Tottenham were keen to continue with a co-sporting director model and Sebastien Kehl was close to replacing Fabio Paratici after leaving Borussia Dortmund but a deal fell through, leaving head coach Roberto de Zerbi with greater power in terms of recruitment. Matteus Fernandes is his fifth signing of the summer so far, after goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, plus defenders Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke. The latter is a player De Zerbi knows well as he played under him at Brighton, while the Italian coach is a long-time admirer of compatriot Sandro Tonali, who is also set to join from Newcastle in a deal worth up to £100m.
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