SOCCER-ENGLAND/TOTTENHAM Tottenham sign Atletico defender Alderweireld

Record ID: 147984

  • Title: SOCCER-ENGLAND/TOTTENHAM Tottenham sign Atletico defender Alderweireld
  • Date: 8th July 2015
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (FILE MAY 2014) (REUTERS) ALDERWEIRELD ON TOP OF ATLETICO MADRID'S TEAM BUS DURING SPANISH LEAGUE TITLE CELEBRATIONS
  • Embargoed: 23rd July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Spain
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAB0YAQJ941QJ9CHENSTXW7IY3Y
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tottenham Hotspur have signed Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
    The 26-year-old spent last season on loan with Southampton, making 26 Premier League appearances, and had been linked in media reports with a permanent move to St Mary's.
    But the Belgium international will join countrymen Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Dembele and Nacer Chadli at White Hart Lane after joining Spurs for a fee reported in British media to be around 11.5 million pounds.
    "I'm very proud to be a Tottenham player. I'm happy to be here and hope to have a wonderful time with this team," the club's twitter feed quoted him as saying.
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