The £100m star is now De Zerbi’s dream Spurs target

ENIC Group decision-makers were delighted with the happy (or perhaps relaxed) harvest of Tottenham Hotspur players on the final day of the season, with safety secured at last.

But the hard work begins now, with many changes needed in the final few months of the season to avoid yet another bottom Premier League finish. In two consecutive campaigns, Spurs have finished 17th, the latter of which has brought real relegation concerns.

Tottenham have lost their star quality. Even without the injury problem, it is hard to imagine that the Londoners would have challenged for the Champions League.

Where did Harry Kane and Heung-min Son go? Where is Christian Eriksen pulling the strings, Moussa Dembele running the show in midfield?

De Zerbi makes the Premier League star Spurs dream of

Tottenham escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth, and the Lewis Family are committed to turning things around and returning Spurs to the place fans expect – and understandably so.

The players have dragged themselves to the finish line, but now the board needs to support Roberto De Zerbi and sign players who can make a difference.

According to a well-placed Spurs insider, De Zerbi has told the management that Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes is his dream heading into the transfer window.

Even after Newcastle finished 12th, it is still expected that Guimaraes will cost £100m this summer, especially considering the sale of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, ​​as well as continued interest in Sandro Tonali from Arsenal and Manchester City.

This may sound a bit wishful thinking, but Guimaraes would be a marquee signing for a team aiming for a resurgence.

Why Bruno Guimaraes could be Spurs’ new Dembele

Guimaraes knows a thing or two about loyalty, and there is no doubt that it would be difficult to dislodge him as his captain in St. James’ Park and put him in a Tottenham team that has been deceptively deceptive for a long time now. However, De Zerbi has put him above all other targets, and Tottenham would be wise to heed the coach’s decision.

He is a do-it-all midfielder and a leader of men. Hailed as “one of the best midfielders in the world” by fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli, the 28-year-old was the heart of Eddie Howe’s project, combative, tactical and focused on the ball.

There is an echo of Dembele there, if you listen closely, with the Belgian once described as “like a vacuum” by one-time Tottenham player Jermaine Jenas, absorbing opponents and releasing the ball at the right time. Time and accuracy, these were the things that Dembele carried with him throughout his career.

Now, Tottenham could re-establish that role with Guimaraes, a player so good he could surpass Dembele in his first spell with the Lilywhites – and that’s no small feat.

In four-and-a-half years on Tyneside, Guimaraes has been an omnipresent presence in the Newcastle midfield, instrumental in leading the club to two Champions League campaigns and victory in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup.

In this season for Newcastle in the Premier League, he scored nine goals and provided five assists in 29 games, won two balls and is shy of holding six duels on average per game.

There aren’t many players who can transform Tottenham by arriving this summer. This is a big rebuild on Johan Lange’s desk, but Guimaraes has the technical ability, leadership skills and high-level experience to make a real difference.