(Credit: Imago)

What Tottenham must now do in remaining transfer window after opening day win vs Burnley

Kyrenia is a lifelong Tottenham fan who has been writing for Tottenham News since she joined Breaking Media in 2025. She will graduate with a Master's in Sports Journalism from St Mary's University, Twickenham in 2025. She spent several months working for the Non-League Paper and has written for the Sports Gazette. Her earliest memory of the Lilywhites is sitting alone in her dad's room in front of the telly crying into her bowl of popcorn as she watched as her team were thrashed...yet again. She is happy to report that fonder memories have since blossomed.

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17 Aug 2025, 6:13 am

Tottenham still have work to do in the window despite a comfortable win against Burnley in the Premier League.

Tottenham's 3-0 win against Burnley was enough to boost morale in Thomas Frank and the project ahead.

Mohammed Kudus was a standout for Spurs. His pace, precision and technique saw him work two excellent assists for Richarlison.

Despite the stunning victory, there were gaps on full display throughout the game. As a result, Daniel Levy will need to accelerate his pursuit of several recruits.

Levy needs to up his game in the market (Credit: Imago)

Tottenham must go all in for Eberechi Eze

Tottenham have ramped up negotiations for Eberechi Eze after missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White earlier this summer.

While the Lilywhites are confident of getting the deal over the line, their recent Premier League performance demonstrated why his signing is a must.

Frank's side won comfortably at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. But it was not a showing of pure dominance.

Burnley had two fewer shots on goal and shots on target than the home side despite having less possession. Having possession is important in football, but what you do with it is what matters most.

Burnley's stats vs Tottenham
Possession	33%
Total shots	14
Shots on target	4

Burnley did manage to get plenty of shots on goal.

Integrating Eze into the midfield would help solve this issue. As a number 10, he is purposeful in his movement and is as much of a creative threat as he is a goalscoring one.

With Eze now set to start for Crystal Palace against Chelsea, this is a sign more than any that Spurs must go all in for the midfielder.

Read more: What Frank said on Eze transfer speculation

Tottenham target Eberechi Eze celebrates with the Community Shield trophy.

Eze is keen on signing for Spurs (Credit: Imago)

Tottenham should make Savinho a secondary consideration

Tottenham want both Eze and Savinho to arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer.

Savinho would be an excellent signing for Spurs. He offers a balance of technicality, pace and creativity on the wing, which could come in handy.

However, Kudus' and Brennan Johnson's performances against Burnley have indicated that Eze should be Spurs' priority.

Johnson scored a sensational no-look goal for Tottenham on Saturday
Kudus provided two assists for Richarlison

This does not mean that the Lilywhites should abandon the file. On the contrary, they should seek to bring him to North London. But only after Eze's transfer is signed and sealed.

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