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The real reason Mohammed Kudus chose Tottenham over Chelsea as key details emerge

Kyrenia Shipillis
Kyrenia Shipillis

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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Chelsea suffered back-to-back blows from Tottenham over the summer.

When fans think about Chelsea's interactions with Spurs over the summer, Xavi Simons first comes to mind.

Tottenham signed Simons in the final days of the window, after Spurs missed out on Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-While. But before the Lilywhites, there was the Blues, who had agreed terms with the midfielder.

But Simons ended up transferring to Hotspur Way. However, before the Dutchman, Spurs swooped in to secure Kudus.

Tottenham target Xavi Simons holding his hands up at RB Leipzig
Simons was a surprise summer signing at Tottenham (Credit: Bundesliga)

Mohammed Kudus favoured game time at Tottenham ahead of Chelsea

Tottenham signed Kudus from West Ham mid-way through the summer transfer window.

The right winger was eager to join, proclaiming his love for the North London club upon his arrival. However, there was a moment where he could have joined Chelsea.

As reported by The Athletic on Friday, 12 September, Chelsea were interested in a move and even saw a £40million plus Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall swap deal rejected.

The Lilywhites were also keen on his signature and wanted assurances from Kudus, who was convinced he'd have more playing time at Spurs.

Ultimately, Chelsea did not show enough commitment to sign Kudus, who appreciated Tottenham's determination to sign him. Kudus has since become one of Spurs' best players, already assisting twice in the Premier League.

How much did Tottenham and Chelsea spend over the summer?

Tottenham and Chelsea both had eventful summers, with the Blues coming out on top between the two.

According to Sky Sports via X on 2 September, Chelsea spent £296.5m in the summer transfer window. Meanwhile, the Lilywhites spent £171.2m during the same period.

  • Tottenham welcomed six new players as well as Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso
  • Chelsea welcomed 10 new players over the summer

However, the two differ greatly in player sales. Spurs sold around £17m, while Chelsea received a massive £314.4m. This saw the Blues become one of the few clubs with a positive net spend of £17.9m. Meanwhile, Tottenham's net spend was -£154.2m.

As a result, as has been the case these past couple of years, the Lilywhites need to bolster their player sales. But with Daniel Levy no longer chairman at Spurs, it seems the North London club has turned over a new leaf.

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