Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMateus Fernandes is set to join Tottenham (Getty)Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to sign midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United for a guaranteed fee of £85 million. The north London club successfully secured the 21-year-old Portugal international, overcoming competition from major European clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain. This acquisition marks Tottenham's fifth signing of the summer window and represents a significant shift in strategy under the Lewis family's majority ownership and manager Roberto De Zerbi. The £85 million transfer fee for Fernandes is set to shatter the club's existing record transfer of £65 million, previously paid for Dominic Solanke two years ago. Manchester United, who were also vying for Fernandes, are now facing a challenging start to their transfer window for midfield rebuild, with other targets like Elliot Anderson also moving elsewhere. In fullTottenham set to beat Man United to signing of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes for club-record feeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Tottenham reach agreement to sign West Ham star Mateus Fernandes
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMateus Fernandes is set to join Tottenham (Getty)Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to sign midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United for a guaranteed fee of £85 million. The north London club successfully secured the 21-year-old Portugal international, overcoming competition from major European clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain. This acquisition marks Tottenham's fifth signing of the summer window and represents a significant shift in strategy under the Lewis family's majority ownership and manager Roberto De Zerbi. The £85 million transfer fee for Fernandes is set to shatter the club's existing record transfer of £65 million, previously paid for Dominic Solanke two years ago. Manchester United, who were also vying for Fernandes, are now facing a challenging start to their transfer window for midfield rebuild, with other targets like Elliot Anderson also moving elsewhere. In fullTottenham set to beat Man United to signing of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes for club-record feeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
