Chelsea’s big-money signing branded ‘useless’ as Tottenham transfer ‘target’ signs new contract

Chelsea and Tottenham had very different weekends ahead of the international break.

The Blues were beaten 1-0 at home by Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham made easy work of newly promoted Burnley away from home, scoring five with the help of a hat-trick from Son heung-Min. Spurs have enjoyed a fine start to the season so far, but Mauricio Pochettino has his work cut out at Stamford Bridge despite significant spending.

As both teams look to gain an extra yard or two over the course of the break, we have rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Chelsea and Tottenham.

Mudryk criticism

TalkSPORT pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor has torn into Chelsea’s big-money signing Mykhaylo Mudryk after a disappointing start.

“They’ve bought loads of players who are average,” said the former Aston Villa star. “Mudryk came on and he nearly gave away two goals! He was absolutely useless. He’s had 19 games, zero goals and they haven’t got a style of play.”

Mudryk signed for Chelsea for a package worth more than £80million, but he is yet to show his potential in a Blues side that has disappointed as a whole in recent times.

Tapsoba blow

Tottenham’s reported summer target Edmond Tapsoba looks set to commit his long-term future to his current club.

Fabrizio Romano has tweeted: “EXCLUSIVE: Edmond Tapsoba, set to sign new long term contract at Bayer Leverkusen. Agreement in place until June 2028, as club sources confirm. Tapsoba was in Tottenham & also Man United list — he’s ready to sign new deal. Huge news for Bayer04 & Xabi Alonso.”

Tapsoba is rated at around £25million by Transfermarkt, and the 24-year-old centre-back is a key part of Alonso’s back-line at Leverkusen. Tottenham may well strengthen at the back in January, but it seems they won’t get near Tapsoba without paying a very big fee.