Tottenham have been told Marcos Senesi's move is basically agreed, easing some of the doubt around a deal that has been hanging over the club since the end of the season. Ben Jacobs said on Wednesday evening that the Bournemouth defender's transfer to Spurs was effectively in place, while people close to Senesi insist he has given his word to Tottenham.
The timing matters because Spurs are still waiting for the move to be signed, unveiled and announced, and any delay leaves room for noise around the deal. Senesi was said to be on holiday after a long season with Bournemouth, but the uncertainty has not been about his location so much as whether the paperwork and timing would finally catch up with the agreement.
Tottenham had already agreed deals in principle for Senesi and Andy Robertson before the 2025/26 Premier League season ended, but both were tied to the club staying in the top flight. That condition was met on the final day when Spurs beat Everton 1-0 to secure survival, and the club then moved quickly to try to turn those pre-agreed deals into completed signings. For supporters who have followed the chase, the Senesi move is the one now drawing the most attention, especially after earlier reports suggested a four-year deal was in the works and that Bournemouth could lose the defender on a free transfer as his contract expired.
Jacobs said the situation around Senesi was simple in his view: “It's basically all agreed with Tottenham, that's where we stand now.” He also added that Spurs would want everything “signed and unveiled and announced as quickly as possible” to avoid surprises, but that those close to Senesi say they have already given their word to Tottenham. That matters because there had been talk that Liverpool might try to change the picture late on, even as the belief around the deal remained that Spurs were the club Senesi had committed to.
The anxiety around one transfer sits alongside the strange course of another. Robertson had agreed to join Tottenham in January, but that move was called off because Liverpool could not bring in a replacement, and Jacobs later said the Scotland captain gave his word to Spurs and kept it. Since then, Arne Slot has been sacked and Andoni Iraola is set to replace him at Liverpool, while Tottenham have also tabled a bid for Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton as they keep building around a defence that still needs strengthening.
For now, the story is not whether Tottenham want Senesi. It is whether they can get the announcement over the line before another club even has a chance to test how firm that word really is.
