London Aug 30 (IANS) Austrian defender Kevin Wimmer has joined Stoke City from English Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur the clubs said.
The 24-year-old signed a five-season contract with Stoke City for 18 million pounds ($23 million) reports Efe.
"We have reached agreement with Stoke City for the transfer of Wimmer " Tottenham announced on its website.
Wimmer is Stoke s seventh signing of the summer transfer window which closes on Thursday following Jese Rodriguez (PSG on loan) Kurt Zouma (Chelsea on loan) Bruno Martins Indi (Porto) Eric Choupo-Moting (Schalke 04) Josh Tymon (Hull City) and Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion).
The eight-time capped Wimmer revealed that Stoke s coach Mark Hughes convinced him with the new project.
"I had some really good conversations with the manager Mark Hughes and they were important for me " he told Stoke s website.
"I am just so happy to be at Stoke now because I really wanted to come here to a Club with such big tradition so I feel really good and am very excited about meeting up with everybody and getting ready for the matches ahead " he added.
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