{"id":922459,"date":"2026-07-25T21:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/spurs-boss-de-zerbi-wants-to-complete-the-attacking-positions-this-transfer-window\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:15:16","slug":"spurs-boss-de-zerbi-wants-to-complete-the-attacking-positions-this-transfer-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/spurs-boss-de-zerbi-wants-to-complete-the-attacking-positions-this-transfer-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs boss De Zerbi wants to \u2018complete the attacking positions\u2019 this transfer window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Roberto De Zerbi revealed Tottenham&#8217;s new target in the transfer window is to &#8220;complete the attacking positions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs have already been busy this summer, signing Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for \u00a385 and spending a club-record \u00a3100m to bring Sandro Tonali in from Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>They have also acquired Jan Paul van Hecke for \u00a352 from Brighton, while Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have joined as free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs finished 17th last season, the same position as the 2024-25 season when they won the Europa League, and only secured their safety on the final day of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>They won just three home games in the league last term, the joint-fewest such wins by a team to survive relegation in a Premier League campaign, along with Hull City in 2008-09 (three).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We were honoured to be welcomed to Auckland by local tangata whenua (people of the land) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWOrakei?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWOrakei<\/a> (Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua \u014cr\u0101kei) today.<\/p>\n<p>Our players and club staff took part in a p\u014dwhiri, a traditional M\u0101ori welcoming ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15ADIVIeLY\">pic.twitter.com\/15ADIVIeLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/2080875170332549266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, after already strengthening their defence and midfield, De Zerbi now wants to bolster Spurs&#8217; attacking department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The target now is to complete the attacking positions,&#8221; said De Zerbi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want the first target, the first level, because we already have important players, but I think to start the new project we need another couple of important players, for sure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not finished yet, our transfer market window. We have to finish, we have to bring another couple of, maybe more, maybe not less, but a couple of players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spurs start their 2026-27 Premier League season away to Brentford on August 22, while their first home match comes a week later against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/spurs-boss-de-zerbi-wants-to-complete-the-attacking-positions-this-transfer-window\/402373\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>SoccerNews Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Roberto De Zerbi revealed Tottenham&#8217;s new target in the transfer window is to &#8220;complete the attacking positions&#8221;. Spurs have already been busy this summer, signing Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for \u00a385 and spending a club-record \u00a3100m to bring Sandro Tonali in from Newcastle United. 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