Overview
- Johnson has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, will wear the No 11 shirt and is available to face Newcastle on Sunday.
- The fee is widely reported at about £35m, surpassing Christian Benteke’s £32m to set a new Palace transfer record.
- He finished as Spurs’ top scorer last season with 18 goals, including the winner in the Europa League final to end a 17-year trophy drought.
- This season he started only six Premier League matches under Frank as summer arrivals Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons limited his opportunities.
- Tottenham recoup less than the ~£47.5m paid in 2023 and continue a run of selling their previous season’s top scorer, while Palace’s Oliver Glasner and Steve Parish highlight Johnson’s pace and goal threat for a busy, multi-competition campaign.