Spurs transfer news: Roberto De Zerbi ready to 'take advantage' of relegation rivals in pursuit of attacker

Tottenham Hotspur person reportedly identified West Ham United attacker Crysencio Summerville arsenic a imaginable summertime transportation target.

Spurs and the Hammers are presently embroiled successful a conflict to debar relegation to the Championship, with the 2 teams separated by conscionable 1 constituent successful the Premier League table.

While Spurs are preparing to instrumentality connected Leeds United connected Monday night, West Ham big leaders Arsenal successful a mammoth showdown astatine the London Stadium connected Sunday.

With Nottingham Forest six points wide of West Ham, a West Ham decision would efficaciously permission it arsenic a consecutive shootout to debar the driblet betwixt the 2 London giants.

Nevertheless, arsenic per Football Insider, the teams whitethorn extremity up doing concern successful the summertime erstwhile their conflict connected the transportation has reached a conclusion.

Spurs to marque Summerville approach?

The study claims that Spurs are semipermanent admirers of Summerville, who has enhanced his estimation with West Ham since his accomplishment from Leeds United.

Five goals and 3 assists person travel from his 28 appearances successful the Premier League during 2025-26, a acold amended instrumentality than successful his archetypal play successful East London.

Given his erstwhile interaction successful the Championship for Leeds, West Ham whitethorn take to clasp the 24-year-old's services should they beryllium relegated to the 2nd tier of English football.

That said, it is debatable whether they would beryllium capable to crook down offers for 1 of their astir prized assets, who arrived successful a woody worthy a imaginable £34m successful 2024.

Former scout Mick Brown, speaking connected the outlet's Inside Track Podcast, suggests that determination volition beryllium "more than conscionable Tottenham" looking astatine Summerville implicit the coming months.

Would Spurs fans beryllium disappointed with Summerville signing?

If Spurs clasp their Premier League status, a rebuild nether Roberto De Zerbi volition travel without European shot connected their schedule.

However, that volition not needfully interaction connected their quality to pull apical players, and Spurs' fanbase would apt expect players of higher pedigree than Summerville.

Just 10 goals and 7 assists person travel from his 81 Premier League appearances, and the lone clip that helium has ever contributed much than 5 goals successful a azygous play was successful the Championship.

Summerville has besides not made the breakthrough into the elder Netherlands setup, a interest erstwhile his nationalist squad are not the unit that they erstwhile were.

While determination is clip for Summerville to heighten his stock, adjacent signing him for a cut-price interest whitethorn not spell down good with Spurs fans.