Report: Tottenham agree on prearranged fee with Real Betis for future transfer of USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso

Johnny Cardoso could be bound for the Premier League, with Tottenham Hotspur reportedly agreeing a transfer fee with Real Betis for the U.S. national team midfielder. Spurs are prepared to pay $33M for the 22-year-old, according to GIVEMESPORT.

The agreement, however, is a prearranged fee for a future transfer. It's unknown when or if the North London club will trigger the agreement.

Johnny has been linked with top clubs from all over Europe this summer, including La Liga giants Barcelona.

The U.S. international represented his nation at Copa America 2024, where he featured in two of their three Group Stage matches at the tournament. In total, he has 15 caps for the USMNT, and is widely-seen as one of the most important dual-national recruits from the Gregg Berhalter era, as he was born in New jersey to Brazilian parents, and grew up in the South America.

His meteoric rise in 2024 has caught the attention of the footballing world, with Spurs now the latest suitor.

AC Milan were also a rumored destination for Johnny this summer. The Rossoneri were in the market for a midfielder, and if the move were to have come to fruition, he would have been the third American at the club alongside Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah.

It remains to be seen if Spurs sign a deal with Betis for the 22-year-old before the end of the European transfer window.