Kevin Danso transfer: Tottenham sign Lens defender on loan after hijacking Wolves’ move for Austria international | Football News

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of defender Kevin Danso from Lens.

The 26-year-old has joined Spurs on mortgage till the top of the season, with the north London membership having an obligation to make the transfer everlasting in the summertime.

Wolves had been in talks to signal Danso for many of the January switch window and organized a medical for the Austria worldwide to happen on Sunday morning.

Nonetheless, Wolves had been instructed after Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that Danso had chosen to maneuver to Spurs, after they started late talks with the participant.

“I feel Kevin shall be a fantastic match for us,” stated Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou forward of his facet’s Tremendous Sunday match with Brentford. “Clearly we’re a bit quick on the again and have been for some time. He is skilled, a superb one-on-one defender and new gamers give us vitality. We’re trying ahead to him being a part of the group.”

Spurs had been available in the market for a brand new defender on this switch window after Radu Dragusin picked up an damage within the Europa League victory over Elfsborg. Cristian Romero can be out injured, whereas Micky van de Ven has solely simply returned from the therapy desk.

Postecoglou’s facet had held superior talks with AC Milan over the signing of Fikayo Tomori, however the England worldwide opted to stick with the Serie A membership.

That blow for Spurs got here after Bayern Munich ahead Mathys Tel additionally turned down a transfer to the membership after Daniel Levy helped agree a £50m payment for the attacker.

Wolves, who already signed defender Emmanuel Agbadou earlier within the switch window, at the moment are in search of one other centre-half – with the January switch window shutting on Monday night time at 11pm.

Ange: Spurs are nonetheless a beautiful possibility for gamers

Tottenham stay a beautiful proposition for brand spanking new gamers forward of Monday’s switch deadline, based on under-fire supervisor Postecoglou.

Spurs had been but to signal an outfield participant going into the ultimate days of the switch window – however have sealed a late transfer for defender Danso.

“It relies upon what the gamers are in search of,” Postecoglou stated on potential new signings.

“You’ll be able to take a look at it two methods, OK the league type just isn’t nice however there’s some fairly massive prospects to have success right here within the final three or 4 months.

“It is nonetheless an enormous membership, it is nonetheless a membership that may problem for honours and it is whether or not the participant sees the potential that we see proper now, or definitely that I see. If it is an excessive amount of of a tough promote, it is most likely not the correct one for us.

“You want a little bit of self-discipline. The one factor I do not wish to do is carry someone in who’s simply going to be one other physique.

“I do not suppose that serves any function figuring out what we have coming. That apart, there may be positively a necessity for us and has been a necessity. That is why we have been in search of a participant or two to assist us with what’s forward, however they must be the correct varieties and slot in with what we’re doing.

“I assume that is the tough bit. There are many gamers out there however are they going to be the correct ones? That is the query for us.”

Evaluation: Danso’s perseverance pays off

Sky Sports activities’ Nick Wright

“I knew shifting right here to Germany would put me out of my consolation zone, however I actually needed to make it and I understood that at a younger age.” So stated a 19-year-old Kevin Danso in dialog with Sky Sports activities again in 2018.

The defender, born in Austria to Ghanaian dad and mom however introduced up in England, was reflecting on his determination to swap the MK Dons academy for that of German membership Augsburg aged 15.

It was a step into the unknown. “The primary three years had been mentally very robust,” he added. However Danso felt Germany supplied a clearer senior pathway and his boldness paid off. By 19, he was taking part in commonly within the Bundesliga and the Austrian nationwide staff.

Danso can be examined mentally once more following an unsuccessful mortgage spell within the Premier League with Southampton in 2019/20, after which he stepped right down to the German second tier with Fortuna Dusseldorf. However, as in his teenagers, he was then rewarded for stepping out of his consolation zone.

Danso made the transfer from Germany to France in 2021, the place he excelled with Lens, rebuilding his fame and incomes one other probability within the Premier League, this time with Spurs. Nonetheless solely 26, his profession thus far is a lesson within the significance of perseverance and willpower. They’re qualities wanted at his new membership.

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