All everyone is talking about is how Tottenham Hotspur need to sign a left winger in the summer transfer window, and pretty much the only players concretely linked to Spurs by the big reporters are left wingers like Antoine Semenyo, Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Yan Diomande, and a couple of others.
But Tottenham are clearly after needs elsewhere, too, as a club battling in the bottom half of the Premier League table easily has other issues to resolve. The midfield is one, but left back is a position that has gone under the radar as a big need for Tottenham.
Destiny Udogie is an excellent young left back, but he does not have a real backup. Spurs haved used right back Djed Spence on the left, and, well, that usually does not go over well, especially when Tottenham are playing better teams.
Tottenham are after defenders, too
According to a new report from Brazilian journalist Lucas Musetti Perazolli of UOL on his YouTube channel, Tottenham Hotspur actually went off the beaten path a little and made a transfer offer for one of the top prospects in Brazilian football, Santos star left back Souza. Spurs offered 10 million euros to the club of Neymar for one of their most prized defenders, and they were, of course, rejected by the Brazilian Serie A side.
But Perazolli reports that Santos also countered Tottenham with an offer of their own to sell Souza, who is wanted by many big clubs around European football. Per the UOL reporter, Santos want 17 millino euros for 70 percent of the rights to Souza. A deal is said to be unlikely at this time.
Souza is almost certainly not coming to Tottenham any time soon, and Spurs probably need someone more established to compete with Udogie, given the Italian international has an extensive injury history at left back and is often out.
However, the intention is interesting and shows two things. One, that Tottenham are probably serious about signing a left back in 2026 to help the squad's most overlooked depth issue. And two, that Tottenham remain mostly interested in signing stars of the future, rather than wasting their money on 30 year olds who, at best, end up being holdover options like Joao Palhinha. Souza was worth a look, but if Spurs are not going to get a bargain out of Santos, they might as well go back to the drawing board for other options.