1 hour ago Tottenham Hotspur person agreed a £52m woody with Brighton for Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke.
The 26-year-old started successful his country's 2-2 gully with Japan connected Sunday astatine the World Cup.
Van Hecke has a twelvemonth near connected his existent Brighton declaration and showed nary inclination to widen the deal.
Brighton had already turned down 1 connection for a subordinate who joined them from NAC Breda successful 2020.
However, they person present accepted Tottenham's offer, which should wide the mode to Van Hecke rejoining erstwhile Brighton brag Roberto de Zerbi successful northbound London.
Van Hecke made 131 appearances for the Seagulls and started 36 retired of 38 Premier League games for Fabian Hurzeler's broadside past play arsenic they secured an eighth-place finish. That secured European qualification for lone the 2nd clip successful the club's history.
Tottenham person already strengthened De Zerbi's squad successful an effort to amended markedly connected successive 17th-placed finishes.
Scotland defender Andy Robertson has already signed from Liverpool, with Argentinian centre-half Marcos Senesi agreeing a determination from Bournemouth.
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