The veteran is set to join Tottenham after the Lilywhites secured Premier League survival.
Andy Robertson is set to join Tottenham Hotspur following the club’s confirmation of Premier League survival, with an agreement in principle already in place for the Scottish left back, according to Tottenham Transfer News on X.
The deal, which had been contingent on Tottenham avoiding relegation, can now proceed following Sunday’s victory over Everton. Robertson’s move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium represents one of the more significant pieces of business any Premier League club will complete this summer, bringing a player of vast experience and proven quality at the highest level to a club that is beginning what promises to be a transformative rebuild under Roberto De Zerbi.
Robertson arrives having spent the majority of his career at Liverpool, where he established himself as one of the best left backs in world football during Jurgen Klopp’s era of dominance. Champions League medals, a Premier League title (over 330 appearances) and consistent excellence at the very highest level define a career that, while entering its later stages at 32, retains the quality and leadership that De Zerbi desperately needs across his squad.
The move had come close to happening in January, with Robertson interested and Tottenham keen, but Liverpool’s reluctance to weaken their squad mid-season and the unavailability of Kostas Tsimikas to return from his Roma loan prevented the deal from materialising at that point. Survival has removed the final obstacle, and the agreement in principle suggests both parties have been aligned on personal terms for some time.
Robertson will likely fix Tottenham’s left-back problem
For De Zerbi, Robertson’s arrival addresses one of the most persistent weaknesses in his squad. Left back has been a position of chronic unreliability throughout this catastrophic season, with Destiny Udogie’s form fluctuating and the lack of genuine quality cover leaving the side exposed repeatedly on that flank. Robertson brings not just quality but leadership, experience of winning at the highest level, and the kind of personality that De Zerbi has consistently identified as non-negotiable in building his new Tottenham.
The rebuild has now truly begun. Senesi and Robertson in the space of 24 hours following survival confirmation signals a club that is ready to move quickly and purposefully. De Zerbi promised the suffering would not continue. The early evidence suggests he means every word.