Spurs agree deal to buy Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke for initial £55m

• Fee for former Liverpool striker could reach £65m
• Middlesbrough sign Manchester City’s Micah Hamilton

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Bournemouth over signing the forward Dominic Solanke for an initial £55m, plus £10m in add-ons. Ange Postecoglou said recently the striker department was the “thinnest” of his Spurs squad and Solanke emerged as the club’s preferred candidate.

Bournemouth’s owner, Bill Foley, confirmed this summer that Solanke’s contract until 2027 included a release clause of about £65m and the deal represents a club-record sale. Nathan Aké’s £40m transfer to Manchester City in 2020 was Bournemouth’s previous biggest departure.

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