{"id":567880,"date":"2020-10-02T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567880"},"modified":"2020-10-03T05:22:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T09:22:51","slug":"carlos-vinicius-seals-tottenham-hotspur-loan-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/02\/carlos-vinicius-seals-tottenham-hotspur-loan-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Vinicius Seals Tottenham Hotspur Loan Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/carlos-vinicius\/profil\/spieler\/525287\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Vinicius<\/a> has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> on a season-long loan from Portuguese side Benfica. The Brazilian striker moves to North London for a loan fee of around \u20ac3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho&#8217;s side carry the option to make the transfer permanent next summer if the move proves to be a success. Doing so would cost the club in the region of \u00a336 million, as has been reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11675\/12086372\/carlos-vinicius-tottenham-in-talks-with-benfica-over-loan-deal-for-striker\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Vinicius Joins Tottenham Hotspur<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Carlos Vinicius on a season-long loan from Benfica.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BemVindoVin%C3%ADcius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BemVindoVin\u00edcius<\/a> \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1312110263051657217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho Had Been Vocal in New Striker Hunt<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs boss Mourinho repeatedly stated his belief that his club would sign a new striker throughout this extended summer transfer window. Now, the Portuguese manager has got his wish.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius, who only joined Benfica one year ago from Italian club Napoli, arrives to provide high-class back-up to England marksman <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/Harry-Kane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Kane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old&#8217;s 24-goal haul last season saw him linked with a host of top clubs around Europe, but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has acted quickly to beat the competition since opening negotiations with Benfica in early October.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius may need some time to settle into his new surroundings, having made only two appearances for the Portuguese side this season. Tottenham&#8217;s frantic start to the new campaign has already seen them recover positively to an opening-day Premier League defeat by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a>, while Mourinho&#8217;s men have also progressed in the Europa League and Carabao Cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho is thought to be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1311653522354692099\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strongly approving<\/a> of Vinicius&#8217;s arrival at the club and would be open to the loan move becoming permanent next summer if all goes well for his newest singing.<\/p>\n<h3>Vinicius Arrives as a Striker of Great Pedigree<\/h3>\n<p>Vinicius follows a host of new arrivals into Tottenham Hotspur this summer. The club have brought in the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cb4f24c6\/Joe-Hart?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Hart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3353737a\/Sergio-Reguilon?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergio Reguilon<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/pierre-emile-hojbjerg\/profil\/spieler\/167799\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d557d734\/Matt-Doherty?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Doherty<\/a> have also made the move to North London.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius joins having established a stellar reputation as a goalscorer in Europe and beyond, having notched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/carlos-vinicius\/leistungsdatenverein\/spieler\/525287\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60 goals and 22 assists<\/a> in 123 matches at senior level so far in his career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"vHP2yRSDSiB6q9vROU98Gw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1204838036\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'vHP2yRSDSiB6q9vROU98Gw',sig:'2-S3x47P3EMy102fuFyy7l2tdIP_TA_Dl0-dp_NBLd0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1204838036',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Vinicius has joined Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan from Portuguese side Benfica. The Brazilian striker moves to North London for a loan fee of around \u20ac3 million. Jos\u00e9 Mourinho&#8217;s side carry the option to make the transfer permanent next summer if the move proves to be a success. 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