Kudus goes for £55 million

So Mohammed Kudus has gone to Spurs for £55 million. The club could surely have got more money if WHU had waited until deadline day, but thanks to financial fair play fears we needed money in now to make new signings. Chelsea had lost interest, the player wanted to leave and sadly Spurs was the only offer on the table.

There are many standout moments from Kudus's fine first season: his first league goal against Newcastle, a great volley at Brentford, those two crosses that won the game late on at Burnley, a well-taken goal against Arsenal in the League Cup, that fantastic run from the halfway line to score against Freiberg and a superb overhead kick away to Man City.

But let's be clear Kudus had a poor season last time round. That petulant sending off at Spurs and his five-game ban indicated something was wrong. A player of his ability should have scored more than five goals and at times he looked selfish, dribbling and losing possession when he should have played the simple ball. Yes, he had a great game in the win at Arsenal for example, but we didn't see enough of that. Without European football it looked like he was dreaming of another club. 

The other problem is that successive managers never found Mo's best position. If it was on the right wing then that is where Jarrod Bowen plays. And once the club had Bowen, Kudus, Fullkrug and Summerville on the books it was never clear how all four could play together without leaving a severely weakened midfield.

It's never good to see a player of undoubted ability go to Spurs, even if we have made a £17 million profit on Mo, who was signed for £38 million. But Potter desperately needs some powerful and fast midfielders and defensive and attacking reinforcements. The quality of his signings will decide whether this was a good deal or not. But at least with some money freed up we might now see some action.