Tottenham have signed winger Steven Bergwijn from PSV Eindhoven on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
The 22-year-old had a medical in London on Tuesday as Spurs looked to add another attacking player who predominantly plays off the left – something they were keen to do in January.
The deal will keep Bergwijn in north London until 2025 and he will wear the No 23 shirt previously worn by Christian Eriksen, who completed a move to Inter Milan on Tuesday.
The versatile Netherlands international Bergwijn scored 31 goals in 146 appearances for PSV, where he won three Eredivisie titles, since emerging from their youth team in 2014.
And he said: “I think it’s an amazing move, an amazing club. Whatever I can bring, I will give it for this club and for this team.
“It’s a dream for every football player to play in the Premier League. The atmosphere – the stadiums are always full.
“I want to score goals, give assists and win the Champions League. Last season, I loved to see them beat Ajax [in the Champions League semi-final].
“When I was a young boy, I looked to the coach [Jose] Mourinho, and now I play for him. To play here it’s a dream for me, it’s an honour.”
Bergwijn played against Tottenham in last season’s Champions League group-stage match between the sides, which Spurs won 2-1 at Wembley.
He has seven caps for his country, including starting against England in last year’s UEFA Nations League semi-final.
Bergwijn becomes Tottenham’s third signing of the January transfer window, with Gedson Fernandes joining on loan from Benfica and Giovani Lo Celso finalising a permanent move for £27m after his loan spell.
Source: Sky Sports
