Tottenham Hotspur sign Georges-Kevin Nkoudo from Marseille for £11m
Tottenham Hotspur sign Georges-Kevin Nkoudo from Marseille for £11m
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Marseille winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou for £11m on a five-year deal with Clinton Njie joining the French club on loan for the season.
Twenty-one-year-old winger NKoudou will wear the No.14 shirt at White Hart Lane.
The 21-year-old played 41 times in all competitions for the French club last season, scoring 10 goals.
Nkoudou, a France Under-21 international, joined Marseille from fellow French top-flight side Nantes in June 2015 for £1m.
France under-21 international Nkoudou joined Marseille from Nantes in a £1m deal last summer.
NKoudou said: “I can’t wait to get to know the Premier League and the English game.
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“It suits my playing style, it’s explosive. Everyone knows I’m fast. I like to dribble around players, so the English league is best for me.”
He added: “I’m excited and can’t wait to get started.”
Nkoudou is Spurs’ third signing of the summer after midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton and striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar, as manager Mauricio Pochettino boosts his squad ahead of the club’s return to the Champions League.
Njie, Spurs’ 22-year-old winger signed from Lyon last summer, made just eight league appearances, all from the bench, in his single season in England and his loan deal reportedly includes the option for the Ligue 1 club to buy him next summer.
Tottenham have also announced that they have signed Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez on a season-long loan deal.
