Speaker 1: Tottenham Hotspur have finalized a full verbal agreement with Dutch
Speaker 1: central defender Mickey Van Devenn over a lucrative long term
Speaker 1: contract extension following positive high level negotiations between club executives
Speaker 1: and the player's representation team at Team Rayola. The new
Speaker 1: deal is set to extend his stay in North London
Speaker 1: through June twenty thirty one, with a club option to
Speaker 1: retain him for a further twelve months. The agreement includes
Speaker 1: a significant salary increase that elevates the twenty five year
Speaker 1: old into the top tier of earners of the club,
Speaker 1: mirroring the strategic renewal structure Tottenham executed with right back
Speaker 1: Pedro Paro earlier in the summer window. The breakthrough comes
Speaker 1: as a massive endorsement of new head coach Roberto Deserbey's
Speaker 1: sporting project at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Following a turbulent twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five to twenty six campaign where Van Devenn was
Speaker 1: handed the captain's armband in six of Deserby's first seven
Speaker 1: match to help navigate the club away from a relegation battle.
Speaker 1: The Dutch international grew convinced by the board's ambition and
Speaker 1: summer transfer strategy. Spurs have backed Deserbe with over two
Speaker 1: hundred thirty seven million pounds in new squad investment, bringing
Speaker 1: in key editions like Sandro Tonali, Matteas Fernandez and fellow
Speaker 1: Dutch defender Jan Paul Vanheck, with defensive partner Christian Romero
Speaker 1: expected to complete a high profile exit to Intern Milawn
Speaker 1: or at Lettigo Madrid before the transfer window closes. Committing
Speaker 1: Van de ven long term was deemed an absolute priority
Speaker 1: by Deserbe and board chairman Daniel Levy. Despite early window
Speaker 1: interest from rival clubs across Europe, including Liverpool and Barcelona,
Speaker 1: Van de Venn was deemed strictly non transferable, with personal terms,
Speaker 1: wage adjustments and contract structure fully agreed upon. Final legal
Speaker 1: paperwork is being draft did for the defender to sign
Speaker 1: before an official announcement is released ahead of Tottenham's Premier
Speaker 1: League season opener