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Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Matt Doherty from Premier League rivals Wolves.
The 28-year-old Republic of Ireland winger signed a four-year deal with Spurs, having made more than 300 appearances during his time at Molineux.
“We are delighted to announce the signing of Matt Doherty from Wolverhampton Wanderers,” Tottenham confirmed on their official website.
Having gone through the Bohemians youth system of the Irish League Premier Division, Doherty moved to Wolves in 2010 and established himself in the team.
He played in every Premier League game of the 2018-19 season and helped Nuno Espirito Santo’s men achieve consecutive results in seventh place and quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The Swords native has won nine international matches since he debuted in 2018.
He joins the Spurs after the Wolves accepted an offer that was considered to be 15 million pounds (16.8 million euros), which would make Doherty the third most expensive Irish signing of all time after Robbie Keane ( 19 million pounds to Liverpool in 2008) and Damien Duff (17 million pounds to Chelsea in 2003).
The Bohs are believed to have to pay 10% of the transfer fee due to their role in Doherty’s development.
“You can probably see it on my face, I’m very excited to get started. One of the best days of my career so far.”
📺 @ mattdoherty20First interview as a Spurs player … #Welcome ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/dy1YWtx6Gv
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 30, 2020
The right-back becomes José Mourinho’s third signing of the summer after the arrivals of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Joe Hart.
“I am very proud to join such a great club,” said Doherty.
“(They have) the best stadium in the world and possibly the best training ground in the world from what I’ve seen.
“My time at Wolves was fantastic, I don’t have a bad word to say about the whole club.”
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