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Spurs sign Fernandes for club-record £85m
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- Sport journalist Published15 minutes ago Tottenham have completed the signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for a club-record fee of £85m.
- The 21-year-old midfielder has spent the past two seasons in the Premier League with Southampton and West Ham, although each club were relegated to the Championship.
- "I've admired Mateus for a long time because he combines quality on the ball with the intensity and intelligence that are so important in the way we want to play," said Spurs head coach Roberto de Zerbi.
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Sport journalist Published15 minutes ago Tottenham have completed the signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for a club-record fee of £85m.
The 21-year-old midfielder has spent the past two seasons in the Premier League with Southampton and West Ham, although each club were relegated to the Championship.
"I've admired Mateus for a long time because he combines quality on the ball with the intensity and intelligence that are so important in the way we want to play," said Spurs head coach Roberto de Zerbi.
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