Spurs ready to agree £325k-per-week deal to sign World Cup star

Midfield might be the priority at Tottenham Hotspur, although there’s no denying that Roberto De Zerbi’s side are also crying out for attacking reinforcements, following an abject 2025/26 campaign.

A team once graced with the likes of Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Gareth Bale was forced to witness Randal Kolo Muani and co toil last time out, the former World Cup finalist scoring just a solitary Premier League goal.

The Frenchman is yesterday’s news now, however, with there an opportunity for De Zerbi to fashion a new-look forward line, after such dour displays across the board of late.

A year ago, the Lilywhites had been in the mix for the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Antoine Semenyo, yet those in north London could be ready to raid the Premier League for different targets this time around.

Spurs ready to agree £325-per-week contract to sign World Cup star

It wasn’t too long ago that Spurs went 18 months without making a first-team signing under Mauricio Pochettino, although there’s no chance of a repeat occurring with De Zerbi now at the helm.

The Italian appears to be leading the club’s interest in both Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, keen to bring both men to N17 despite the need to fork out club-record fees for the pair.

On the flanks too, the expectation is that ENIC will revive their pursuit of 2025 target, Savinho, the Brazilian expected to leave Manchester City for a fee of around £60m.

More excitingly, however, Spurs could be set to raid rivals Manchester United for another marquee forward, with journalist Samuel Luckhurst providing the latest on their bid to land Marcus Rashford.

According to Luckhurst, United are keen to shift the 28-year-old after 18 months out on loan, with the club’s recent Champions League qualification seeing the Englishman’s salary rise to a bumper £325k-per-week.

That figure might prove prohibitive for most clubs, although the report suggests that Spurs would be willing to match those demands, potentially seeing Rashford become their top earner.

Such an investment could be aided by the forward’s relative bargain price tag, with a fee of around £40m having previously been mooted.

Rashford could be another Bale-like figure at Spurs

There’s no denying that there is talent in Tottenham’s attacking ranks, yet it simply hasn’t been shown consistently, with the likes of Dominic Solanke and Mohammed Kudus having been hit by injury last season.

The fact that the polarising Richarlison led the way for both goals and total goal involvements perhaps says it all, the Brazilian having still only scored 27 league goals since his £60m arrival in 2022.

Be it the ex-Everton man, Solanke or Kudus, Spurs keep spending similar figures yet have seen little return on their investment, not exactly putting faith in players who have proven themselves at the elite level over an extended period of time.

Rashford, by contrast, has long been a force at the top of English and European football, and even though he may have his critics, it’s difficult to argue with his career record to date.

The former United boy wonder has scored 138 goals in 426 games for the Red Devils since his debut a decade ago, while even his time out on loan has proven fruitful, starting with a tally of ten goal involvements in just 17 games at Aston Villa.

Last season too, he could have done little more to impress at Barcelona, racking up a stellar 28 goals and assists across just 49 games, only 26 of which came from the start.

On the international stage too, he is beginning to boost his reputation, having scored three times at the 2022 World Cup, while since clinching victory off the bench against Croatia in England’s opener.

Perhaps it hasn’t been seen consistently enough, but at his pomp, Rashford is such a force to be reckoned with, labelled “unstoppable” by Erik ten Hag during his 30-goal season back in 2022/23.

There are shades of the aforementioned Bale about the way he can motor past defenders down either flank or in a central role, such a frightening, powerhouse talent in the final third.

The beauty of his game too, like the Welshman, is that there is an end product to go with that speed and athleticism, mirroring the now-retired great with his knack for the spectacular for range.

He certainly has that Bale-like ability to rifle in a dipping effort from distance, memorably netting against Wales in Qatar four years ago with a thumping long-range free-kick.

Rashford does have that rare quality to win a game on his own, with even last term proving a success at Camp Nou, despite the LaLiga side’s reluctance to snap him up permanently.

He joined the likes of Jude Bellingham and Bale in making his mark for one of Spain’s big two, firmly putting his recent United troubles behind him.

Now could well be the time for Spurs to pounce in order to keep him in the Premier League, with the north Londoners having not had that calibre of forward on their books since the likes of Kane, Son and Bale in years gone by.