London Aug 24 (IANS) Capital football club Tottenham Hotspur has completed the signing of Colombia defender Davinson Sanchez subject to receipt of his work permit later this week.
"The 21-year-old has completed his medical and remaining paperwork on Wednesday and will wear the number six shirt " Tottenham said on their website on Wednesday.
Tottenham paid AFC Ajax 40 million euros ($47 million) which can go up to 42 million euros ($49.4 million) including bonuses to buy Davinson.
It is the highest ever outgoing transfer for Ajax. The previous record was for Poland international striker Arkadiusz Milik who joined Italian Serie A club Napoli last year for 32 million euros ($37.63 million).
Davinson was a key player in the Ajax side that reached the Europa League final last season.
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