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Mateus Fernandes Transfer

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Mateus Fernandes has completed his move from West Ham to Tottenham. The midfielder completed his medical and signed for Spurs, with the fee reported at £85 million.

No-Guff Summary

  • Outcome: Mateus Fernandes has completed his move from West Ham to Tottenham.
  • Deal: He completed his medical and signed for Spurs; the fee is reported at £85 million.
  • Status: The summer transfer is settled rather than an active negotiation.
Development

Fernandes completes Tottenham move

Mateus Fernandes has completed his move to Tottenham. Fabrizio Romano says the midfielder completed his medical at Hotspur Way and signed as a Spurs player, with the reported £85m deal formally sealed.

West Ham Zone reports the fee at £85m, against the £40m it says West Ham paid Southampton a year ago.

Sources

  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Mateus Fernandes has completed a medical and signed for Tottenham, with Fabrizio Romano describing the reported £85m transfer from West Ham as formally sealed.
  • Goal.com (opens in a new tab) — Reports Tottenham's completed signing of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes for a reported £85 million and says the club are also pursuing Sandro Tonali in a potential deal worth up to £100 million.
  • Hayters (opens in a new tab) — Reports Tottenham’s confirmed signing of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes for a fee reported to be around £85m, including reactions from Fernandes, Roberto De Zerbi and Johan Lange.
  • ESPN.co.uk (opens in a new tab) — Reports Tottenham’s announcement of Mateus Fernandes’s move from West Ham and details the reported £85m fee, competition from Manchester United and Southampton’s sell-on entitlement.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Tottenham’s reported signing of Mateus Fernandes secured West Ham’s full £85 million valuation and reflects positively on the club’s leadership.