View: Tottenham surely expecting striker cash windfall to arrive this summer

Tottenham have been sitting on a Troy Parrott-sized goldmine for some time now.

Under the management of Ange Postecoglou at the time, Tottenham took the decision to sell Parrott to AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2024.

Spurs banked a reported figure of £6.7million from the sale of the young striker to the Dutch outfit, having seldom seen first-team opportunities in N17.

Indeed, Parrott made just four senior appearances for Spurs prior to his move to the Eredivisie, spending the vast majority of his post-Tottenham academy career out on loan with various EFL sides.

MK Dons, Ipswich, Millwall and Preston all sampled his talents, but it was in his final loan with Dutch team Excelsior that paved the way for his permanent exit, scoring 17 times in 32 games during the 2023-24 season.

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Tottenham reported to have significant Troy Parrott sell-on clause

AZ Alkmaar snapped him up from Tottenham off the back of that campaign, and they’ve been reaping the rewards ever since.

The 24-year-old Republic of Ireland international has 44 goals in 82 total appearances for AZ, finishing his debut 2024-25 campaign as their top scorer with 14 league strikes.

He’s already bettered his tally of 20 goals in all competitions from last term in this current 2025-26 season, with a fantastic 24 goals from 35 appearances.

Such has been his form in the Netherlands, that there’s even been talk over recent months of Tottenham possibly looking to re-sign him.

That is pure speculation, but what doesn’t appear to be is Spurs possessing a significant sell-on fee, that was understood to have been successfully negotiated into the terms of his move to AZ.

As reported by Football London, Tottenham are are said to have a 20 per cent sell-on clause for Parrott, meaning they’d bank 20 per cent of any transfer fee should AZ eventually sell him.

What that would also mean is that should Spurs want to bring him back, they’d also be getting a 20 per cent discount, as that clause would still entitle them to a slice of the transfer fee if they’re the buying team.

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AZ Alkmaar aren’t competing in Eredivisie despite Parrott form

Having now undoubtedly proven himself as a top marksman in Dutch football, there is bound to be a significant level of interest in services from clubs across Europe this summer.

AZ aren’t in a strong position league-table wise to defend against any circling sharks either, as they currently sit sixth in the Eredivisie, and a mammoth 26 points behind leaders PSV Eindhoven.

They were only able to finish fifth last season too, meaning they simply aren’t progressing up the Dutch top flight at the moment, and that can’t be helping to convince Parrott of his long-term future there.

So, at 24 and still yet to hit the prime of his career, Parrott could command a very sizeable transfer fee this summer, and simultaneously help AZ to fund a potentially much-needed rebuild of their squad too.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium chiefs will surely be crossing their fingers of that possibility coming true, as they’d be set to bank a major payday thanks to their reported sell-on clause.

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