Tottenham have taken their summer spending to
£27.5million after agreeing a £7m fee with PSV Eindhoven for
goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes. Sportsmail online revealed on Monday
that Spurs were going to complete the signing of Gomes this week,
and they reached a settlement with the Dutch club last night. His
arrival should hasten Paul Robinson's departure to Aston Villa in a
£5m deal, which was also revealed by Sportsmail online this
week.
The Gomes deal is a major victory for Spurs, as PSV had
initially rated the goalkeeper at £10m but then had to drop their
asking price as the Brazilian goalkeper had made it clear he wanted
to leave. Gomes is expected to be in the country within the next 48
hours to discuss terms as well as undergo a medical and he is
expected to sign a four-year contract.
The deal is subject to him receiving a work permit. The
27-year-old asked for a transfer after falling out with PSV general
manager Jan Reker, who failed to convince him to stay after talks
last week. Reker said: 'Gomes told me he wanted to grab this
chance. He wanted to move his career forward.'
PSV are confident they will benefit from the deal by securing
Tottenham left back Young-Pyo Lee for a modest £800,000, but Spurs
head coach Juande Ramos will be happiest having also signed Luka
Modric and Giovanni dos Santos this summer.