4:01pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
SPURS have won their bid to bring a Dutch Real Madrid superstar to White Hart Lane.
A shock transfer window deadline day move worth £8m by Harry Redknapp brings Bernabeu misfit Rafael van der Vaart to the club.
The deal is a boost to Spurs' maiden Champions League campaign.
“For that money, he is a top player who will definitely improve us” said boss Harry Redknapp.
The Holland international had been poised to join Bayern Munich for a much higher fee, reported to near £20m.
But as the cut-off point loomed on Tuesday evening with no deal finalised, the asking price crashed and Redknapp made his last-minute swoop.
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