Roberto De Zerbi claims Tottenham are on the verge of a bomba signing and suggested it would be an attacking player. Spurs have already spent almost �230million this summer on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke, as well as bringing in free agents Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on high wages, to bolster a squad that has limped to successive 17th-placed finishes in the Premier League.Last seasons narrow escape appears to have altered the mindset in North London and the board have provided plenty of backing for De Zerbi, and the Italian claims the spending is not over yet.Speaking on the pre-season tour of Australia Spurs take on Chelsea in Sydney on Saturday he said: The transfer market is not finished for sure, but we have completed 60% of our project. Now we have another bomba.Having confirmed the player in question was an attacker, and not long-time target Savinho, he added: I dont love working with plan A, plan B, plan C. It is plan A, full stop, because all players are not the same. We have to increase the number of goals.De Zerbi was not willing to reveal the identity of the target but the likes of former Barcelona loanee Marcus Rashford, Rafael Leao and Cody Gakpo have been linked with the club in recent weeks.Romeros will to leave TottenhamAs well as players coming in, there is expected to be plenty of movement the other way with Lucas Bergvall likely to depart along with captain Cristian Romero while the future of England full-back Djed Spence remains uncertain.Spences stock has risen following an excellent World Cup and he has been linked with Everton and Inter Milan.De Zerbi has said previously he will only work with players who want to be at Tottenham, and he repeated that message again, adding: I repeat what I said to Djed, and to Lucas. I would like you to stay if you want to stay. If you dont want to stay, if you want to leave, then you have to leave.Romero appears certain to move on. The Argentina defender has attracted plenty of criticism during his time at Spurs but De Zerbi says Romero has shown unbelievable behaviour since he joined the club in March but it is his will to leave.At the beginning of my time in April I had, I dont know, one million individual meetings. And the players told me if they are [staying] here [or not], he said.I said: Yes, help me to stay up, and then I help you to leave. If you dont help me to stay up, you stay underwater with me.' Topics Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read I would like him to stay but De Zerbi wont guarantee Tottenham midfielder Bergvall a starting place Tom Rostance 29th July, 2026 Sydney FC 1-1 Tottenham (Spurs win 4-2 on pens): Robertson makes debut after Tel opener Jon Fisher 29th July, 2026 WATCH: Brilliant Tel free-kick hands Tottenham first-half advantage in pre-season friendly against Sydney FC Jon Fisher 29th July, 2026 Sydney FC v Tottenham: Confirmed line-ups as De Zerbi names youthful XI Jon Fisher 29th July, 2026 Manchester City forward informs club of desire to leave Nicholas McGee 28th July, 2026 Tottenham v Sydney FC: Expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Spurs latest pre-season test Nicholas McGee 28th July, 2026
