Tottenham complete deal for England wonderkid

Sport360 staff 16:45 01/08/2014
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  • Spurs bound: Eric Dier joins Tottenham from Sporting Lisbon with a huge reputation.

    Sporting Lisbon's English defender Eric Dier is joining Tottenham, the English Premier League club announced on Friday.

    A statement from Spurs read: "We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Sporting Lisbon for the transfer of Eric Dier, subject to a medical."

    The 20-year-old can play as a defender or a defensive midfielder.

    He had a spell on loan with Everton in 2011.

    According to Sporting, he moves to Spurs on a five million euros deal.

    "The player didn't want to stay on any longer here, even for the same salary (as offered by Spurs)," the club said.

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