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Jan Vertonghen: will replace Ledley King in Spurs defence. Stephen Pond/EMPICS Sport

Done deal: Spurs confirm Vertonghen signing

The Belgian centre-half who captained the Amsterdam club, had agreed terms with White Hart Lane chiefs earlier this week.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CONFIRMED they had completed the signing of Jan Vertonghen from Dutch giants Ajax after the centre-half passed his medical today.

The 25-year-old, who captained the Amsterdam club, had agreed terms with the London side on Sunday.

Tottenham, in a statement on their Twitter feed, said Thursday: “We are delighted to announce that Jan-Vertonghen has completed his transfer from Ajax after passing his medical.”

Vertonghen will bolster a Spurs central defence weakened by the departures of long-serving former captain Ledley King and Ryan Nelsen. The 25-year-old is the second signing of Andre Villas-Boas’ short tenure as Spurs boss so far after Icelander Gylfi Sigurdsson agreed a move to White Hart Lane.

- © AFP, 2012

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