Tottenham's Transfer Activity: Sarr Loan and More Exits

Tottenham are ripping up the script in the final days of the window, with a flurry of exits clearing the way for a late attacking arrival.

Standard Sport understands Spurs have agreed a deal with Juventus for Pape Matar Sarr to join on loan, with the Italian giants holding a £25.7million option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. For a player once viewed as a long-term midfield project in north London, it is a significant moment — and a clear sign of how quickly Roberto De Zerbi is reshaping his squad.

The Sarr move is part of a broader exodus. Highly rated teenager Mikey Moore has been given the green light to head to the Bundesliga, where a loan to Koln is being finalised. Left-back Souza is also on his way, bound for Porto on a loan deal until the end of the season as Spurs trim numbers and redistribute minutes.

All this movement is not happening in a vacuum. Tottenham are still pushing to bring in another attacker before the deadline and remain in talks with Everton over Iliman Ndiaye, as the club look to add one more cutting edge option to De Zerbi’s front line.

Everton, though, are not just negotiating on one front. In a separate move, they are working on a deal to bring Richarlison back to Goodison Park. The Brazilian forward, who made his name on Merseyside before his switch to Spurs, has made it clear he wants out of north London.

De Zerbi did not hide from that reality when he spoke over the weekend. He confirmed that Richarlison, Sarr and Kevin Danso have all asked to leave, with Danso attracting loan interest from Sunderland.

“He said too many times [that] he wants to leave. Danso came to me two days ago, and he said he wants to leave, and Pape Sarr, the same, but he suffer[ed] a small injury, but he is almost ready to train,” the Spurs head coach said, laying bare the conversations that have shaped this frantic final stretch of the window.

There was no hint of a power struggle in his words, only a firm stance. De Zerbi made it plain that the door is open for anyone determined to go — but only on Tottenham’s terms.

“I love these players, they are great guys, I have very good relationships, but if they want to leave, they have to bring the solution, the economic solution, to the club, and they can go, and we find other players.”

It is a ruthless clarity that suits deadline week. Players want moves. The coach wants commitment. The club wants value. Somewhere in the middle, Tottenham’s season is being reshaped in real time.