Tottenham Hotspur are, once again, victims of one of the biggest transfer stories of the summer. Not too long after Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest snubbed them to stay with his current club despite a deal apparently being done, Crystal Palace star attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze, likewise, stunned Spurs by picking hated rivals Arsenal over them at the last possible second, just when everyone thought he was heading to Spurs to replace an injured James Maddison.
With less than 10 days left in the summer 2025 transfer window, Spurs are now left scrambling to sign a replacement for the FA Cup winner they never signed. Tottenham need an attacking midfielder. Heck, they need more than one of them, because they were already going for the likes of Gibbs-White before Maddison's devastating knee injury even happened.
According to a report from Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, there are three notable names Tottenham Hotspur are currently looking at as transfer alternatives to Eberechi Eze. The first is Southampton youngster Tyler Dibling, the second is Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers, and the third is RB Leipzig superstar Xavi Simons.
Dibling has been linked to Tottenham before, but he's by far the least enticing of the options. Although he's very talented, Dibling hasn't really done anything in the Premier League to prove that he's ready to be a key player for a Champions League level club like Tottenham, and with Maddison injured for a while, Spurs need someone who can reliable start - not someone whose future is only debatably as bright as loanee Mikey Moore's.
Tottenham have one dream target above all the others
Simons is the best of the three players, but he feels like a pipe dream at this point. He's already made it clear that he wants to join Chelsea, which Romano himself reiterates in the report, and Tottenham are so far behind the eight ball with the Bundesliga midifelder that they might as well save themselves from further humilitation and focus their time and resources elsewhere.
That elsewhere could be another very difficult target and yet another proven Premier League star in Morgan Rogers, who was one of the biggest breakout players in the league last season alongside another great attacker Spurs didn't sign, Bryan Mbeumo.
Rogers's hard work, unselfishness, and end product yielded 8 goals, 10 assists, 1.4 key passes per game, 1.8 dribbles completed per match, 1.4 fouls drawn per contest, and 1.2 tackles per appearance as arguably Villa's best player of the season.
Those are numbers Tottenham could certainly do with, and Frank would love a player with Rogers's work rate and well-roundedness. Spurs are said to view him as almost the perfect player to sign and their dream target of all the three playmakers, but Romano notes that those around the transfer market feel that he is just about impossible. But the impossible is what Spurs owe to their fans after the Gibbs-White and Eze sagas.