Mohammed Kudus set for awkward first meeting with Tottenham duo that Richarlison will understand

Mohammed Kudus is expected to arrive at Hotspur Way today for his medical and he is set for a very awkward meeting with two Tottenham stars after what happened last season.

Kudus has become Tottenham’s third signing of the summer, following Mathys Tel and Kota Takai, with the Lilywhites striking a £55m deal with West Ham for the winger.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Kudus will arrive at Tottenham today for his medical before signing on the dotted line with the North London club.

The winger will be excited to arrive at N17, given that it had been widely reported over recent weeks that Kudus only wanted to move to Spurs and had refused to even speak to other clubs.

However, the 24-year-old will have some awkward moments when he meets a particular Spurs defender and one midfielder for the first time.

Mohammed Kudus has history with Tottenham duo Micky van de Ven and Pape Sarr

Many Spurs fans will remember that the Ghana international lost his temper during last year’s London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Kudus first left something on Micky van de Ven after going in for a challenge with the Dutchman, and when the incident led to a confrontation between the two sets of players, the West Ham man shoved both the centre-back and Pape Sarr in the face. Even Richarlison was accidentally caught in the face during the melee.

In essence, he had committed almost three red card offences in a matter of seconds, leaving VAR with no choice but to ask the referee to give the winger his marching orders.

While one would expect the Spurs pair to put the incident behind them now that the former Ajax man is their teammate, their first meeting might just be a tad bit awkward.

How Spurs players broke the tension between Cristian Romero and Richarlison

Many Spurs fans will think back to a similar situation when Tottenham signed Richarlison from Everton three years ago.

The Brazilian and Cristian Romero had more than their fair share of battles on the pitch for both club and country, and it is perhaps an understatement to say that they did not get along.

However, the other members of the Spurs squad diffused the tension by cheering when the centre-back and the striker shook hands for the first time, and the pair saw the funny side of it.

Perhaps, the Spurs players would do the same when Van de Ven shakes hands with Kudus for the first time, and one would hope that the Tottenham cameras capture the incident.