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Tottenham on brink of £21m signing after beating Wolves and Juventus to deal

Austria defender Kevin Danso will become Spurs’ first outfield signing in January – with knock-on effects for Newcastle in the transfer market

Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of completing their first outfield January signing after launching a late £21m bid for Lens centre-back Kevin Danso.

The i Paper understands Wolves had agreed a deal with the Ligue 1 side, with a medical scheduled for later this weekend, before Spurs swooped in at the 11th hour with an offer.

The Austria international attracted interest from numerous clubs from across Europe’s top leagues, with Juventus initially thought to be leading the race. The Italian giants have instead turned their attentions to Newcastle’s versatile defender Lloyd Kelly.

The i Paper was told Danso – who was previously on the brink of joining Roma – was not interested in a move to Italy this time and was determined to return to the Premier League, having made six appearances for Southampton in the 2019-20 season.

Lens also had reservations because Juventus were keener on a loan deal.

Spurs have been trying to strengthen at centre-back due to long-standing injuries to Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies. Davies and Van de Ven are now fit but Radu Dragusin also suffered a knee injury in the 3-0 win over Elfsborg on Thursday.

Danso will become the second player to arrive in north London this month, following the arrival of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky on 5 January.

There was also interest in Fikayo Tomori but the former Chelsea defender decided to stay at AC Milan. Spurs also made a bid for Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, but the player did not agree personal terms due to concerns about first-team opportunities.

Danso will sign a strucutured deal at Tottenham, with the contract set to run until June 2030. His medical will take place on Sunday, The i Paper has been told.



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