In demand: Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring against Sunderland during the English Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London on May 19.
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Spain striker Roberto Soldado, the north London club said on Thursday, but Gareth Bale’s future remains uncertain.
Last week Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas had revealed the English Premier League outfit were in talks with the Spanish side over Soldado.
On Thursday the club revealed on their website that a deal, believed to be worth a club record £26mil (US$40mil), had been agreed.
“We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Roberto Soldado subject to a medical,” read a statement on tottenhamhotspur.com.
Valencia also confirmed on their official site that a deal had been done, adding that it was for the equivalent of Soldado’s “release clause”.
Should the reported figure prove accurate it would mark the second time Tottenham have broken their club transfer record this summer following the £17mil deal that brought in Paulinho from Corinthians in July.
Soldado, 28, is expected to sign a four-year contract once a medical is completed on Friday and will become Spurs’ third signing of the close season following the arrivals of Paulinho and Nacer Chadli.
Speaking from Hong Kong last week where Spurs were involved in a pre-season friendly tournament, Villas-Boas had said of the player: “Roberto is one of the players we have been following and his career speaks for itself. He’s a great striker.” — AFP
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