{"id":253587,"date":"2026-07-18T19:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/a-better-signing-than-kroupi-60m-star-agrees-personal-terms-to-join-spurs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:40:14","slug":"a-better-signing-than-kroupi-60m-star-agrees-personal-terms-to-join-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/a-better-signing-than-kroupi-60m-star-agrees-personal-terms-to-join-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"A better signing than Kroupi: \u00a360m star agrees personal terms to join Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s an excitement building again at Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, the woes of last season swiftly put to one side amid a standout summer of business under the ENIC regime so far.<\/p>\n

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The recent relegation scare can be quickly put to bed if Roberto De Zerbi<\/a> leads the Lilywhites back toward the top end of the table, with there a sense that anything could happen after such dramatic spending and without the ‘distraction’ of European football.<\/p>\n

Look to Leicester City a decade ago, the Foxes pulling off the great escape in 2014\/15, before romping to the Premier League title the following season.<\/p>\n

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The King Power side were blessed with the likes of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez then, but who can truly spark Spurs into life next term? Might it take a signing like Eli Junior Kroupi to do just that?<\/p>\n

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\n What Spurs could expect from Junior Kroupi <\/strong>
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The belief is that after just one season at Bournemouth, Kroupi is keen to join Spurs<\/a> this summer, fresh from a record-breaking campaign on the south coast.<\/p>\n

Whether ENIC fork out to meet the 20-year-old’s reported \u00a390m asking price remains to be seen, however, with that no doubt a steep figure for a player still in the infancy of his senior career.<\/p>\n

The young Frenchman has at least shown plenty to be heartened by, scoring 36 goals across all competitions since the start of 2024\/25, albeit while having operated in France’s second tier before joining the Cherries.<\/p>\n

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25\/26 PL – Goals per 90<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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GP90<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Goals<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Haaland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Osula<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Kroupi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sesko<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Thiago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Gyokeres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Chiesa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Flemming<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Malen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ekitike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

His 13 Premier League goals in 2025\/26 came after missing just three ‘big chances’, while he also ranked third in the division in terms of goals per 90 (0.70).<\/p>\n

In terms of the profile of striker that Kroupi is, the most notable comparison might well be Jermain Defoe, with the youngster another slight, nimble forward who just has that real natural, clinical streak in front of goal.<\/p>\n

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That is a view shared by the great Thierry Henry<\/a>, the ex-Arsenal man hailing his young compatriot as “very Jermain Defoe-like when he’s in the box”.<\/p>\n

Such comparisons bode well for the impact he could make at N17, although he isn’t the only attacking signing on the agenda.<\/p>\n

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\n Spurs closing in on seventh summer signing in \u00a360m deal<\/strong>
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It’s been all about the defence and midfield so far for Spurs, but attention is being shifted toward the forward line, with doubts emerging regarding the future of Richarlison, and with Randal Kolo Muani heading back to Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n