Tottenham Hotspur Sign Defender Matt Doherty From Wolverhampton Wanderers | Football News

Tottenham on Sunday introduced the signing of defender Matt Doherty from Premier League competitors Wolves for an undisclosed rate reported to be 15 million kilos ($20 million). The 28-year-old Eire right-back has signed a four-year maintain Spurs and turns into Jose Mourinho’s 3rd signing of the switch window following the arrivals of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Joe Hart. “We’re thrilled to announce the signing of Matt Doherty from Wolverhampton Wanderers,” Tottenham stated on their legit web site.

Mourinho hailed his new signing: “I hate to play him so I am so, so satisfied that I do not play towards him once more. I am so satisfied that we have got him — unbelievable profession for Wolves.”

“We wish to have the most productive gamers, the most productive imaginable squad,” he added. “We’re going to have months of festival continuous and we’d like a greater squad than we had closing season.”

Doherty performed early life soccer in Eire earlier than becoming a member of Wolves in 2010, the place he made greater than 300 appearances.

He helped Nuno Espirito Santo’s males to back-to-back seventh-place finishes and a Europa League quarter-final closing season.

“I am very proud to be becoming a member of this type of giant membership,” Doherty stated.

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“(They’ve) the most productive stadium on the earth and in all probability the most productive coaching floor on the earth from what I have noticed. My time at Wolves used to be unbelievable, I don’t have a nasty phrase to mention about the entire membership in any respect.”

Spurs completed 6th within the Premier League closing season, forward of Wolves on objective distinction, and reached the closing 16 of the Champions League.