Tottenham have just made £30m bid to sign player Nuno Espirito Santo called a ‘talent’ in 2020, amid reports

After such a miserable 2024/25 campaign, Tottenham need to make changes this summer.

Ange Postecoglou currently has Spurs sitting 14th in the Premier League – with Tottenham heading for their worst league finish since the 2007/08 campaign, when they ended in 11th.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
14	TottenhamTottenham	29	10	4	15	55	43	12	34

Daniel Levy spent some cash in the winter transfer window to try and improve the situation, parting with £12m to sign Antonin Kinsky and a £6.5m loan fee for Mathys Tel.

Now, however, a £30m bid has been made to sign Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves, who Nuno Espirito Santo admires, as Tottenham look to make a signing as soon as the summer transfer window opens.

What Nuno Espirito Santo has previously said about Rayan Ait-Nouri

It was Africa Foot who claimed that Tottenham have bid for Ait-Nouri, an Algeria international.

The Wolves No.3 has shone so far this season despite his side sitting 17th in the Premier League, scoring three goals while also providing five assists in 28 appearances from left-back.

Interestingly, Tottenham also wanted Ait-Nouri in 2021 while Antonio Conte was at the helm, so he could be considered a long-term target for Spurs.

Nuno – who Spurs replaced with Conte – worked closely alongside the Algerian at Wolves, where he was left very impressed.

The man who now has Nottingham Forest sat third told the Birmingham Mail in 2020: “He has talent. I’m really happy for him, everyone is. He’s 19, comes to a new country and in his first game in the Premier League was able to score and help the team.

“He’s good on the ball and can find good lines. He has to get used to the Premier League, the physicality, the shape of the team defensively.”

Djed Spence could become a permanent right-back if Rayan Ait-Nouri deal materialises for Tottenham

Postecoglou has been using Djed Spence on the left more than the right of defence this season, despite the Londoner being a right-back by trade.

With Destiny Udogie already at Spurs, signing Ait-Nouri would mean the north Londoners have three options in that department, unless Spence is moved back to the right on a permanent basis.

That is what we believe will happen, should a move for the 23-year-old Wolves star materialise this summer, meaning Postecoglou can have competition for Pedro Porro and competition for Udogie on both sides.