Tottenham transfer news

TOTTENHAM have confirmed the signing of Pedro Porro from Sporting Lisbon.Spurs announced that the right-back had joined the club just 10 minutes before the transfer window slammed shut with a quirky social media post.
Pedro Porro has officially joined Tottenham from Sporting LisbonCredit: Getty
Porro initially joins on loan until the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
There is an obligation to buy the right-back for £37.3m in the summerCredit: Getty

He joins initially on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy at the end of the campaign.
The loan fee for Spanish international Porro will cost around £4.4million, and it will cost another £37.3m when they turn it permanent in the summer. 
Manchester City, where Porro spent three seasons but never played, are due a windfall of around £10.2m when the move is made permanent in the summer.
That is due to a clause when they sold the defender to Sporting that entitled them to 30 per cent profit on his next transfer.
The transfer had seemed to be on the brink of collapsing before deadline day.
Sporting were reluctant to sanction the move until they were happy with the finances involved in the deal.
But those problems were ironed out, and Porro becomes Spurs’ second first-team signing of the month after Arnaut Danjuma’s arrival from Villarreal.
Speaking about his move to Tottenham, Pedro Porro said: “I feel great about the move. I really wanted to come here. It’s unique opportunity for me and I hope everything goes well.”
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On him fitting in well to Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 system, he added: “Yes, I think it will be a very good thing for me, and that’s also why I was so struck by the prospect of playing here.”
To make way for the incoming Spaniard, Matt Doherty sensationally had his contract mutually terminated so he could join Atletico Madrid.
Irishman Doherty, 31, was initially due to be borrowed by the La Liga giants.
But because fellow right wing-back Djed Spence was farmed out to Rennes, Spurs were at their limit for international loans.
Fifa rules state only eight players can be loaned abroad in a season.
Tottenham already were at that number due to Gio Lo Celso (Villarreal), Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli), Harry Winks (Sampdoria), Sergio Reguilon (Atletico Madrid), Destiny Udogie (Udinese), Bryan Gil (Sevilla), Joe Rodon and Spence (both Rennes) all temporarily being away from the club.
Doherty still had just under 18 months to go on his Spurs contract before both player and club agreed to terminate it.
SunSport understands Atleti boss Diego Simeone was not involved in the deal but that instead it was done at boardroom level.
The two clubs are believed to be on excellent terms ever since Spurs sold Kieran Trippier – another right wing-back – to Atletico in 2019.
Spence’s temporary switch to Rennes is only a straight loan as the 22-year-old bids for more game time, having made just six appearances and NO starts this season.
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Tottenham also poached Jude Soonsup-Bell, 19, from Chelsea on a deal until June 2025, adding the England Under-19 striker to their development squad.
While Spurs youngster Harvey White, 21, was also loaned out to League One side Derby. More

TOTTENHAM mutually agreed to terminate Matt Doherty’s contract to allow him to join Atletico Madrid.Spurs had looked set to send the Irishman on a straight loan to Atletico.
Matt Doherty is set to join Atletico MadridCredit: Getty
But due to already having eight players farmed out internationally – the maximum according to Fifa rules – they instead allowed him to leave for nothing.
A Spurs statement read: “We have mutually agreed to the termination of Matt Doherty’s contract to enable him to join another club.
“We should like to thank Matt for his service and wish him well for the future.”
Doherty was in Madrid yesterday looking to tie up his switch to Atletico.

The Irishman did have 18 months remaining on his Spurs deal.
And now Doherty is expected to finalise a free transfer to Atletico.
In doing so he follows in the footsteps of previous Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier, who moved for £30million in 2019.
Doherty was set to become Spurs’ third-choice wing-back following the imminent arrival of Pedro Porro from Sporting Lisbon.
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However, he is now set for a career reprieve after Atletico made a surprise loan bid – despite Diego Simeone supposedly not knowing who he is.
In 2016, and while still playing for Wolves, the right-back revealed he was a huge fan of Simeone’s Atletico side.
Doherty even posted about his admiration for the club on Twitter.
And with a transfer to Atletico now taking place, Doherty’s tweet from almost seven years ago has gone viral with fans of the Spanish giants. More

PEDRO PORRO’S deal to Tottenham is a loan with an obligation to buy.Spurs are believed to be paying Sporting a loan fee of £4.4million with an obligation in of £37.3m.
Pedro Porro will make his switch to Tottenham initially on loanCredit: Getty
It is similar to the deal Spurs pulled off for World Cup-winning centre-back Cristian Romero from Juventus in 2021.
The transfer for right-back Porro looked on the brink of collapsing before deadline day.
His Portuguese club were reluctant to sanction the move until they were happy with the finances involved in the package.
However, now that has been ironed out, Porro will undergo his medical ahead of the move.
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And he WILL be able to play in Tottenham’s last-16 Champions League clash against AC Milan next month.
That is despite the wing-back already featuring for Sporting Lisbon in the competition this season – playing against his new club Spurs.
But due to Uefa’s registration rules, he will be eligible to turn out in the San Siro for Antonio Conte on Valentine’s Day.
Manchester City expect to earn a tidy £10m windfall from Sporting Lisbon when Porro completes his permanent move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summer.
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When City sold Porro to Sporting for £11m last summer – although only £7m has been paid so far – they included a clause in the deal that entitled them to 30 per cent of the profit that the Portuguese club made from the full-back’s next move.
And with the profit Sporting will make on Porro possibly rising to as much as £34m, City could get £10m of that.
Sporting are closing in on a permanent deal for ex-Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin as a replacement for Porro.
Porro’s arrival in North London made way for Matt Doherty to join Atletico Madrid while summer signing Djed Spence could go out on loan, if a deal can be done in time.
The 22-year-old has been in talks with Ligue 1 side Rennes where he could team up with fellow Spurs bench-warmer Joe Rodon. More