Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of central defender Micky van de Ven from Wolfsburg.
The Netherlands Under-21 centre-half was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Sunday’s 5-1 win against Shakhtar Donetsk as part of the club’s fundraiser for Shakhtar’s charitable foundation, Shakhtar Social, in support of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine as a result of the armed conflict with Russia.
Having signed a six-year contract in North London, the deal is said to be worth £43million (Evening Standard) as part of Ange Postecoglou’s new look side.
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Spurs confirm Micky van de Ven transfer
He becomes Tottenham’s seventh signing of the summer transfer window following the arrival of Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Manor Solomon, Ashley Phillips along with Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski turning their respective loan moves into permanent deals.
The Dutchman made 33 Bundesliga appearances last season, helping Wolfsburg finish to finish eighth.
He will not take to the field in tonight’s pre-season friendly against Barcelona as he, along with Alejo Veliz are still awaiting their work permits (Evening Standard).
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Tottenham have now added some much-needed pace to their backline with van der Ven ranked by the Bundesliga last season as the quickest centre-back in the German top flight.
Defensive woes were clear to see during the 2022/23 campaign with the club having conceded more goals (63) than any other team in the top half of the last season’s Premier League table.
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