The fee Tottenham Hotspur paid Chelsea for Tosin Adarabioyo on deadline day is higher than initially thought.While it seemed Tottenham’s defensive rebuild was complete earlier in the summer, Kevin Danso upended Roberto De Zerbi’s plans by asking to leave the club just days before the transfer window slammed shut.Danso sealed a deadline-day loan switch to Sunderland on an initial loan deal worth £2.5m along with a £22.25m obligation to buy next summer.The Lilywhites then raided London rivals Chelsea for Adarabioyo on transfer deadline day to ensure they have sufficient cover in their backline.Photo by Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty ImagesTottenham could end up paying £12m for Tosin AdarabioyoIt was initially reported by Fabrizio Romano that Spurs had agreed a deal worth £7m plus add-ons with Chelsea for the centre-back, who left Stamford Bridge after two seasons at the club.Sky Sports’ Michael Bridge has now reported that the deal is worth slightly more than what those initial reports suggested.According to Bridge, Spurs have agreed to pay an initial £10m, with an additional £2m to be paid in add-ons if some conditions are met.Spurs sign Tosin Adarabioyo from Chelsea. Understand it’s £10m + 2m in add-ons. #THFC pic.twitter.com/k1LlNlVCez— Michael Bridge (@MichaelBridge_) September 1, 2026Adarabioyo believes he is a good fit for Roberto De Zerbi’s style of playIn his first interview as a Spurs player, Adarabioyo suggested that his style of play is ‘a very good fit’ for De Zerbi’s footballing philosophy.The defender shared that the Italian expressed his desire for the team to play with ‘courage’, which he suggested ties in with how he sees the game as well.De Zerbi remarked that he was impressed with Adarabioyo’s mentality and his desire to be part of the project at Tottenham.READ MORE: ‘I will demand a lot from him’ – Roberto De Zerbi on signing Mykhailo Mudryk for TottenhamThe post Tottenham paid Chelsea more for Tosin Adarabioyo transfer than first thought appeared first on Spurs Web.