At last! Spurs finally agree deal with Ajax for Belgium defender Vertonghen

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen, subject to a medical.
The Belgium international was named player of the year in the Dutch top flight last season and moves to north London after a saga that has rumbled on for a number of months.

Pastures new: Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen has at last agreed a deal to join Spurs

 

In a statement on the Tottenham website, the club wrote: 'We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Jan Vertonghen, subject to a medical.
'The 2011/12 campaign was the Belgium international's most successful season to date - being named Ajax captain at the start and going on to lead the Dutch side to their second straight league title.'
Vertonghen has played 220 times for Ajax, scoring 28 times, since making his debut six years ago.

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The 25-year-old will bolster a Spurs central defence that has been weakened over the summer following the departures of long-serving former captain Ledley King and Ryan Nelsen.
The 25-year-old is the second signing of Villas-Boas' short tenure so far after Gylfi Sigurdsson agreed a move to White Hart Lane.
Vertonghen said of his impending switch: 'I'm 25 years old and I feel ready to play in the Premier League. I've heard a lot of good stories from my Belgium team-mates, so I think I'm ready for the club.'
The defender is also hoping Spurs can keep hold of their key players, such as Luka Modric who has been heavily linked with a move away from White Hart Lane this summer.
'They have a lot of good players and I hope the most important players will stay, but that's my opinion, I'm not one of the directors.
'I hope the players will stay and we have a good team next season,' he told Sky Sports News.