Revealed: the deal Spurs struck with Juventus to buy Dejan Kulusevski

Tottenham have two clauses to buy Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus as part of their loan deal for the midfielder.

Spurs paid €10m in January to borrow Kulusevski until June 2023, and are due to pay the Sweden international’s wages in full over that season and a half. But there is an option to turn the move into a permanent transfer this summer for €30m.

The option will remain valid the following summer unless the second clause – a €35m mandatory buy clause – comes into play. That will be activated at the end of the 2022-23 season if two conditions are met during the campaign: that Kulusevski plays in 50% of the team’s Premier League matches for at least 45 minutes and Spurs qualify for the Champions League.

Kulusevski is extremely happy at Tottenham and with life in London, boosted by his relationship with Antonio Conte. The manager had wanted to sign Kulusevski when in charge of Internazionale two years ago and approved when Fabio Paratici, the Spurs managing director of football, pursued January’s deal.

Paratici, in his previous job, had brought Kulusevski to Juventus from Atalanta in 2020 for €35m plus €9m in add-ons and felt sure the player would thrive in the Premier League.