{"id":670555,"date":"2026-06-07T06:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=670555"},"modified":"2026-06-07T06:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:13:20","slug":"marcos-senesi-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/07\/marcos-senesi-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcos Senesi to Tottenham Hotspur \u2018100% Confirmed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur have been busy in the transfer market, and are set to complete their second signing of the summer in AFC Bournemouth\u2019s Marcos Senesi. On Saturday evening, <\/span>Fabrizio Romano reported that Senesi to Tottenham was \u201c100% confirmed.\u201d<\/span><\/a> The defender will join Spurs at the end of his Cherries contract on July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transfer Update: Marcos Senesi to Tottenham<\/b><\/h2>\n

What Senesi Brings to Tottenham\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Marcos Senesi stood out as one of the Premier League\u2019s most reliable centre-backs during the 2025\/26 campaign. Following his arrival in England in 2022 from Feyenoord, Senesi delivered consistent performances for four seasons at the heart of the Bournemouth backline. <\/span>On May 15, he announced that he would depart the Cherries at the end of his contract<\/span><\/a>. Amid interest from a host of top clubs, Spurs seem to have convinced Senesi to make the move to north London.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roberto De Zerbi appears to have found a well-suited defender for his demands. De Zerbi\u2019s teams have established a reputation for playing out from the back, and his system heavily relies on centre-backs who are comfortable on the ball. Senesi excels in that regard. The Argentinian ranked third and fifth in accurate long balls per 90 and total passes respectively in the Premier League this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Tottenham Hotspur Make Opening Offer for \u2018Incredible\u2019 International Defender<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Tottenham\u2019s Wider Transfer Plans<\/b><\/h3>\n

Senesi further illustrates the ongoing rebuild of De Zerbi\u2019s squad. Andy Robertson\u2019s signing and the reported bid for Jan Paul van Hecke display a sense of urgency to reinforce a squad who struggled with injuries and poor form throughout 2025\/26. The arrival of experienced players who fit De Zerbi’s tactical demands indicates a long-term commitment to a manager who signed a five-year contract in March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The move also suggests that Senesi\u2019s countryman and Spurs\u2019 captain, Cristian Romero, could be set to depart this summer. His near-absence from the relegation decider against Everton caused sections of the fanbase to question his commitment to the club. Long-standing interest in the World Cup winner has been reported, and his potential departure would pave the way for the new era.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> Why Tottenham Signed Andy Robertson on a Free Transfer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Another Smart Signing for Spurs<\/b><\/h3>\n

Tottenham recruited Andy Robertson on a free transfer this week, and Senesi\u2019s imminent arrival represents another shrewd manoeuvre by the club. Spurs suffered greatly with injuries throughout the season, so adding depth to the squad seemed a necessity. Yet Senesi is likely to feature heavily, given the quality he demonstrated throughout his time at the Vitality Stadium. In a short period, the north Londoners have signed two quality and experienced players without a transfer fee.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tottenham Hotspur have been busy in the transfer market, and are set to complete their second signing of the summer in AFC Bournemouth\u2019s Marcos Senesi. On Saturday evening, Fabrizio Romano reported that Senesi to Tottenham was \u201c100% confirmed.\u201d The defender will join Spurs at the end of his Cherries contract on July 1. Transfer Update: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5771,"featured_media":662901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,3,24,28],"tags":[32860,7675],"class_list":["post-670555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-premier-league","category-tottenham","category-transfers","tag-marco-senesi","tag-tottenham-transfer-news"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670555"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670572,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670555\/revisions\/670572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}