Brennan Johnson is set to decide on a £35m move from Tottenham to Crystal Palace, with talks expected in the next 48 hours
Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson is set to decide whether he will join Crystal Palace after a £35 million agreement was reached between the clubs on Tuesday, sources confirmed.
The 24-year-old forward, who joined Spurs for £47.5 million from Nottingham Forest in 2023, has scored 27 goals in 107 appearances, including the winning goal in Tottenham’s Europa League final triumph over Manchester United in May.
Despite his previous successes, Johnson has made only six Premier League starts this season under new manager Thomas Frank, with Mohamed Kudus securing a regular starting role following his £55 million summer transfer from West Ham.
Johnson has been deployed on both flanks in the early months of the campaign.
The winger is expected to hold talks over his future within the next 48 hours.
Other Premier League clubs, including Bournemouth, have reportedly expressed interest in acquiring Johnson, potentially as a replacement for Antoine Semenyo.
If the move to Crystal Palace proceeds, the £35 million fee would make Johnson Tottenham’s fourth-highest sale in the club’s history, behind Harry Kane, Gareth Bale, and Kyle Walker.
Johnson’s last season was particularly notable, as he finished as Spurs’ top scorer with 18 goals and cemented his place in the club’s history by netting the decisive goal in the Europa League final, ending Tottenham’s 17-year wait for a major trophy.
Fresh concerns have emerged over compliance with a court order issued by the High Court of Kano State on April 8, 2026, restraining key parties—including the Honourable Minister of Education, the Kano State Ministry of Land and Physical Planning, the Kano State Urban Development Authority, and Pluck Global Company Limited—from further actions pending the determination of the matter before the court.
Findings indicate that while all parties—except the concessionaire, Pluck Global Company Limited—were duly served within two days of the order, significant challenges were encountered in effecting service on the company, raising troubling questions about its corporate traceability and regulatory vetting.
A review of the company’s records filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) revealed addresses that could not be verified as functional business locations. Notably, documentation submitted to Federal Government College (FGC), Kano, dated June 20, 2024, listed two addresses: 8B, Lalupon Street, off Keffi Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, as its head office, and 3 Bargery Road, Bompai, Kano, as its branch office.
However, a physical visit to the Ikoyi address revealed that the entire property is occupied by a company identified as Golden Alchemy, whose staff категорically denied any knowledge of, or shared occupancy with, Pluck Global Company Limited.
Efforts to trace the Kano address yielded even more unsettling findings. The location—a locked duplex—showed no visible signs of commercial activity. Neighbours, while reluctant to speak on record, alluded to irregular movements at odd hours, casting further doubt on the legitimacy of the premises as a corporate office.
In a twist, after multiple attempts to establish contact, an individual purportedly representing the company surfaced in Kano and agreed to receive and acknowledge the court order on April 11, 2026, at approximately 6:00 pm. Curiously, the Ikoyi address—already discredited—was again listed as the company’s official address in the acknowledgment.
These developments raise critical questions regarding due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols on the part of the Federal Ministry of Education. They also cast a spotlight on the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), should a concession agreement indeed have been executed with the company. Stakeholders say it would be instructive to review the addresses contained in all official correspondences and contractual documents linked to the transaction.
Meanwhile, a visit to the premises of Federal Government College, Kano, revealed ongoing construction activity, with workers observed excavating foundations. When approached, the workers declined to disclose the authority under which they were operating—despite the subsistence of a court order restraining further action.
Notably, a previously installed project billboard bearing the insignia of the school authorities and the Federal Ministry of Education had been removed. Sources within the institution suggest that the directive for its removal may have emanated from the Ministry following receipt of the court order.
The unfolding situation presents a complex mix of legal, regulatory, and accountability issues—raising the spectre of possible non-compliance with judicial directives, as well as deeper concerns about transparency in public-private concession arrangements.