, it’s possible the chance to play with Jose Mourinho and return to the Premier League would make Tottenham a great landing spot for Coutinho. And if Spurs could find a way to make a deal affordable, this would be a dream signing.
Max Aarons
Max Aarons is exactly the type of player Tottenham will likely look to sign in this transfer window. He’s young and talented with the potential to become a great player. With Serge Aurier linked with a move to AC Milan and Kyle Walker-Peters looking likely to move to Southampton, right back becomes a position Spurs need to strengthen in this window.
Importantly, Aarons would also help Tottenham meet the “Home Grown Player” criteria, which every Premier League club needs to do.
With an aim to sign young talent, Aarons could be a great signing for Tottenham. And with Norwich being relegated to the Championship, a potential transfer for the England U21 international could be far more affordable than had Norwich maintained Premier League status.
Bayern Munich are rumored to have interest in signing Aarons, and it’s clear teams believe the young right back has potential.
With Tottenham, he’d get the chance to play a lot of minutes, stay in the Premier League, while also playing in Europe and pushing for trophies. He could be Spurs’ long-term answer at right back and become a great player under Mourinho.
Of the three players in this article, signing Aarons is the most realistic move for Tottenham.