Clint Dempsey and Hugo Lloris complete Tottenham moves

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Clint Dempsey

Tottenham have completed the signing of Fulham forward Clint Dempsey and Lyon's France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

But Spurs failed with a late move for Porto's Portugal international midfielder Joao Moutinho, 25.

Spurs agreed a £6m fee for Dempsey on Friday evening and quickly completed the signing of the American.

Lloris, 25, has signed a four-year deal after joining from Lyon for a fee that could reach £11.8m.

Fulham rejected a bid for Dempsey from Liverpool and the 29-year-old also turned down a move to Aston Villa on Friday morning.

Dempsey, who scored 50 goals for Fulham in 184 league appearances, cost the Cottagers a reported £1.5m when he joined them from American club New England Revolution in January 2007.

"To play under this head coach [Andre Villas-Boas] and play for this club is a dream come true. I want to make the most of it," Dempsey said.

"There are a lot of great players here, I'm looking forward to training and playing with them."

Lyon will receive a guaranteed £7.8m for Lloris and will also get 20% of any profit Tottenham make on his sale.

Lloris has 38 caps for France and spent five years with Lyon after joining from Nice in 2008.

He is set to compete with veteran Brad Friedel to be Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper.

It is understood they were working beyond the deadline to secure a deal for Moutinho but gave up shortly after midnight.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old striker Harry Kane has joined Norwich City on a season-long loan deal.

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  • Absolutely disgusted Liverpool fan, Dempsey a cracking player who was clearly dying to come to the club. He got over 20 goals from midfield and Liverpool baulk at paying only £7 million for him? Downing cost us £20 million yet got no goals or assists in Premier league last year. A total lack of ambition, the board and FSG clearly haven't got a clue...7th place this year if we're lucky

  • Spurs will finish above Liverpool again this season because whatever has went wrong with LFC over the last 20 years wont suddenly be turned around in 1 season by Brendan Rodgers, just the same as AVB will need time to catch United,City and Chelsea if he ever does, and as a neutral it's refreshing seeing Spurs and Arsenal living within their means.

  • Again, I don't think it's the new manager's fault. Dempsey wanted to come here but LFC simply got NO MONEY. Spur can afford the deal but we can't. A manager doesn't own a bank. If it's anyone's fault, it should be the previous administration of KD. Should have sold Carroll and Adam to raise fund; but there will be people moaning that we treat them badly.

  • John Henry can splash 35 mil on Andy Carroll, but can't afford an extra 2.5 mil for an actual finisher! 4.5 mil for someone who scored 17 PL goals, all i have to say is

    Wa wa waaaa/

  • Are Liverpool skint all of a sudden? Can't afford an extra 2m for Dempsey! Well done Spurs! Great Business

  • Shocked at how useless LFC are in the transfer market. They set up all the deals for the other teams to complete. No chance of competing for anything this year. No wonder the players are insisting on going on loan, they don't expect Rodgers to be there next year.

  • This is ridiculous. Liverpool want to be a big club again but can't match that with signings. Plenty out, bugger nothing in to replace that. Sahin Allen, Borini I recognise but we need quality and we've got 2 strikers. Top four? Top half would be a good result at this rate. Frustrated and disappointed to say the LEAST!

  • Lots of comments about options . Up front lfc had very few before this transfer window after it they have 33% less with the loan dealnon carrol . Yes AC wasn't scoring but he provides at least an option which has now gone . Very very disappointed with the owners and ted rodgers approach to this . We need a proven goal scorer ! Understand ?

  • "Even if we don't sign anyone now, 4 months'll give us time to assess the squad and get better players with less competition from likes of Spurs who's wasted their kitty"


    I'd say buying Downing, Henderson and Carroll is a fantastic example of wasting a transfer kitty.

  • I went to White Hart Lane yesterday, and noticed how green and lovely their pitch was. So i summoned over the groundsman and asked him what his secret was, his reply was:

    “Well i do nothing, just every Saturday afternoon we put £100m worth of sh-t over the pitch and it works wonders”

    .

  • Dempsey is not THAT great, admittedly... in terms of points earned for 'style', in the much-adored Barca sense...

    But he's a hard-working player of relatively modest ego, with under-rated ball skills, along with the ability to hit the target when given the opportunity and actually kick the ball toward/into the goal

    He's not RVDV, but should do well - and possibly very well - for Spurs...

  • Congrats to Spurs on their transfers; Vertonghen, Dembele, Dempsey, Adebayor, Lloris and Sigurdsson are all quality buys, in my opinion they've made a profit (or broke even) and upgraded their squad... Arsenal could learn from this...

  • @57 Please don't tar spurs with same brush as Liverpool!

  • Getting a World class keeper in Lloris at a low price...yes please. Dawson staying...good. Vertonghen comes in with a good reputation. A powerhouse in Dembele...oh yes. Siggurdsen, undecided but if Michael Laudrup wanted him at Swansea, would tell me he is good. Getting proven premier league quality at a low price with Dempsey, who will chip in with the goals and assists...no brainer.

  • Nothing special about Dempsey for LFC to pay more than £4 million. If Spurs wanted to pay, then that's his value to them. LFC will rebuild with what they have and not be held to ransom. I trust in Rodgers to get the best out of what LFC has.

  • Fantastic signing this, really strong keeper to have in the side, hopefully we can wrap up Dempsey, I'm sure Fulham will be fine especially with BMJ and now Berbatov, wish them all the best for the upcoming season, Berbatov will be great there.

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  • Adam Morgan. Top finisher.

  • Some very hysterical fans on here! I don't think Liverpool are really any less likely to score goals than they were before they loaned Carroll. His goal record was abysmal and he looked destined to spend a season on the bench. The only problem is that they are now pretty thin up top, which is a worry. Let's hope that they pull something out the bag.

  • Face facts, Kenny's bogies knows more about football than everyone on here combined, so hush the delusions, you mugs.. London is the laughing stock. Chelski 5th last year & smashed last night by a Europa league team, Gooners won nothing in almost a decade, Spanners haven't won anything since 1966 & Spuds celebrate getting 4th like it's a trophy. Talk about clowns, London's a city full of them..

  • It's only a matter of time before the Spurs players are accused of running the club, having big egos and deliberately playing badly to get the manager sacked.

    No, wait, that was just the Chelsea players, nothing to do with the manager...

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