Tottenham have completed a Deadline Day coup by signing France international Moussa Sissoko just before the window closed.
The 27-year-old midfielder has signed a deal which will keep him at White Hart Lane until at least 2021.
Official
confirmation of the deal emerged just after Sissoko posted a picture of
himself on Twitter holding up a Spurs shirt, which he captioned: "Very
happy to join Spurs for the next five years!"
At one point Everton appeared to be favourites to sign Sissoko but Spurs
matched their £30m offer and the Merseyside club eventually withdrew
their interest.
Sissoko impressed for France at Euro 2016 but was unable to prevent Newcastle's relegation from the Premier League last season.
He
has pushed for a transfer this summer after claiming it would be
difficult to retain his international place if he was playing his
football in the Sky Bet Championship.
Newcastle wrote in a statement on Wednesday night: "Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko has completed his transfer to Tottenham Hotspur for an
undisclosed fee.
"The 27-year-old France international arrived on
Tyneside in January 2013 from Toulouse and made 133 appearances in all
competitions for the Magpies during three-and-a-half years at St James'
Park, scoring 12 goals.
"Sissoko's final outing for United came in a 5-1 victory over his new side, Spurs, on the last day of the 2016-17 campaign."
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