Tottenham Hotspur are in need of an attacking boost this summer transfer window. Only Richarlison scored double digit goals in the Premier League for Spurs last season with 11, and the second best goal scorer after that was Joao Palhinha, who is now gone, with five. Nobody else had five and of the three players with four, two of them were center backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
So it would, then, seem bizarre to predict a strong 2026/27 season from a Tottenham attack that was this futile and struggled so much at the essential art of scoring goals, but with one shrewd addition, Spurs could really make some noise.
Because Tottenham's existing attack has quality pieces and depth if everyone can stay healthy. That is a big if, but Spure did add two real difference makers in Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus, who were both excellent at times last season when given a proper chance.
Tottenham need that 9
Young wingers Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert are well worth developing, while veterans Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison, again, are absolute class when they are healthy and are proven stars in the Premier League.
But what Spurs really need is that man to lead the line. Ideally, Spurs would sign a left winger who can score and go for multiple big signings in the attack, but the most essential and the one who can change this team the most is that striker.
Tottenham Hotspur spent 65 million pounds, a record at the time, on Dominic Solanke in 2024, thinking he would be the replacement for Harry Kane. Anyone without blinders on could see that would never be the case and even mentioning Kane in the same breath as Solanke is tantamount to disrespect, and, as Solanke showed in 2025/26, he is not the right player to start up top for Spurs. Back up a top 9? Sure. Start every game and score 20 per season? No way.
The thing is, Tottenham Hotspur are well aware if they had to fight tooth and nail and spend 185 million pounds on Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes combined, then signing that caliber of a striker will be insanely expensive - and competitive.
Spurs are already finding that out with a striker of the future. Eli Junior Kroupi had 13 goals as a young striker for Bournemouth last season, putting him in company with players like Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs, and Romelu Lukaku to hit that mark as teenagers in the Premier League - all turned out to be world class players. If Spurs can land a player like this with current quality and future upside, it will be expensive and onerous, but it could be the last piece Spurs need to go volcanic.
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