Tottenham Hotspur will be sellers before they are buyers in the summer 2025 transfer window, but since they need a good amount of reenforcements for the coming Champions League season after finishing 17th in the Premier League, Spurs may have to do a good bit of selling.
A major area of weakness for Tottenham in the midfield, and even as they close in on two potential transfer bargains in the middle of the pitch, the club knows that they will need higher-caliber players. They have been discussing selling a couple of veteran midfielders for the cash flow this summer, with Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur frequently mentioned as two candidates.
But it appears Tottenham may be doing a 180 on Bentancur, who has proven quite useful in the home stretch of the successful Europa League title march. According to ESPN FC reporter James Olley, Tottenham are actually currently in contract extension talks with the Uruguayan midfielder, meaning he joins young gem Mikey Moore as two players whom Spurs could extend this summer.
Tottenham won't want to lose too much defensive work
With Bentancur, the issue has never been quality but rather fitness. Bentancur is hard to rely on since he is frequently injured, and while there is nothing particular spectacular about him athletically or even technically, he is a solid footballer who delivers good performances whenever he has been in the Tottenham lineup.
Initially a standout for Juventus during the Cristiano Ronaldo era, Bentancur came over to Spurs via Fabio Paratici after a rough period in Turin. He's been an immediate success for Spurs, and while he has his limitations, you can see why Tottenham would want to keep him when you look at how he stepped up in the Europa League.
Bentancur has one thing going for him over the other midfielders and that is his defensive contribution to the team. Tottenham don't have many strong defensive presences in terms of ball recoveries and interceptions, and Bentancur is a player willing to work for the team and with the tactical intelligence to anticipate blocking those passing lanes.
It would make senes for Tottenham to sell Bentancur for the money in order to fund a better midfield player, but there isn't all that much better out there. And Spurs can already achieve that end by replacing Bissouma. Bentancur, with over four combined tackles and interceptions in the winning Europa League campaign, has shown that he can be an asset to Tottenham when healthy.