Mousa Dembele
Mousa Dembele has completed his move to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F, with sources telling ESPN FC that Tottenham have banked £9 milllion from the sale.
Dembele, who joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and made 250 appearances for the club in all competitions, was entering the last six months of his contract so could have left for free in the summer.
The 31-year-old’s last appearance for Spurs came against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League in November and ended after seven minutes as the midfielder was forced off with an injury.
“The club always treated me fairly. I’ve always had a good experience here. I go away with an unbelievable feeling and a certain love for the club,” he said.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino named Dembele among a select group of five geniuses he has been lucky enough to work with in his career, alongside Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, Jay-Jay Okocha and Ivan de la Pena.
The Belgium international’s departure leaves Spurs light in midfield.
Moussa Sissoko limped off in the first half of Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United with a groin problem, with Eric Dier and Victor Wanyama already sidelined, leaving Harry Winks as the only available senior central midfielder. Dier and Wanyama are both closing in on their returns though.