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Tottenham Hotspur have locked down Argentine defender Marcos Senesi on a four-year contract, handing the 29-year-old the iconic number 5 shirt. The deal, completed as a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth, makes Senesi the second summer arrival at the North London club following full-back Andy Robertson.
Jan Vertonghen, one of the most decorated centre-backs in the club’s modern history, previously wore the number 5 shirt.
The deal breakdown
Senesi’s contract with Bournemouth expires on July 1, at which point he officially becomes a Tottenham player. The agreement was finalized in early June 2026.
Senesi originally moved to the Premier League from Feyenoord in August 2022, signing a four-year deal with Bournemouth at the time. His performances across the 2025/26 season reportedly attracted attention from multiple clubs, but Spurs ultimately won the race.
Born on May 10, 1997, the Argentine centre-back brings both aerial presence and ball-playing ability to a Tottenham backline. At 29, he’s entering the prime years for a central defender, old enough to have accumulated serious experience but young enough to justify a four-year commitment.
Tottenham’s summer strategy takes shape
With Senesi and Robertson now through the door, both signings address defensive concerns, and both arrived without the club paying a transfer fee.
What this means for the club’s trajectory
Senesi spent the entirety of his Bournemouth tenure in the Premier League, meaning there’s no adaptation period to the league’s pace and physicality.
The four-year contract means Senesi will be 33 when the deal expires.
Tottenham maintain an existing commercial relationship with crypto exchange Kraken as a sponsor, though this particular transfer involved no cryptocurrency-related components.
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