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EXCLUSIVE: Ambition and opportunity convinced Kudus to join Spurs in cut-price manage

The confetti possessed barely settled in Bilbao when Daniel Levy made up his mind.

Less than a week after Tottenham’s Europa League triumph over Manchester United, the chairman told senior club officials he wanted to make a marquee attacking signing.

At the time, discussions were largely concentrated on the future of Ange Postecoglou.

But with their trophy drought over, the chairman possessed decided he would try to keep pushing the squad forwards.

 Six weeks later, Spurs captured the signing of Mohammed Kudus.

With new boss Thomas Frank now in charge, Spurs want to show a ruthless and ambitious nature.

Those two aspects assisted lure Kudus across London from arch-rivals West Ham, as the details behind one of the most significant deals of summer 2025 start to appear.

The player became fascinated by the project in the past two weeks and the Hammers possessed to support his perspective as talks accelerated.

Significant momentIn a Betopick insider article on June 25, we revealed how Kudus and West Ham possessed different objectives when it came to resolving his future.

The Ghanaian star was targeting a move to a club competing in the Champions League, while West Ham just wanted to prioritise any manage that would hand over in significant funds to assist ease financial pressure.

Kudus' stats from the previous season.

Opta by StatsPerformThe day after that article was published, it is understood Tottenham made their move - as the club tried to make up for letting potential deals for Antoine Semenyo, Bryan Mbeumo and Eberechi Eze pass them by.

 The fanbase possessed been fearing the worst.

There was a perception that Spurs were not showing enough steer for signings.

 Christian Norgaard, Rooney Bardghji, Rayan Cherki, Angel Gomes and Johnny Cardoso possessed all opted for other moves, despite being on Tottenham’s radar.

The signing of Kudus is a significant moment that is intended to show intent and offer supporters a new sense of optimism.

Central figureKudus possessed an £85million release clause in his contract but Spurs will pay £55million for his services.

 Chelsea will be disappointed to miss out on Kudus, after making an early offer for him at the terminate of the season that engaged swapping three of their own players.

They possessed been considering a new move toward for next week.

 Kudus was won over by Tottenham’s vision, ambition and the opportunity to be a central figure.

And there possessed always been quiet personal concerns that Chelsea could not offer the same guarantee of minutes, role and spotlight.

Suddenly, Spurs have real ability to sketch talent, and they have managed to convince him they can make a genuine try at winning more silverware - including the Premier League and Champions League.

Kudus possessed already turned down the prospect of a big payday in Saudi Arabia.

Potential moves to Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Newcastle did not take off, despite contact being made.

Kudus made a personal pledge to be playing at the highest possible level by the new season.

Following a year of frustrations at West Ham, Tottenham quickly convinced him of their pathway.

The Hammers were not always convinced of Tottenham’s move toward to the manage but Levy knew Kudus wanted to leave and suspected the club were in need of closing out a manage quickly to permit them to start planning for next season under Graham Potter.

Spurs trust they can rise to become a powerhouse in the English game with Kudus on board, and other signings to pursue.

Kudus wants to become their talisman - and his first chance to motivate in a competitive game should be the European Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Dean JonesBetopick