After a more active summer transfer window than previous deals, which included the marquee signings of Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham Hotspur have made their biggest move of the summer in September, pushing Chairman Daniel Levy out of the club as they embark on a new era in the club's history.
Levy did do a service to the club in helping them maintain their financial stability and remain relatively successful in the Premier League, growing to become one of the biggest brands in world football. But you could easily argue that anyone could have had similar, if not more, success running a club with the level of passion the fanbase has in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Now that Levy is out, Tottenham fans are wondering if Spurs will be immediately more active in the subsequent transfer windows and able to sign the dream targets that maybe Levy was pushing back against bringing in.
One of those targets is Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers, who was one of the best young players in the Premier League last season and a massive breakout star. On paper, the intelligent and clinical Rogers looks like a perfect fit for a Thomas Frank system that is still missing another winger with end product.
Tottenham are after Premier League breakout star
According to journalist Paul O'Keefe in an appearance on the Last Word On Spurs show, when Tottenham approached Aston Villa for a Rogers transfer this summer, the Lions unsurprisingly told them at first that the 23-year-old attacker is "unequivocally" not for sale. But then, O'Keefe reports that when Tottenham inquired further on the exact price tag it would take for Villa to listen, the Premier League rivals replied that anything of 80 million pounds or above would.
So if Tottenham submit a transfer bid to Aston Villa above 80 million pounds for Morgan Rogers in the summer 2026 transfer window (it's doubtful Villa would sell such an important player in the middle of the season), then perhaps Spurs can get the ball rolling for their next left winger.
Tottenham didn't sign Ademola Lookman or any other left-sided forward this past summer transfer window, so there is still a big long-term need for a Son Heung-min replacement. Last season, Rogers scored 8 goals with 10 assists, and while he's not a pure goal-scoring left winger, he can play there or anywhere in the front three and do it all as a creator, scorer, presser, and progressor.
There are many Spurs fans who are smitten with Rogers and would be willing to see the team do an 80 million pound deal for him. Tottenham will likely be more aggressive without Levy holding them down, but it is fair to wonder if Spurs should exercise continued caution with some transfers, given how clubs like Manchester United stand out as cautionary tales of the foils of spending exorbitantly without thinking carefully about fit, need, or alternatives.