Solomon set for Tottenham medical after agreeing long-term contract
Standard Sport understands the Israeli worldwide will put pen to paper on an preliminary four-year contract in north London with the choice for an extra 12 months to turn into Spurs’ third new arrival of the Ange Postecoglou period.
Solomon will comply with England midfielder James Maddison and Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario in arriving in N17, with that duo having joined final week for £40m and £17m from relegated Leicester and Serie A facet Empoli respectively.
Tottenham have additionally efficiently transformed the loans of Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro into everlasting offers this summer season.
As first reported by Fabrizio Romano, Solomon is about to bear a medical at Tottenham this week earlier than formally signing on by the summer season of 2027, having gone on vacation to Ibiza after taking part in and scoring for Israel of their Euro 2024 qualifying wins over Andorra and Belarus final month.
Spurs have overwhelmed London rivals Fulham to his signature, with Marco Silva having been eager on the participant’s swift return after he scored 5 instances in 24 appearances throughout a profitable season-long spell at Craven Cottage final time period.
Solomon initially joined Fulham final summer season because of a FIFA regulation change permitting overseas nationals in war-torn Ukraine to indefinitely droop their contracts with golf equipment within the nation following the invasion by Russia.
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That rule was subsequently prolonged to 2024, with Solomon’s contract at Shakhtar having been because of expire on the finish of 2023, 4 years after a €6million swap from Israeli facet Maccabi Petah Tikva.
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/ REUTERSShakhtar chief govt Sergei Palkin had previously threatened legal action in opposition to Spurs in the event that they had been to finish a deal that he described as “not fair”.
Last week, Tottenham announced that they would host Shakhtar of their closing pre-season pleasant of the summer season on August 6, a match “devoted to the individuals of Ukraine”. The sport will increase cash for Shakhtar’s charitable basis.