Tottenham Hotspur are running amok in the free agent market, closing deals for two players we were linked with before Roberto De Zerbi saved our bacon.
The Italian worked a minor miracle to galvanise a broken squad down the stretch and secure enough points to guide us to safety. Now, he's preparing for a summer clear-out.
After signing a five-year contract and saving the club from the abyss, De Zerbi has immense power. There's not a single signing that won't have his approval, and he's likely to be heavily influential in the recruitment process himself.
Spurs need to fill multiple holes and deepen the quality at plenty of position groups. We're in for a hectic couple of months on either side of the World Cup, which will likely slow down transfer talk.
We're still two weeks away from the summer transfer window officially opening, yet De Zerbi's squad has already been bolstered. The signings of Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson will be made official when their respective contracts expire with Bournemouth and Liverpool. Many are pleased with the former but less convinced by the latter. Still, there are obvious perks to signing Robertson, even at this stage of his career.
Alan Shearer believes Robertson to Tottenham suits all parties
Spurs have convinced Robertson despite a late hijacking attempt from Juventus. The Scot could've joined his compatriots in Serie A by signing with one of Europe's most prestigious clubs, but has instead opted for De Zerbi's exciting north London project.
An incredible servant on Merseyside for almost a decade, Robertson was once the Premier League's leading left back. He no longer boasts that status, yet, as the competition's all-time record scorer alluded to when he weighed in on the impending move, Robertson still has much to offer.
“I think there’s no doubt Robertson going to Spurs is a good move for both him and Tottenham. His experience, his know-how, he’s still got great ability," Shearer said (via Chris Cowlin on X).
"I think pound for pound; he’s probably one of the best signings in the Premier League we’ve seen."
Robertson joined Liverpool from Hull City for £8 million in 2017, and would go on to become a two-time Premier League champion and a Champions League winner with the Reds. He's a Premier League great, whose intangibles will be immensely valuable to a Spurs squad that lacked leadership and accountability for much of 2025/26.
The 31-year-old, of course with De Zerbi, too, will help raise the standards of a club that almost succumbed to an unfathomable fate.
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