Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Kenyan international midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton for a price believed to be within the neighborhood of £11m.
He is the primary new arrival of the summer season following a title mission in 2015/16 and has signed a 5-yr contract with a view to preserve him at Spurs till 2021.
The move to White Hart Lane sees the Wanyama reunite with Mauricio Pochettino. The pair worked collectively for a season at Southampton in 2013/14, with the Argentine the one liable for taking him to the south coast club from Celtic.
Wanyama, who stays the one Kenyan to have performed in the ideal League, will add so much wanted midfield steel to the Spurs squad ahead a brand new season to be able to see the club return to the Champions League after a 5-year absence.
Wanyama, of path, already has expertise of Europe's prime club competition after his time in Scotland - he even scored for Celtic towards Barcelona in a shock win over the Catalan giants.
Speaking to Soka25east prior this week, Wanyama himself had already validated that a move was once agreed and roughly forthcoming after he effectively completed a clinical.
"i am indeed elated at passing my medicals at Tottenham. It's a new daybreak in my career and that i believe i'll provide my first-rate for my new staff," he said.
"I need to thank Southampton management and fanatics for the first-rate time we had together. I will invariably have a fond place for them in my coronary heart."