Tottenham Hotspur have made French defensive midfielder Tanguy Ndombele their club record-signing after paying Lyon £63 million for his services.
The 22-year-old has been identified by manager Mauricio Pochettino as the ideal replacement for Mousa Dembele who left for China six months ago, and he is expected to hit the ground running next season.
The Argentine boss convinced the France international to join Spurs after telling him there are plans in place to assemble a squad capable of winning the English Premier League next season.
However, Ndombele wants much more, and has told the club’s official website he plans to help Tottenham to the Champions League trophy next term after they missed out to Liverpool in last season’s final.