Chiriches to Italy in 48 hours

Sky Italia are reporting that Italian side Fiorentina have won the battle with Turkish side Galatasaray for the signature of Vlad Chiriches.



The Romanian has agreed terms in principle with both sides, but neither could agree a deal with Tottenham. Galatasaray were only offering £3.5 million (US$5.49m - AUS$7.43m - €5m) while Spurs wanted more, but Sky are suggesting a deal will be agreed in the nxt 48 hours with Fiorentina for a £707,589 (US$1.1m - AUS$1.51m - €1m) loan deal for this season with an option to buy next summer set at £3.5 million.

It would be an unusual deal for Tottenham, we would prefer an obligation to buy clause instead of an option to buy clause. A loan will run down a year on his contract and he will have to be a success to raise his asking price next summer. Fiorentina with an option to buy have no risk, should he fail there then his price will plummet further and they won't have to buy him but Italy does look better suited to his game than England so he should improve on what we have seen.

Having signed Kevin Wimmer and Toby Alderweireld to join Jan Vertonghen, Federico Fazio, and Eric Dier there is clearly no place for him in the Spurs squad.

Adebayor gone, Vlad Chiriches gone, two of the best bits of news Spurs fans could hear this summer.

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