Tottenham Hotspur are still pursuing multiple attacking options before the summer 2025 transfer window closes, as the collapse of the Morgan Gibbs-White deal with Nottingham Forest gives Spurs cash and squad space to go after another attacking game-changer. And even if Tottenham signed Gibbs-White, they could have still used a left winger or striker signing, too.
The thing is, the transfer market is pretty barren in terms of top goal-scoring options at striker. Tottenham aren't going to be competitive for the best options like Benjamin Sesko - let alone Alexander Isak - especially since Thomas Frank and the club want to give 65 million pound investment Dominic Solanke the first crack to start in his second season in North London.
Tottenham, though, should be after alternatives to offer depth, and while Yoane Wissa may be the preferred option for Frank as his 19-goal striker at Brentford last season, that ship may have sailed as well with Newcastle currently showing significantly more interest in the 28-year-old No. 9.
One option Tottenham could circle back to is Ligue 1 star Arnaud Kalimuendo, whom Tottenham were linked to earlier in the transfer window. Other Premier League clubs like Nottingham Forest have also been mentioned in the past as suitors for the French No. 9.
Brentford are now interested
Now, according to a report from Fabrizio Romano, Brentford have also joined the transfer battle and "made contact" with Kalimuendo over a transfer, facing the prospect of losing Wissa alongside Bryan Mbeumo this summer transfer window. And Villarreal, who may be the favorites to land the 23-year-old striker, have also reached out for information on a transfer.
Fab says that Kalimuendo has "concrete chances" of a transfer this August and declares the Rennes star as "one to watch". Kalimuendo has been one of the better forwards in Ligue 1 over the past few seasons, scoring 12 goals for Lens a few years ago as a top prospect and then 10 in the 2023/24 season for Rennes.
But he really broke out in the 2024/25 season for Rennes, scoring 17 goals with 3 assists as one of the top strikers in Ligue 1. At just 23 years old, Kalimuendo has star potential, and even with the caveat that goals are easier to come by in the French top flight, he did have a significantly better scoring season than Solanke or Richarlison at Tottenham, though he was still beaten by Wissa's 19 in the Premier League.
Tottenham are probably going to stick with Richarlison, who is to difficult to sell at this juncture, and Kalimuendo is more of a Brentford or Nottingham Forest level signing than a Tottenham one. But he is younger and has a better recent track record than Richarlison, so if Tottenham can arrange a deal with a Turkish or Saudi Arabian club for the Brazilian international, then maybe Kalimuendo could work as an affordable alternative to split minutes with Solanke. More likely, though, Spurs will pass.