Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Israel international Manor Solomon. He signed a five-year deal with the Premier League club.
Solomon’s deal with Shakhtar Donetsk came to an end on the 30th of June, 2023 and he has joined Spurs on a free transfer.
Confirming the signing of Manor Solomon, Tottenham Hotspur shared a statement on the club’s official website which reads:
“We are delighted to announce the signing of Manor Solomon. The Israel international has agreed a deal with the Club that will run until 2028, subject to international clearance and work permit.”
He spent the entire duration of the 2022/23 season on loan at Fulham, scoring 5 goals and providing no assists in 24 appearances.
Manor Solomon is Tottenham Hotspur’s fourth signing in the summer of 2023
The 23-year-old becomes Spurs fourth acquisition this summer, having already signed Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison.
His loan spell at Craven Cottage started with an injury lay off, but he still went on to have an impressive stint at Fulham.
The four goals Manor Solomon scored in the Premier League came in consecutive matches from February and March.
He scored in back-to-back meetings with Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford.
The Isreali was saddled with goal scoring responsibilities following an injury to Aleksander Mitrovic.
He joined Fulham on loan from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, after activating a FIFA rule which gave room for players based in Ukraine to suspend their contracts.
This rule that applied to players who aren’t Ukrainian was launched by FIFA after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Based on the performances of Manor Solomon, he helped Fulham to a 10th-placed Premier League finish.
Marco Silva’s side were also keen on handing the Israel winger a permanent deal, after his loan spell ended.
The 23-year-old has made 35 appearances for the national team of Israel, scoring 7 goals and providing 9 assists since he made his debut in 2018.
Manor Solomon is excited to be signing for Tottenham Hotspur
Concerning his arrival to Spurs, Manor Solomon took to Twitter to express his delight.
He wrote: “I’m so delighted and excited to be joining this fantastic football club, It’s truly an honor to be here and I can’t wait to get started. to dare is to do!”
The winger commenced his career with Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva and he made 73 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals and providing 6 assists.
He afterwards joined Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2019 for a reported transfer fee of €6 million.
The €6 million paid to sign him from Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2019 was then the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer.
Manor Solomon made 106 appearances for Shakhtar Donetsk, scoring 22 goals and providing 9 assists in all competitions.
He won three Ukrainian Premier League titles with the miners, one Ukrainian cup and one Ukrainian Super Cup.
In October 2019, Solomon scored in a 2-1 victory for Shakhtar Donetsk against Atalanta to become the youngest Israeli player to score in the UEFA Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur supporters will be hoping that the Israeli massively complements Harry Kane in attack for Spurs next term.
Kane has been linked with a move away from the Lilywhites, as Bayern Munich are still in the transfer pursuit of the Englishman.
Ange Postecoglou is making needed reinforcements this summer as he wants to avoid a repeat of the dismal campaign Spurs had last season.
In Europe, his CV is ravishing, having led Celtic to many successes, including a domestic treble during his two-year stay at the club.
