Tottenham move to sign 'huge' £30m star as Spurs line up first summer transfer

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly set to make a move for the Nottingham Forest star Callum Hudson-Odoi with Football Insider suggesting this could well take place before the end of June.

Nottingham Forest, who escaped relegation by finishing 17th in the Premier League this season, will be forced to sell players before the end of June if they wish to avoid being handed a further points deduction. The former Chelsea starlet is being viewed as one such player with sources saying Spurs view the 23-year-old has having ‘huge’ potential and his current club’s financial situation will make it much easier for him to lured away from the City Ground.

The north London side have already announced that RB Leipzig star Timo Werner will be extending his loan stay at the club until the end of the next season, with the new agreement now including a £8.5m option to buy. However, the N17 club are not done with improving their attacking options and the Tottenham Hotspur board are hopeful of bringing in younger attacking players this summer with England international Hudson-Odoi one of several reported targets.

The 23-year-old winger previously came up through the Chelsea academy ranks and was set to be one of the brightest youth talents in England. in March 2019, he became the second youngest player to start a competitive match for England - after Wayne Rooney in April 2003 - when he played in England’s 5-1 win over Montenegro.

However, he soon struggled to get consistent minutes with the Stamford Bridge side, subsequently failing to impress on loan at Bayer Leverkusen in the 2022/23 season and eventually signed with Forest last summer in a deal worth £5m.

He has since registered eight goals in 29 Premier League appearances for the side since joining in 2023 and Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are now set to ask for around £30m for his signature. The City Ground club are believed to be at risk of breaching the Financial Fair Play rules once again with the side needing to make up £30m in profit from player sales before the end of June deadline.