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Declan Carr

Fri 3 April 2026 7:10, UK

Mohammed Kudus looks set to be a key player for new Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi.

The Ghanaian started the season in brilliant form, notching three goals and six assists, but he has not featured since the 1-1 draw with Sunderland on 4 January.

Kudus has missed 16 matches with a hamstring issue, and will be looking at a return in the coming weeks.

De Zerbi previously tried to sign the 25-year-old, and his Brighton side had reached an agreement on a fee with Ajax, before he signed for West Ham.

Tottenham could see the best of Kudus now that they have their top target in place in the dugout.

Why Mohammed Kudus will be a key player for Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham

John Wenham believes the previous interest in Kudus, who joined Tottenham in the summer in a £55million deal, means he will a starter for the new boss.

Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, he said: “There is some talk amongst Tottenham fans that Mohamed Kudus will be available to feature in that game at Sunderland, and I retweeted a tweet from 2023 on Tuesday, which was from David Ornstein, that Brighton had agreed a fee with Ajax for Mohammed Kudus.

“They must have been subsequently gazumped by West Ham, but it’s interesting that he was described in that article as ‘a key target for De Zerbi’.

“We can already see straight away that he is going to be a key player for him, not just over these seven games, but moving forward, which is music to my ears, because I think Kudus has been fantastic when he started the season.

“It is no surprise to me that our massive dip in form coincided with when he came out the side at the start of the season. All our creativity was coming through Kudus, obviously in the absence of Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison.

“To lose him as well was a huge, huge blow that I don’t think has been spoken about enough in the media, but the fact that he is a Roberto De Zerbi guy and someone that he wanted is very promising.”

Why De Zerbi is the man to unleash peak Kudus

If anyone can get the best out of Kudus, it is De Zerbi, as his system is very well suited to attacking players.

The Ghana star’s pace should give his side a very solid outlet and surely lead to better results if he can return to the form that he started his Spurs career in.

Whether he can do that, though, remains to be seen, but it is a tantalising prospect for Lilywhites supporters.