Tottenham Hotspur captured the Europa League title in 2024/25 to cap off a historically awful Premier League season with a historically meaningful campaign overall. Spurs had not won a major European title in over 40 years, and while the win hasn't settled Ange Postecoglou's future, it has given him a chance to continue what he is building in North London.
Regardless of who manages Tottenham in 2025/26, Spurs are going to need much better players in order to finish better than 17th in the Premier League and actually compete in their return to the Champions League.
Here are the five biggest dream signings Spurs need to consider signing this summer.
Crystal Palace CB Marc Guehi
Although Tottenham don't need a center back if Cristian Romero stays, which is actually a distinct possibility if Postecoglou is retained, the opportunity to sign Marc Guehi from FA Cup champions Crystal Palace is too tantalizing of a prospect for Spurs to pass up on.
Tottenham tried to sign Guehi in the summer 2024 transfer window with an ambitious 70 million pound bid to the Eagles, who ended up roundly rejecting all overtures from Spurs and Newcastle. But with just one year left on his contract entering the 2025/26 season, Guehi is ripe to switch allegiances at a rate significantly lower than 70 million.
Guehi is one of the best center backs in the Premier League and still young at 24 years old. He can mark all of the best strikers in the Premier League and would offer Spurs a world-class center back with a much different profile to either Romero or Micky van de Ven.
Lyon RW Rayan Cherki
While Rayan Cherki appears close to a move to Manchester City, Tottenham could always change the transfer narrative of a young gem set to be one of the biggest bargains of the 2025 market by showing considerably more interest in the Lyon star and ramping up their pursuit of him.
Cherki has been tabbed for greatness for years, with clubs as mighty as Real Madrid monitoring him closely as the next big thing. Now, Cherki is a key starter for Lyon and has graduated into becoming the new face of the team, proving his meddle in the big games with 12 goals and 19 assists last season between the Europa League and Ligue 1.
The 21-year-old has a sweet left foot and can start for Tottenham as either an attacking midfielder in rotation with James Maddison or as an inverted playmaker on the right wing in rotation with Dejan Kulusevski (and Brennan Johnson).
Brentford RW Bryan Mbeumo
A more explosive winger profile and less of a playmaker, Bryan Mbeumo has proven himself at the Premier League level with Brentford, who had a much more successful 2024/25 campaign within the Premier League itself than Spurs.
While Mbeumo seems to favor a move to Europa League losers Manchester United over the others like Spurs, that doesn't mean Tottenham have no chance at convincing arguably the biggest breakout star of the 2024/25 Premier League season to join them.
The heir to Son Heung-min doesn't have to be a left winger, and while Spurs do have more of a need on the left side than on the right with options like Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson there, Tottenham could resolve both wings long-term with a one-two punch of Mbeumo and Mathys Tel.
Mbeumo's production is difficult to deny. The 25-year-old Cameroonian international scored a whopping 20 goals and 7 assists from the wing at Brentford with 1.8 key passes and 2.6 combined dribbles completed and fouls drawn per game. He looks like the real deal.
RB Leipzig AM Xavi Simons
Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is a popular transfer target for Tottenham in the rumor mill - and for good reason. He's an excellent player and one of the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League, having just led the Eagles to a major trophy without the help of current Bayern Munich star Michael Olise.
But Tottenham should actually be looking for a different option in the attacking midfield. RB Leipzig star Xavi Simons is both younger and better than Eze, and there's every chance that Spurs could sign the Dutchman for cheaper.
Simons is 22 and the perfect modern-day 10, especially for how aggressively Postecoglou likes to play in transitions and win the ball up the pitch. The Barcelona academy product has registered a combined 18 goals and 18 assists in his first two Bundesliga seasons, providing more than adequate progression, creativity, and defensive work. He could be Spurs best player if signed.
Eintracht Frankfurt ST Hugo Ekitike
Finally, even though Tottenham spent more than 120 million pounds combined on Richarlison and Dominic Solanke at striker over the past couple of years, they haven't been getting anywhere near the production matching those fees.
Solanke showed enough in the big Europa League matches and has the all-around skill-set deserving of a second season to prove he can be the guy for Spurs, but Richarlison is likely to leave this summer, preferably back to Everton.
Hugo Ekitike would be a dream get at striker for Tottenham, as he would be a younger, more explosive, and more clinical alternative to the steady well-rounded veteran presence of Solanke, who is more physically imposing.
The only true thorn in the side of Spurs during the Europa League knockout stages this season, Ekitike surely impressed Tottenham scouts head-to-head with his performances. The lithe and agile Ekitike is an underrated creator and dribbler with his speed and quickness, and there's no questioning his ability to find the back of the net after putting home 15 last season.