Tottenham sign Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth for initial £55m fee

Spurs have not signed a recognised centre-forward since Harry Kane’s departure and believe they have found their man in Solanke

Tottenham have landed Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke for an initial fee of £55m plus add-ons.
As reported by Telegraph Sport earlier this week, Spurs had been attempting to make progress on a deal and they have now made the 26-year-old Ange Postecoglou’s main forward signing this summer.
This deal means that Bournemouth collect a fee that eclipses the £41 million they received from Manchester City for Nathan Ake in 2020.
The add-on fees mean that the total paid could rise to £65m. Many clubs have recently looked at negotiating the structure of set fees so they can be paid over a longer period of time. For instance, Manchester United signed Joshua Zirkzee for slightly more than his €40million release clause so they could pay Bologna’s fee over three years.
Solanke was at the top of a striker shortlist at Spurs, with the former Liverpool and Chelsea striker expected to fit into Postecoglou’s system next season.
Cole Palmer was the only English player to score more Premier League goals than Solanke last season, with Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney taken to Euro 2024 as back-up to Harry Kane.
Despite Spurs landing a striker, Brazil forward Richarlison insists he wants to stay at the club rather than move to Saudi Arabia.
“There has been an offer but my dream of playing for the Brazilian Selecao and in the Premier League speaks louder,” Richarlison told ESPN Brazil.
Leicester have explored a loan deal for Atalanta striker Bilal Toure to bolster Steve Cooper’s attack before the start of the club’s return to the Premier League.
Cooper has been looking for a No 9 to lead his attack and has looked at Toure, 22, as an option. The Mali striker was not a regular starter in Serie A last season, having caught the eye with Almeria in the previous campaign where he scored seven goals in 15 starts in La Liga.
Facundo Buonanotte has undergone a medical with Leicester ahead of a loan move from Brighton for the season.
Bournemouth are on the brink of pulling off an ambitious move for Barcelona full-back Julian Araujo to bolster their squad for Andoni Iraola ahead of the Premier League season.
Araujo, 22, has been targeted by Iraola as a right-back to compete for a regular first-team place next season and the clubs have been negotiating a fee and now coming close to an agreement.
Spanish sources say Barca have wanted at least £8.5 million for the Mexico international who arrived from MLS club LA Galaxy last year and was loaned out to Las Palmas, where he played regularly in La Liga.
Bournemouth have bought Dean Huijsen from Juventus as a young centre-back, while Enes Unal’s loan has been converted and Daniel Jebbison has been bought but is expected to be loaned immediately.
Right-back was a position Iraola wanted to strengthen with Adam Smith and Max Aarons sharing duties last season. Aarons has been subject of interest from other clubs and Araujo would be in line to fight for starts.
Hull have agreed a deal for Canada winger Liam Millar from Swiss club Basel. The 24-year-old former Liverpool player was wanted by Preston, where he was on loan last season but a deal was agreed with Hull in the last day