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Mateus Fernandes Transfer

Started Last Movement

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

Tottenham reportedly agree £85m Fernandes deal

Tottenham have reached an £85m agreement with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes, according to Football.London. The outlet says the midfielder has chosen Spurs over Manchester United.

This is the first report of West Ham accepting a fee, rather than another bid being prepared. The transfer is reported as agreed, but not yet complete.

Sources

  • Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Football.London reports that Tottenham have reached an £85 million agreement with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes and that Fernandes has chosen Tottenham.
  • Cartilage Free Captain (opens in a new tab) — Cartilage Free Captain relays David Ornstein reporting that Tottenham have reached an £85 million agreement with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes and that the player wants the move.
  • BBC (opens in a new tab) — BBC Sport reports that Tottenham have agreed an £85 million deal with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes, with Manchester United unwilling to match the fee.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Claret&Hugh relays Fabrizio Romano reporting that Tottenham have agreed an £85 million deal with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes.
  • The Irish News (opens in a new tab) — The Irish News reports that Tottenham have reached an agreement with West Ham for Mateus Fernandes ahead of Manchester United.
  • The72 (opens in a new tab) — Reports, citing The Athletic, that Tottenham Hotspur have won the race to sign West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes in a proposed £85m deal, with personal terms reportedly agreed.
  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Tottenham have agreed an £85m deal for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes and discusses reported interest in Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen.
  • Read West Ham (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Mateus Fernandes’s reported £85m move to Tottenham could fund West Ham’s rebuild, but that a 15% sell-on clause and payment structure make the windfall less straightforward.
  • Read West Ham (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Tottenham’s reported £85 million move for Mateus Fernandes would provide West Ham with substantial funds for a rebuild while creating a major test for Nuno Espírito Santo and the club’s recruitment strategy.