BPL: Spurs reach agreement to sign Etienne Capoue

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Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to sign France midfielder Etienne Capoue for a reported £9 million ($14 million, 10.5 million euros) fee, the club announced Thursday.

The 25-year-old had long been in Spurs' sights and now the north Londoners claim to have struck a deal with his French club Toulouse.

Etienne has made 174 Toulouse appearances, scoring 13 times in Ligue 1. A France international, he has also played six times for his country, scoring once, since making his debut in 2012, the same year he was named in the French Ligue 1 team of the season.

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Despite being primarily a midfielder, Capoue can also operate as a centre-back, which could prove useful for Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas as he is short in that area of the pitch.

The Frenchman becomes Tottenham's fourth major acquisition of the summer following moves for Paulinho, Nacer Chadli and Roberto Soldado as Villas-Boas looks to build a squad capable of securing a top-four finish this season.

They begin their Premier League campaign away to newly-promoted Crystal Palace on Sunday.