Tottenham Hotspur have been trying to shop West Ham United winger Manor Solomon for over a year, and after only getting him out of North London on loan deals to Villarreal and then Fiorentina in the winter, Spurs have finally found a permanent home for a player more famous for making headlines with his agent in the transfer rumor pages than for anything he has done on the pitch.
Solomon is heading back down to his level, rejoining a notable English club playing in the EFL Championship, as Spurs have somehow managed to sell Solomon to rivals West Ham United after all. Fabrizio Romano gave the fabled Here We Go to a deal worth a total of seven million pounds, including add ons.
It is a modest fee and less than half of what Spurs were actually hoping to get out of his old club Leeds United in 2025, but any fee is a fee that Spurs will take for a player they are desperate to get rid of and is nowhere near the Premier League level. There was also skepticism that anyone wanted him. Fabio Paratici and Fiorentina were still mildly interested, but West Ham were the main club of note in the race for Solomon; it's just that Spurs were worried they only wanted him on loan.
Tottenham are owning West Ham on the market
Tottenham Hotspur are selling Manor Solomon for less than they would like, but, again, they can't really be too choosy here, because they could not afford to go into another season with him on the books. Keeping Solomon would have been even worse than when Spurs were stuck with Bryan Gil, who finally left on a permanent solution last summer transfer window.
Solomon can be quite useful to West Ham in the Championship, just as he was for Leeds when they came back up in 2025. Because, let's face it, that is his level. And for Tottenham, the value of selling Solomon for seven million pounds is honestly outweighed by the fact that they are freeing up a roster spot, which they can use to fit in another winger if they want to.
Spurs still have not signed a single forward this summer market, even as they are strongly linked to Savinho, Cody Gakpo, and other standout players in the attack. Roberto De Zerbi needs two or three new players, and selling Solomon clears out some space for exactly that to happen.
The big thing is that Tottenham are slapping West Ham in the face. They have relegated them, sold them an inferior winger to Mohammed Kudus last summer, and then signed yet another one of their biggest gems this year in Mateus Fernandes. Spurs really are that much in command of the Hammers.
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