How Tottenham will line up with Dominic Solanke

Cameron Smith

• 9 Aug 2024 05:00 CDT
• 3 min read

Tottenham Hotspur are close to finalising a deal to sign Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke.

As exclusively revealed by The Transfers Podcast, in partnership with FootballTransfers, Bournemouth have agreed a deal to sell Solanke to Spurs for a club-record fee.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have been searching for a new centre-forward for over 12 months and are on the verge of adding Solanke to their squad.

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The ex-Chelsea academy star scored 19 Premier League goals last season

Solanke has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €38.7 million, but his move to Tottenham will exceed the €45.3m that Manchester City paid to sign Nathan Ake from Bournemouth back in 2020.

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How Tottenham will line up with Dominic Solanke

Guglielmo Vicario impressed during his debut campaign at Spurs and he will keep his place as Postecoglou’s number one in 2024-25.

Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie will continue as the first-choice back four, although Radu Dragusin will be pushing for a starting berth after his impressive Euro 2024 campaign.

Archie Gray could also feature at right-back, but the Englishman is likely to be utilised in central midfield. Pape Matar Sarr could well start ahead of Gray, and Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Oliver Skipp and Giovani Lo Celso are also options.

Meanwhile, James Maddison will remain as Spurs’ preferred attacking midfielder.

Heung-min Son spent a portion of last season playing through the middle, but he will be shifted out to the left wing, while Brennan Johnson will likely play ahead of Dejan Kulusevski on the opposite flank.

Solanke will immediately become Tottenham’s first-choice striker, with Richarlison dropping to the bench.

Tottenham’s starting XI with Dominic Solanke

GK: Guglielmo Vicario

RB: Pedro Porro

CB: Cristian Romero

CB: Micky van de Ven

LB: Destiny Udogie

CDM: Yves Bissouma

CDM: Archie Gray

RW: Brennan Johnson

CAM: James Maddison

LW: Heung-min Son

ST: Dominic Solanke