Spurs a step closer by buying with Dembélé fee agreement

Chinese agree £26.43m Dembélé deal with Spurs

Chinese side agree on a fee for the Belgian international

Transfer Talk - Mousa Dembélé

Mousa Dembélé wants a final payday and a long contract, however, his fitness problems and turning 31 in July mean he probably wouldn't be able to see out a long contract, thus Mauricio Pochettino has decided to let him go. All parties understand the situation and his departure is very amicable.

The Belgian has been a brilliant servant since we signed him from Fulham and he needs an easier pace of game to extend his career and collect his wages.

China has thus always been the favourite destination, despite plenty of interest from Italy. Now an unnamed Chinese club have agreed to meet our asking price of £26.43 million (€30m) according to France Football.

If this deal goes through, his sale will free up a non-homegrown spot and allow us to make a signing. As it stands we have no spots available, one of the reasons Spurs haven't made a purchase yet. It hardly matters as training for non-World Cup players doesn't start until 2 July.

As I said before it would be no surprise to see him retire from international football after the World Cup and a move to China would surely end his international career.

COYS

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