Tottenham to sign Ben Davies and Michel Vorm with Gylfi Sigurdsson and £5m heading Swansea's wayComplicated arrangement was struck while both clubs were in USA on pre-season tours with Swansea also banking £5m from the deal Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal to sign defender Ben Davies and goalkeeper Michel Vorm with Gylfi Sigurdsson returning to Swansea City.The complicated arrangement was struck while both clubs were in the United States on pre-season tours.
Other than getting midfielder Sigurdsson back, Swansea will bank around £5m.Tottenham had seen a bid to land
Davies and Vorm in a straight swap for Sigurdsson rejected by Swansea.But chairmen Daniel Levy and Huw Jenkins eventually settled on a transfer that is thought to value both
Davies and Sigurdsson at £10m, and Vorm at £5m.Left-back Davies was due to travel with Spurs to Toronto on Sunday and remain on the club’s pre-season tour, as Swansea return from their own American training camp.
Sigurdsson was pulled out of Tottenham’s opening US tour game against Seattle Sounders on Saturday to prevent the risk of injury ahead of his Swansea switch.The Iceland international spent a successful five-month loan spell at Swansea in 2012, scoring seven goals in 19 games.
Swansea agreed a fee to sign Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim on a permanent deal at the end of that season, but he instead moved to Spurs for £8.8m.
Goalkeeper Vorm is still enjoying a break after being part of Holland’s World Cup squad.
Despite convincing both Hugo Lloris and veteran Brad Friedel to sign new contracts, Tottenham had been keen to strengthen their goalkeeping department.
Davies and Vorm are Tottenham’s first signings since Mauricio Pochettino took over as head coach.
Liverpool were interested in both players, but Swansea’s interest in Sigurdsson proved to be crucial.
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Ben Davies: Swansea defender to have Tottenham medical Swansea City full-back Ben Davies, 21, has left the club's pre-season tour of the United States early to undergo a medical at Tottenham.Spurs midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson, 24, could move to the Liberty Stadium as part of a proposed swap deal.The London club are also believed to be interested in Swansea's Netherlands international goalkeeper Michel Vorm.Vorm, 30, was part of the Dutch squad that finished third at the World Cup in Brazil earlier this month.
His future has looked in doubt at the Welsh club ever since manager Garry Monk made former Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski his first signing in May. New spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino looks to have fought off stiff competition for Davies, who also attracted attention from Liverpool.
Davies, made his debut for the Swans as a 19-year-old in August 2012 and quickly established himself as first-choice left-back when Neil Taylor suffered a long-term injury.
His performances impressed Wales manager Chris Coleman, who handed the Neath-born player an international debut in the 2-1 win over Scotland in October 2012.
Despite speculation surrounding his future at the Liberty Stadium, Davies travelled with the squad for their American pre-season training camp.
On Wednesday, he played 45 minutes in the club's 1-1 draw with Chivas Guadalajara in Milwaukee.
He did not feature in Saturday's 2-0 defeat against Minnesota United and left the camp following Tottenham's interest.
If Sigurdsson does leave White Hart Lane as part of the deal, he will be returning to familiar surroundings.
The 24-year-old was on loan at the Liberty Stadium in 2011-12 from German club Hoffenheim.
He scored seven goals in 18 appearances as Swansea won promotion to the top flight from the Championship.
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