Tottenham confirm the transfer of highly-rated youngster Ashley Phillips from Blackburn Rovers… with the defender becoming Ange Postecoglou’s fourth summer signing
Tottenham have completed the signing of Blackburn Rovers defender Ashley Phillips.
The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract after undergoing his medical with the club last month.
Mail Sport previously reported that Tottenham had agreed a £3m deal with Blackburn.
Phillips enjoyed a breakout campaign for Rovers last term in the Championship, featuring eight times with a further six appearances
across all competitions.
The highly-rated defender has also made several appearances for England across various junior levels over the past two years.
Phillips told the club’s website: ‘I can’t wait to get started. It’s a really massive club with good players and staff with an exciting future.’
When asked for his ambitions on this season he said: ‘To be involved with the first-team environment hopefully make some
appearances.
‘It’s a dream I’ve always had and it would be a massive moment for me and my family. I’ve always dreamed about being in the Premier
League and can’t wait to play in it with the Spurs shirt.’
His arrival follows the signings of Manor Soloman on a free transfer, James Maddison from Leicester for £40m and Guglielmo Vicario
for £17.3m.
Spurs have also made loan deals for Dejan Kulesevski and Pedro Porro permanent this summer.
Phillips enjoyed a breakthrough season for Blackburn last year making 14 appearances
Meanwhile. Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven is due to fly into London this weekend for a medical ahead of completing a
£43million move to Tottenham and signing a five-year contract.
This comes after Mail Sport revealed that Ange Postecoglou’s side were on the verge of signing the defender after weeks of negotiations
between the clubs.
The 22-year-old central defender enjoyed a successful season with Wolfsburg, leading to interest from several European clubs.
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