De Zerbi hints at another major signing for Tottenham

Tottenham’s summer of shockwaves is not over yet. Roberto De Zerbi says so himself — and he sounds almost impatient about it.

Having already smashed their transfer record twice in the same window, Spurs’ head coach insists there is still a major deal to come, teasing “another bomba” as the club tears into the market with a new level of ambition.

“We have completed 60% of our project in the transfer market,” De Zerbi said, as reported by The Athletic. “Now we have another bomba.”

He did not smile when he said it. This was not a throwaway line for social media. It was a warning.

Record fees and a ruthless streak

Tottenham have moved with a decisiveness rarely associated with the club in recent years. First came Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for £85 million, a record fee that underlined a clear shift in strategy. Then they went bigger.

Sandro Tonali arrived from Newcastle in a deal that could climb to £100m, a statement signing for the heart of De Zerbi’s team. Two huge cheques, two pillars for a new spine.

Around them, the squad is being reshaped with the same aggressive intent. Jan Paul van Hecke has followed his former coach from Brighton, while Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi have been picked up on free transfers — savvy additions that add experience and depth without another heavy outlay.

Spurs have also been linked with Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City, a name that fits neatly into the club’s new profile: young, explosive, resale value baked in.

The pattern is clear. This is not tinkering. It is reconstruction.

“Like a shark” in the market

If the signings show a new Tottenham, the language from the head coach confirms it.

“In the transfer market, when I want one player, I become like a shark,” De Zerbi said. “No chance to say no.

“I love working in the transfer market. It’s not pressure, it’s one of the nicest parts of my work, my job.”

The imagery is striking. Sharks do not circle forever. They close in. De Zerbi is casting himself as the driving force behind this overhaul, a coach who wants his targets early, on his terms, and who is prepared to push hard to get them.

For a fanbase long used to sagas, delays and late-window scrambles, this is a different tone. Direct. Uncompromising. Hungry.

The mystery “bomba”

“Bomba” has become a familiar word in the online transfer circus, shorthand for a sudden, explosive deal that nobody saw coming. De Zerbi knows exactly what it means to supporters when he uses it.

“The transfer market, it’s not finished for sure,” he said. Asked if this “bomba” was close, he replied: “I hope, but it’s not finished, for sure.”

No names. No hints. Just the promise that a major move is still in play and that, in his mind, the project is only a little over halfway done.

Tottenham have already changed the conversation around their summer with Fernandes and Tonali. The next move, the one De Zerbi is openly trailing, will tell everyone just how far this new version of Spurs is prepared to go.