Manor Solomon is closing in on a move to Tottenham (Picture: Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed terms with Manor Solomon, who is expected to join on a free transfer with a medical due in the coming days.
The 23-year-old will join from Shakhtar Donetsk after spending last season on loan in the Premier League with Fulham, where he scored five goals in all competitions.
FIFA’s Annex 7 allowed the Israel international to leave Shakhtar for Fulham last year due to the war in Ukraine and the ruling has been extended until June 2024.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that Spurs will bring in the forward as a free agent, as long as the move goes as expected with Shakhtar and FIFA, after agreeing personal terms.
Shakhtar are not happy about losing any players on a free transfer, with Solomon having a year left on his contract and chief executive Sergei Palkin says they will take Spurs to court if they bring him in for no fee.
Palkin told ESPN: ‘I contacted Solomon and his agent and invited him back to our club. I said “you can play all the games in Champions League, you will be in the starting XI” but he doesn’t want to move and I believe he will stay in England.
‘Finally, where he will go, I don’t know. In any case, if you go to Tottenham, we will deal with Tottenham in court in this case. Everything comes to a simple situation: it sounds like unjust enrichment.
‘Can you imagine, we pay big money for this player and finally Tottenham receives him for free? It is not fair in respect of our club. We will definitely go to court and we will fight for ourselves.
‘I would like to send a message to those clubs who are trying to sign our players without paying a transfer fee: Shakhtar will file claims for unjust enrichment against players or clubs who have enriched themselves and benefitted by obtaining a financial advantage.
‘We believe these clubs who enrich themselves at Shakhtar’s expense will be obliged to pay restitutions. Those clubs should understand what they do when they decide to sign our players.’
Solomon scored 22 goals in 106 appearances for Shakhtar before moving to Fulham where he played 24 times in all competitions in an injury-hit campaign.
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The 23-year-old has agreed personal terms.
