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Tottenham add Teemu Tainio's son Maximus to academy squad

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing Maximus Tainio, son of their former midfielder Teemu Tainio, from HJK Helsinki, the Finnish club have announced.

The transfer will go through in June 2017, when 15-year-old Tainio will join Spurs' academy, and the deal includes the option for a professional contract.

HJK:n Maximus Tainio siirtyy Tottenhamiin: https://t.co/VlvWILjq1v#HJK #Veikkausliiga pic.twitter.com/fJVcfbBBPl

- HJK Helsinki (@hjkhelsinki) January 16, 2017

Teemu, who made 83 appearances for Spurs between 2005 and 2008 and won the League Cup, is a regular visitor to Hotspur Way and he was joined by Maximus at the club's Enfield training base last Thursday, after the deal was completed.