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Tottenham sign winger Ryan Sessegnon for £25m and midfielder Giovani lo Celso on loan

By David Ornstein |BBC Sport|

Tottenham have signed England Under-21 winger Ryan Sessegnon for £25m from Fulham and Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso on loan from Real Betis.

Sessegnon is an England Under-21 international while Lo Celso has 19 caps for Argentina
Sessegnon is an England Under-21 international while Lo Celso has 19 caps for Argentina

Sessegnon has signed a five-year deal with an option for one more and the fee for the 19-year-old could rise to £30m with performance-related add-ons.

Midfielder Josh Onomah, 22, moves to Craven Cottage as part of the deal.

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Lo Celso has initially joined the club on loan but Spurs have an obligation to buy the 23-year-old.

Lo Celso, who has 19 caps for Argentina, joined Betis on a permanent deal in April after spending the season on loan from Paris St-Germain. He made 45 appearances for the La Liga club in all competitions last season, scoring 16 goals.

Meanwhile, Spurs could be set to lose midfielder Christian Eriksen as the 27-year-old Denmark international is understood to want a fresh challenge after six years at White Hart Lane.

Eriksen was linked with a move to Manchester United, but they have ended their pursuit of him.

Tottenham have ended their interest in a loan move for Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

The 27-year-old Brazil international, who joined Barca from Liverpool in a deal worth £142m in January 2018, worked with Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino during a loan spell with Espanyol in 2012.

He has scored 21 goals in 76 appearances for Barcelona but has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Liverpool and PSG.

United States centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers has joined Championship side Stoke City on a season-long loan.

The 21-year-old made his senior international debut in 2017 and came up through the youth ranks at Spurs.

The Premier League transfer window closes at 17:00 BST on Thursday.

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