Tottenham agree €20m deal to sign Udinese full-back Destiny Udogie | Soccer

Tottenham have won the race to sign highly rated Udinese full-back Destiny Udogie for €20m (£17m), beating a host of other clubs to complete a deal for the Italy international under 21 years old.

The two clubs were in talks on Monday and reached an agreement late at night. Udogie is set to be loaned back to Udinese for the 2022-23 season and join Antonio Conte and his squad for pre-season next summer.

Udogie has been a top target for Spurs sporting director Fabio Paratici as well as Conte and is set to become the club’s eighth summer signing. Juventus and Inter were also interested in the 19-year-old but weren’t ready to invest so much money for the position.

Brighton had also been in contact with Udinese over the player, but Paratici enjoys a very good relationship with the Serie A club and he has always looked likely to join Spurs once talks reach an advanced stage.

Tottenham kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 4-1 win over Southampton on Saturday and next face a trip to Chelsea on Sunday.