Tottenham Hotspur have signed forward Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United on a long-term contract, the North London club said late on Thursday.

BBC Sport looks at why new boss Thomas Frank wanted to add him to his squad – and why the transfer is a rare move for the north London outfit.

Tottenham are closing in on a deal for West Ham United’s Mohammed Kudus.The Ghanaian international looks like he will become the first player since Scott Parker in 2011 to make the switch from West

Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United and are now reported to be closing in on a deal for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.

The North Londoners completed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United on Thursday, and on the same day, Spurs agreed to trigger Morgan Gibbs White’s release clause. The English midfielder is expected to undergo a medical at Tottenham on Friday before completing his move from Nottingham Forest.

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that a deal worth around £55million ($74.7m) had been agreed between the two clubs,

Spurs are closing in on a £55million deal to sign Kudus from West Ham and the forward is due to undergo a medical on Thursday. Kudus is set to become the first player to join Spurs from West Ham since Scott Parker in 2011, and Thomas Frank will be boosted by having him available all next season.

Hi Phil, what are your views on Tottenham's apparent pursuit of Mohammed Kudus? Any agreed fee looks likely to be approaching £60m and with Eberechi Eze seemingly available for £68m I don't understand why we have not at least gone bold to find out if Eze would want to join.