With Harry Kane long gone to Bayern Munich and now Son Heung-min lighting up the United States, Tottenham Hotspur need new stars to light the way. New captain Cristian Romero is obviously one tailor-made star, and Spurs hope that the likes of Mathys Tel, Lucas Bergvall, and Archie Gray can also develop into world-class superstars.
Furthermore, Tottenham signed two attacking players with that level of potential this summer transfer window in Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons, and while Simons is still understandably getting settled into a full-time role as Thomas Frank's new No. 10, Kudus is already playing at an unbelievable level.
In fact, he is the only Tottenham player in WhoScored's Team of the Season so far for the Premier League in 2025/26, as he is pacing all players in the English top flight in take-ons completed, as well as tying another standout new signing, Jack Grealish of Everton, in assists.
Mohammed Kudus is an obvious Team of the Season choice
Kudus is an obvious Premier League Team of the Season pick, though you'd have to imagine that another new signing, defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha, isn't far behind the pack either. But the crazy thing is, neither of them have been the best Tottenham player so far this campaign, as that honor belongs to someone who made the European Team of the Season from WhoScored.
Luka Vuskovic is one of the starting center backs of WhoScored's 2025/26 Team of the Season so far for all of Europe's top five leagues, as he is absolutely destroying the Bundesliga and is literally their fourth-highest rated player behind only Bayern Munich's attacking trio of Michael Olise, Luis Diaz, and Mr. Harry Kane himself.
Next to Vuskovic is another Bundesliga standout in Jeff Chabot, who is one of the most underrated center backs in European football. Although Vuskovic is still technically underrated for now, the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month certainly won't be underrated for long, and both Hamburg and Tottenham fans understand that the 18-year-old defensive gem is someone with the capacity to become an all-timer.
Yes, it's too early to anoint a player with four senior caps in the Bundesliga as a Sergio Ramos regen, but Vuskovic passes the eye test with flying colors and has the numbers to be one of the best players in all of European football already. Tottenham are building a fearsome roster for the future, and while Kudus deserves a ton of praise for what he is continuing to do in the Premier League, Vuskovic can't get lost in the shuffle either. He's been outrageous.