DOM DEAL
Tottenham agree £65MILLION Dominic Solanke transfer with Bournemouth star set for medical ahead of club record deal
It comes after another Spurs forward ruled out leaving this summer
TOTTENHAM have AGREED a £65million deal for Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke that would smash their biggest transfer record.
The English forward, 26, is now set to undergo a medical with Spurs on Friday night and Saturday ahead of his move to North London.
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According to The Athletic, Solanke will sign a six-year deal to keep him at Tottenham until 2030.
Solanke's contract at the Vitality Stadium expires in June 2029 but includes a £65m release clause which Bournemouth are now set to receive.
It will be a club record sale for the Cherries - who watched Solanke score 19 goals and provide three assists last season.
Ange Postecoglou is understood to have identified the ex-Chelsea and Liverpool man as a "top target".
During Spurs' pre-season tour of Japan, the Tottenham manager said: "What’s important is the type of striker we get.
"You know we play a certain way. We demand certain things from a physical perspective from the technical aspects of it that it’s going be a striker that fits that mould.
"It’s still the area of the park we’re really probably the thinnest when I talk about squad-wise at the moment, so obviously that’s a focus for us."
Spurs have not signed a striker since record scorer Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich last summer.
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Richarlison began last season leading the line, while Son Heung-min was also utilised through the middle.
Recent reports suggested Richarlison could be on his way to Saudi Arabia.
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But he has now ruled that out, telling ESPN: "There has been an offer but my dream of playing for the Brazilian Selecao and in the Premier League speaks louder.
"The money is big but my dreams are bigger."
Tottenham get their season underway on Monday, August 19 when they travel to newly-promoted Leicester.
Tottenham's top 10 biggest signings: Hit or miss?
1) Tanguy Ndombele - £52.7m
Ndombele joined from Lyon in 2019 with huge expectations after shattering Tottenham's transfer record.
But he would go on to play just 91 times for the club, scoring 10 goals and is now set to leave one year before the end of his contract.
2) Richarlison - £49.3m
Richarlison almost broke the £50m mark when he arrived from Everton in 2022 as Harry Kane's back-up.
And while his tally of 12 goals this season was a significant increase on the three from his opening Spurs campaign, he is being linked with a departure this summer.
3) Brennan Johnson - £46.8m
Johnson was signed by Ange Postecoglou last summer and has impressed in patches during his first season in North London.
He scored five goals and 10 assists in 38 games and will look to build on that in the 2024/25 campaign.
4) Cristian Romero - £44.2m
Romero initially joined on loan from Atalanta in 2021, before his impressive displays saw him secure a permanent deal the following year.
He is two games shy of 100 for Spurs and, while he can be reckless with his tackling at times, is beginning to form a promising partnership with Micky van de Ven.
5) James Maddison - £39.4m
Maddison was handed Kane's No10 shirt after arriving at Spurs and hit the ground running with three goals and five assists in his opening 11 matches.
But after getting injured against Chelsea in October, he failed to return with the same sharpness - managing just five goal contributions in 15 league matches as he missed out on England's final 26-man squad for the Euros.
6) Davinson Sanchez - £35.7m
Sanchez joined Spurs from Ajax in 2017 and played more than 200 games across a six-year spell.
But he was always considered a somewhat erratic defender who did not play more than 20 games in a Premier League season from 2020 onwards.
7) Pedro Porro - £34m
Porro was another signing who originally arrived on loan in January 2023, before he signed permanently last summer.
He has 54 appearances for Spurs under his belt, scoring seven goals and impressing under Postecoglou this season.
8) Micky van de Ven - £34m
Rapid Dutch centre-back Van de Ven was named Spurs Player of the Season in his first campaign at the club.
His pace, athleticism, and technical ability on the ball have made him arguably Postecoglou's best signing to date.
9) Moussa Sissoko - £29.8m
Sissoko came to North London for a substantial fee after being relegated with Newcastle and went on to enjoy five years at Tottenham, playing more than 200 games.
Unfortunately for the French midfielder, he is best-known for giving away a controversial penalty for handball in the first minute of Spurs' 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Liverpool in 2019.
10) Giovani Lo Celso - £27.2m
Lo Celso joined on loan from Real Betis in 2019 - a deal that was made permanent the following season.
He has 10 goals and eight assists in 108 games, with some Spurs fans still unsure about the Argentine.