Tottenham Hotspur’s summer window has been building towards a defining few weeks, and the latest word from Fabrizio Romano has just changed the picture around one of the club’s reported targets.
Spurs have been busy on multiple fronts in recent days. The pursuit of a marquee wide addition took a significant step forward this week, with the club closing in on a £65m signing after a major Savinho breakthrough, while attention has also turned to the squad’s fringes, where several exits are being explored before the season begins.
Amid all of that, a name Spurs fans have seen linked repeatedly this month has come back into sharp focus in Paris. The situation around him had been quiet through the World Cup, but with the tournament over, things are now moving quickly.
Tottenham’s interest was flagged in the club’s own planning earlier this week, and the newest development means a decision point is approaching far sooner than expected.
Fabrizio Romano reveals the latest from Paris
The player in question is Paris Saint-Germain teenager Ibrahim Mbaye, the Senegal international wide forward Spurs have been tracking this summer. According to Fabrizio Romano, “Ibrahima Mbaye will leave PSG this summer with agent Jorge Mendes now in control of his future,” with “Premier League and Bundesliga clubs keen” and movements already taking place around the player.
Romano expanded on the situation on his YouTube channel, explaining that Mendes “has officially signed Ibrahim Mbaye as a new client” and that “the player’s intention is to leave PSG. He believes the right step for his career is to move elsewhere, where he can play regularly and become an important member of the squad.” Romano added that “Borussia Dortmund remain interested, while a number of Premier League clubs have also entered the race.”
Romano did not name the English clubs involved, but FootballTransfers reports that Mbaye has emerged as a target for Tottenham, Aston Villa, RB Leipzig and Dortmund in recent weeks, with Manchester City also adding him to their list of summer options.
Should Tottenham move now for Ibrahim Mbaye?
The case for acting is clear. Mbaye is an 18-year-old who wants regular football, and a player pushing to leave one of Europe’s super-clubs is exactly the kind of market opening Spurs’ recruitment team has thrived on. The club’s transfer briefing earlier this week set out why he fits the profile: young, quick, naturally right-sided and with a ceiling few available wide players can match.
The complication is the competition. With Mendes now running the process and City reportedly circling, this is no longer a quiet piece of business Spurs can complete on their own timeline. If the Savinho deal lands, Mbaye may become a development option rather than a priority; if it stalls, he could be the smartest alternative on the market.
The verdict: Spurs should stay at the table. Romano’s reporting makes clear the exit is happening this summer — the only question is whether Tottenham are positioned to benefit when it does.
