Hull Join West Ham in Pursuit of Spurs Winger Solomon
Hull City have stepped into Premier League territory. According to The i Paper, they have joined West Ham United in the chase for Tottenham winger Solomon, as Spurs push ahead with a ruthless summer clear-out.
Tottenham have put a £20m valuation on the 27-year-old Israel international, but the market is unlikely to play along at that level from the outset. Early offers are expected to land somewhere between £10m and £20m, leaving Hull and West Ham to decide how hard they are prepared to lean in.
A free transfer that never really started
Solomon arrived at Spurs from Fulham on a free in 2023, a low-risk move that never caught light. Since then, his Tottenham career has barely flickered: just five senior appearances, then a carousel of loans at Leeds United, Villarreal, and Fiorentina.
The pattern has been clear. Each move has been framed as a chance to reboot his Premier League ambitions; each time, he has returned to a squad moving in a different direction.
Pre-season under Roberto De Zerbi briefly offered another glimmer. Solomon featured on the tour of New Zealand, but the reality is blunt: he sits well outside De Zerbi’s plans for the 2026-27 campaign. A year ago, Thomas Frank briefly handed him a lifeline while Spurs scoured the market for alternatives. That door has now closed.
De Zerbi wants a ‘bomba’ – and the wide role is up for grabs
While Solomon edges towards the exit, De Zerbi is looking up the food chain. During that New Zealand tour, he teased the prospect of another “bomba” – a major, statement signing to round off what has already been an aggressive window.
The wide forward position is central to that vision. Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo is on the list, though any move depends on Andoni Iraola finding a replacement at Anfield. Manchester City’s Savinho is another primary target. Both would represent a clear upgrade in status and profile, and both underline why there is no realistic path back for Solomon in north London.
Spurs tear it up after near-relegation
Tottenham’s stance on Solomon is not just about one player. It is part of a wider purge triggered by last season’s collapse, a 17th-place finish that dragged the club to the brink of relegation and forced a hard reset.
The wage structure has been ripped up to accommodate marquee arrivals. Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, and Jan Paul van Hecke have come in as headline additions, while Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson, and Martin Dubravka have been snapped up on free transfers to add experience and depth without bloating the salary bill beyond control.
That kind of churn has consequences for established figures. The same overhaul that is pushing Solomon out could yet open the door for captain Cristian Romero to complete a move to Inter Milan or Atletico Madrid before the season kicks off. In goal, Guglielmo Vicario’s possible return to Italy would clear the way for Antonin Kinsky to step up as No. 1.
Spurs are not tinkering. They are tearing down and rebuilding on the fly.
Hull vs West Ham: who blinks first?
Against that backdrop, Solomon’s future is expected to move quickly. Negotiations over his exit are set to accelerate, with The i Paper suggesting a resolution could arrive in the coming days, well ahead of the Premier League opener on August 21.
Hull’s interest adds an intriguing twist. West Ham can offer the London stage and top-flight football; Hull bring ambition and the promise of a central role in a project pushing hard from below. Both clubs now face the same question: how close will they go to Tottenham’s £20m price, and how fast?
The first formal bids will reveal who is serious.
Next wave: Mikey Moore on the move again
While the senior squad is reshaped, Tottenham’s younger talent is also being shuffled. Teenage prospect Mikey Moore, fresh from an impressive loan spell at Rangers, is set for another move to continue his development.
FC Koln are among the clubs circling, with several Championship sides also keen. For Spurs, it is another piece of the same strategy: clear the path for elite signings at the top end, and send the best youngsters out to harden themselves elsewhere.
Solomon now sits at the sharpest end of that policy. His next step will say as much about Hull and West Ham’s ambition as it does about Tottenham’s determination to leave last season’s chaos behind.
