Sources: Palace agree £35m fee for Spurs' Johnson

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  • James OlleyDec 30, 2025, 12:55 PM

Crystal Palace have agreed a fee in the region of £35 million ($47.2m) with Tottenham for the departure of Brennan Johnson but the winger is yet to decide on his next club, sources have told ESPN.

Spurs are open to allowing the 24-year-old to leave as Thomas Frank looks to reshape his squad in the January transfer window and Johnson has attracted interest from multiple teams.

Sources said Bournemouth are considering him as a replacement for Antoine Semenyo, who is expected to depart in the coming days with Manchester City the strong favourites to trigger his £65m ($88m) release clause and trigger a deal.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been keen to seek reinforcements as they try to meet the additional demands of European football for the first time in their history, currently sitting tenth in the UEFA Conference League after six matches.

However, Johnson is expected to assess his options once other clubs have formalised their interest before making a final decision on his next move but continuing at Spurs looks unlikely.

The Wales international finished last season as Spurs' top goalscorer after netting 18 times in all competitions including the only goal in May's historic Europa League final win over Manchester United, securing Tottenham's first trophy in 17 years.

However, that success was not enough to keep manager Ange Postecoglou in his job and Frank has used Johnson far less, starting just six league games to date.

Johnson joined Spurs from Nottingham Forest for £47.5m (now $64m) in September 2023.

Frank -- as has been his season-long tactic -- was eager to not be drawn into speaking about the reports but did confirm that Johnson, who scored the winner for Tottenham in the Europa League final in May, had trained ahead of his return to Brentford on Thursday.

"Again, this is the third time I think I've got this question. There's rumours out there, in general I'll not comment on that, no matter if we want to sign or sell a player, or get a staff member in or out. I've no interest in commenting either way," Frank insisted.

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"He contributed to a very good and important win against Crystal Palace. He trained very well [Tuesday]. I expect him fully to be available and able to play against Brentford.

"Brennan is a very important player for us. Sometimes things change if another player comes in. Unfortunately, [Mohammed] Kudus came in for him and played on the right side and has done well.

"So, it's been a little bit more tricky to get enough starts. Brennan started the season also quite well from the left.

"I think Brennan has a lot of attributes, very good running in behind, very good scoring goals.

"That's a good quality, so some of those key things is fantastic, also working hard for the team, but you need more than just 11 players -- that's the way it is.

"I think Brennan has been a top professional, is a top professional, trained well today. He's ready for two days' time."

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