There's no question that Tottenham Hotspur had a productive summer 2025 transfer window. While the jury is out on what Randal Kolo Muani can do and Mathys Tel is still a growing player at 20, the other three high-profile additions to the Spurs squad are already paying dividends.
Right winger Mohammed Kudus and defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha have been two of the best players in the Premier League to start the 2025/26 campaign. Meanwhile, Xavi Simons looks like just as much of a great long-term building block for Spurs, even if he hasn't gotten off to as hot of a start as the Ghanaian forward.
But when it comes to building blocks in the attack, Tottenham are still missing a pretty big one at striker. They have yet to truly replace Harry Kane, and while Kolo Muani is a decent loan signing, he, like Richarlison and Dominic Solanke, aren't true long-term solutions. Maybe Tel is the 9 of the future, but he looks more like a left winger.
If Tottenham are looking to take a flier on a young striker with superstar potential, then they may not find a better candidate than new Levante signing Etta Eyong from Villarreal. While Spurs won't get Eyong for the ridiculous bargain price of three million euros that the Frogs of Spain did, Tottenham could sign him for very little money, too.
Tottenham must follow the clauses
According to a report from Cadena SER, although Eyong has a more than reasonable 30 million euro release clause in his contract with Levante, there is another 15 million euro clause. That second clause basically says that if Levante get an offer of 15 million euros, they will either have to accept the offer or pay Villarreal 15 million euros to make the transfer permanent.
Of course, convincing Eyong to pick Tottenham over other clubs will be another matter, as Barcelona fans are already smitten with the emerging 21-year-old talent, as he has been arguably the biggest breakout star in Spanish football to begin the 2025/26 campaign. And Barca are very much looking for a long-term successor to the legendary No. 9 Robert Lewandowski, as Ferran Torres isn't really the solution there.
Eyong could be a candidate to join Tottenham and is a more realistic, younger, and cheaper alternative to the pipe dream signing of stealing Harry Kane back from Bayern Munich. With four goals and an assist in five games for an otherwise terrible Levante side, Eyong has been having an amazing 2025/26 season in his own right as one of La Liga's best players, and he is someone Tottenham need to watch closely this season.