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Carlos Forbs to Tottenham Hotspur

Club Brugge

Tottenham Hotspur

Attacker · 22y · Portugal · contract until 2029

Chance it happens in January

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Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator) and @asromaliveit1 via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €52m
Reporters: 2

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Stays at Club BruggeNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20292 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
Tottenham HotspurRoom to spendMoves from Pro League to Premier League are commonFor the move
FeeNot reportedValue €52m

The story so far

2 reports · newest first

Wednesday
asromaliveit1Trust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Club Brugge winger Carlos Forbs. AS Roma have also entered the picture, with scouts watching the 22-year-old several times, including against Inter Milan.”
Tuesday
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Tottenham and Manchester United considering move for Wolves flop. Carlos Forbs has turned his career around after a spell at Wolves and is now attracting interest from Tottenham and Manchester United.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €52m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystStatusEarlier read

Tottenham and Man Utd linked with Brugge's Carlos Forbs

Written on 29 Oct 2026, before the latest reports. The ring above is live.

The situation

Carlos Forbs finds himself the subject of early interest from Tottenham Hotspur, with Manchester United also credited with looking at the Club Brugge winger. The 22-year-old Portuguese attacker has impressed since arriving at Brugge, and reports suggest scouts have watched him closely, including in a match against Inter Milan. Nothing resembling a bid or formal talks has surfaced. With no Premier League window open until January 2027, any move is months away at best, and Forbs has 30 months left on his Brugge contract once that window opens, which hands Brugge full control over any negotiation.

The reporting

The story traces back to a single post from @asromaliveit1, relayed by Transfer News Live on 28 October 2026, with Sport Witness publishing a similar line the day before. No trusted reporter has corroborated the interest. This is, for now, thin sourcing built on one account's claim rather than anything substantiated.

The outlook

The chance of this move happening remains a long shot. Forbs is tied to Brugge until the middle of 2029, which means Brugge have no pressure to sell and can simply ignore any approach that undervalues him. Tottenham and Manchester United are each credited with only passing interest, not firm pursuit, and nothing suggests either club is ready to test Brugge's resolve with a concrete offer. For this to move forward, one of the suitors would need to table a bid substantial enough to shift Brugge's thinking, and that has not happened.

The context

Forbs himself has been boosted by big transfers before: Manchester City's under-21 side sold him to Ajax for €14m in 2023, and Brugge paid €6m to sign him from Ajax. Tottenham, for context, have paid in that range before too, bringing in Rodrigo Bentancur, Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie for fees between €18m and €19m apiece.

What to watch

The next real marker will be whether Tottenham or Manchester United follow up with an actual approach once the January window opens, or whether this fades the way many early scouting reports do.

Sources the analyst weighed

Sport WitnessTrust 55