Callum Hudson-Odoi has been at Nottingham Forest little over a year and already, the Chelsea academy graduate is attracting attention from other Premier League suitors keen to explore their wide options at a time where the division’s surprise package so far this term are purring across all positions.
Spurs on the agenda in Hudson-Odoi pursuit
- Former Tottenham scout Mick Brown: “Callum’s performances have caught the eye of a few clubs, Tottenham were interested in the summer – that hasn’t faded – high-flying players start attracting interest when sides are overachieving. Whether he’s the right fit, they ask behind-the-scenes.”
- Arsenal, Newcastle among sides credited with an interest in Bournemouth’s Ghana international winger Antoine Semenyo, who has four goals and an assist in his first 10 appearances this term. Spurs too have been linked with the 24-year-old, as well as Espanyol’s Javi Puado
THEY might not be the only Premier League club interested, but Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham have been named as serious suitors in Callum Hudson-Odoi – dating back when they had a chance to secure his signature for a cut-price fee around £8m (after performance-related add-ons) from their London rivals Chelsea last summer.
Their former scout Mick Brown, once Manchester United’s chief scout and naturally still very well-connected within the sport, exclusively told Football Insider an update Forest fans won’t be happy to see. The 23-year-old, whose existing deal expires in June 2026, knows consistency will fuel further speculation on his future.
Asking prices around the £30m figure were quoted this past summer and given his influence in a Forest side who’ve started the campaign sitting pretty in third place below Arne Slot’s Liverpool and defending champions Manchester City, that fee will only rise should the interest continue lingering into the new year as expected.
Spurs aren’t afraid to raid the division’s lower-half sides in search of a coup, as shown by spending more than £200m on these five players: Yves Bissouma (Brighton), Richarlison (Everton), Brennan Johnson (Forest), James Maddison (Leicester) and most recently Bournemouth’s now-former talisman Dominic Solanke in August.
They’ve got the added challenge of juggling multiple competitions with the expanded eight-game Europa League group stage format this term, though one thing Tottenham cannot be accused of is lacking ambition – their Champions League pursuit is a key driver behind their desire to bolster their attacking options.
As I wrote this past summer, their frontline leaves a little to be desired and that feeling hasn’t suddenly disappeared with Solanke’s arrival:
Richarlison (11) was Spurs’ next most clinical forward after Heung-Min Son (17) but the Brazilian, who turned 27 in May, is better suited on the flanks in a supporting role rather than as the number nine. Both he and Son can play there, but that limits their potential. Johnson, Manor Solomon and RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner, a season-long loanee, are all creative options too – but there’s a feeling within that they need more.
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