De Zerbi Teases Another Bomba as Tottenham Rebuilds

Tottenham’s summer of shockwaves is not done yet. Not if Roberto De Zerbi has his way.

Having already shattered their transfer record twice in the same window, Spurs’ head coach is openly teasing what he calls “another bomba” in the market – and he sounds positively thrilled by the hunt.

“The transfer market, it's not finished for sure,” De Zerbi said, as reported by The Athletic. “We have completed 60% of our project in the transfer market. Now we have another bomba.”

In the hyper-charged world of social media, “bomba” has become the fans’ shorthand for a sudden, explosive transfer – the kind that detonates timelines and rewrites expectations in a single push notification. Tottenham have already delivered a couple of those. De Zerbi is hinting at more.

This is not a quiet evolution. It is a full-throttle reconstruction.

Spurs have thrown their weight – and their wallet – behind De Zerbi’s vision. First came Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for £85 million, a new club record. That mark lasted only briefly before Sandro Tonali arrived from Newcastle in a deal that could climb towards £100m. Two huge statements. Two central pillars for a new spine.

Around them, the squad is being reshaped with intent. Jan Paul van Hecke has been brought in from Brighton to stiffen the back line. Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi have walked through the door on free transfers, the kind of experienced, ready-made additions that can tilt a dressing room’s mentality and give a coach tactical flexibility straight away.

There is more noise in the background too. Spurs have been linked with a move for Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City, another name that would fit the pattern of high-ceiling, high-impact recruitment that has defined this window.

Asked if this latest “bomba” was close, De Zerbi didn’t overplay it, but he didn’t exactly cool expectations either. “I hope, but it's not finished, for sure,” he replied, leaving the door wide open for speculation to rage on.

What is clear is his appetite for the fight. De Zerbi painted a vivid picture of himself in negotiation mode.

“In the transfer market, when I want one player, I become like a shark,” he 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.”

That is not the language of a coach reluctantly tolerating the chaos of a window. It is the voice of someone who wants to shape every detail of his squad, who sees recruitment as an extension of his touchline aggression and tactical boldness.

Tottenham, so often accused in the past of hesitation or half-measures in big windows, are now moving with speed and conviction. Records have gone. Hierarchies in the dressing room will change. Roles will be challenged. And still De Zerbi insists they are only “60%” of the way through their plan.

For a club trying to force its way back into the elite, that remaining 40% suddenly feels enormous. It might be one signing. It might be several. But in De Zerbi’s words, it sounds like something designed to jolt the league’s attention all over again.

The shark is still circling. The only question now is who – or what – Tottenham are about to land.