{"id":272,"date":"2016-08-31T18:12:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T22:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T00:20:17","slug":"tottenham-complete-moussa-sissoko-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/08\/31\/tottenham-complete-moussa-sissoko-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Complete Moussa Sissoko Signing in 11th hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur\u00a0<\/strong>have completed the signing of <strong>Moussa Sissoko<\/strong> after hijacking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/37230415\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Everton&#8217;s<\/strong> bid<\/a> in the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<p>Everton had agreed a fee of \u00a330m for the <strong>Newcastle United<\/strong> midfielder before <strong>Spurs<\/strong> matched the bid with just an hour to spare of the transfer window. It is believed the offer of <strong>Champions League<\/strong> football was enough to lure Sissoko to <strong>White Hart Lane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham complete Moussa Sissoko signing in 11th hour<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very happy to join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SpursOfficial<\/a> for the next 5 years ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KLe0Hmd4V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2KLe0Hmd4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Moussa Sissoko (@MoussaSissoko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoussaSissoko\/status\/771104537453232128\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sissoko, who has spent four years at <strong>St James Park<\/strong>, has been allowed to leave the club after their relegation from the <strong>Premier League<\/strong> last term. Despite struggling for\u00a0form under <strong>Steve McLaren<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Rafa Benitez<\/strong>, Sissoko did earn a place in <strong>France&#8217;s<\/strong> Euro 2016 squad.<\/p>\n<p>Making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/moussa-sissoko-player-stats\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six appearances<\/a>, and four starts, the midfielder put in a string of good performances\u00a0interesting the likes of <strong>Chelsea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Everton were unfortunate to miss out on the Frenchman having arranged a medical after their bid was accepted. But Sissoko was said to always prefer a move to London, and the decision was an easy one once Spurs had agreed a fee.<\/p>\n<p>Having signed for \u00a31.5m, the <strong>Magpies<\/strong> have made a sound profit on\u00a0the man they brought in from <strong>Toulouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During his playing days in France, Sissoko played over 200 times for the <strong>Ligue 1<\/strong> outfit. In 2013, he made the switch to the Premier League and quickly\u00a0became recognised for his explosiveness and direct running.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0became a first-team regular at St James Park, but was criticised by supporters for his inconsistent displays. Now, after a summer of uncertainty, he will join up with\u00a0<strong>Mauricio Pochetino\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0White Hart Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Sissoko will provide competition for <strong>Eric Dier, Moussa Dembele<\/strong> and <strong>Victor Wanyama<\/strong> in the Tottenham squad.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/595708448\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.498316% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/595708448?et=U6rT_rSyTJVsTfWgaJCs6w&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=l_Hexo1huAduxE0LOQJcEuy72AUQwMJqwSJnkaDMpyw=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur\u00a0have completed the signing of Moussa Sissoko after hijacking Everton&#8217;s bid in the 11th hour. Everton had agreed a fee of \u00a330m for the Newcastle United midfielder before Spurs matched the bid with just an hour to spare of the transfer window. 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