Tottenham have confirmed the signing of defender Kevin Danso from Lens.
The 26-year-old has joined Spurs on mortgage till the tip of the season, with the north London membership having an obligation to make the transfer everlasting in the summertime.
Wolves had been in talks to signal Danso for a lot of the January switch window and organized a medical for the Austria worldwide to happen on Sunday morning.
Nevertheless, Wolves have been informed after Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that Danso had chosen to maneuver to Spurs, after they started late talks with the participant.
Spurs had been available in the market for a brand new defender on this switch window after Radu Dragusin picked up an harm within the Europa League victory over Elfsborg. Cristian Romero can be out injured, whereas Micky van de Ven has solely simply returned from the remedy desk.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect had held superior talks with AC Milan over the signing of Fikayo Tomori, however the England worldwide opted to stick with the Serie A membership.
AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori turned down the choice to maneuver to Tottenham Hotspur
That blow for Spurs got here after Bayern Munich ahead Mathys Tel additionally turned down a transfer to the membership after Daniel Levy helped agree a £50m payment for the attacker.
Wolves, who already signed defender Emmanuel Agbadou earlier within the switch window, at the moment are on the lookout for one other centre-half – with the January switch window shutting on Monday evening at 11pm.
Ange: Spurs are nonetheless a lovely choice for gamers
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The Saturday Social panel talk about which signings Ange Postecoglou ought to make to assist remedy Tottenham Hotspur’s worrying kind
Tottenham stay a lovely proposition for brand spanking new gamers forward of Monday’s switch deadline, in accordance with under-fire supervisor Postecoglou.
Spurs have been but to signal an outfield participant going into the ultimate days of the switch window – however have sealed a late transfer for defender Danso.
“It depends what the players are looking for,” Postecoglou mentioned on potential new signings.
“You can look at it two ways, OK the league form is not great but there’s some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months.
“It is nonetheless an enormous membership, it is nonetheless a membership that may problem for honours and it is whether or not the participant sees the potential that we see proper now, or actually that I see. If it is an excessive amount of of a tough promote, it is in all probability not the precise one for us.
“You need a bit of discipline. The one thing I don’t want to do is bring somebody in who is just going to be another body.
“I do not suppose that serves any function understanding what we have got coming. That apart, there’s undoubtedly a necessity for us and has been a necessity. That is why we have been on the lookout for a participant or two to assist us with what’s forward, however they must be the precise varieties and slot in with what we’re doing.
“I guess that’s the tricky bit. There are plenty of players available but are they going to be the right ones? That’s the question for us.”
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