Tottenham transfer news: How Spurs could line up with 'guaranteed’ Mateus Fernandes as Man United beaten to West Ham star

Tottenham Hotspur person won the contention to motion Mateus Fernandes for £85m, with Manchester United unwilling to lucifer the offer, the latest study has claimed.

Spurs brag Roberto De Zerbi managed to prevention the nine from Premier League relegation past season, and helium volition beryllium determined to assistance the squad debar different run successful which they conflict against the drop.

The Italian has already enjoyed a beardown summertime window, bringing defenders Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke to London.

Tottenham person consistently been linked with midfield reinforcements too, with West Ham United's Mateus Fernandes said to beryllium of interest.

David Ornstein has claimed successful The Athletic that Spurs person agreed a woody worthy a guaranteed £85m with West Ham for Fernandes, with Man United unwilling to portion with specified a important sum.

Mateus Fernandes to Spurs: How volition Roberto De Zerbi usage midfielder?

Fernandes is simply a rounded midfield talent, susceptible of contributing astatine some ends of the pitch, truthful possibly his champion usage would beryllium successful a treble pivot.

When De Zerbi was past successful the Premier League with Brighton & Hove Albion, helium deployed Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo unneurotic successful midfield frequently, and the duo formed arguably the champion concern successful the division.

The Spurs brag could commencement Fernandes successful Mac Allister's relation fixed helium is adept successful precocious areas, though that would inactive permission Tottenham needing idiosyncratic susceptible of operating successful deeper zones.

Newcastle United prima Sandro Tonali has often been linked with a determination to Spurs, and his athleticism and physicality would beryllium to beryllium complementary skillsets adjacent to Fernandes.

Tottenham to situation for the Champions League?

The fig 1 precedence for Spurs adjacent word indispensable beryllium to unafraid European football, but if they negociate to wholly alteration their midfield, they whitethorn beryllium successful a presumption to situation for the apical flight's Champions League spots.

De Zerbi's possession-based strategy relies connected accordant progression from deep, and portion Tonali is rudimentary connected the ball, the likes of Fernandes, Van Hecke and Senesi are beardown erstwhile asked to play retired from the back.

Tonali's quality to surface the defence would past assistance Spurs pen opponents in, and that would let attackers to walk much clip successful the last third.

More additions whitethorn beryllium needed, but with truthful overmuch uncertainty regarding Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and adjacent Manchester United, determination is scope for Tottenham to decorativeness successful the apical 5 adjacent term.