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Tottenham Hotspur are about to break their club record again by signing Sandro Tonali in a deal which could reach £100million with add-ons as reported by David Ornstein:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7413619/2026/07/02/sandro-tonali-tottenham-medical-deal-contract/

But this comes only days after signing Mateus Fernandes in a deal worth over £85million...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7421011/2026/07/04/mateus-fernandes-transfer-tottenham-manchester-united/

Why have Spurs splashed the cash now? And will these two signings solve all their tactical problems?

JJ Bull is joined by the most optimistic Spurs fan, Seb Stafford-Bloor to find out.

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