Tottenham Hotspur have agreed terms with Steaua Bucharest to buy defender Vlad Chiriches, the Romanian side's coach, Laurentiu Reghecampf said on Sunday.
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"The clubs have agreed on the transfer and I am happy for him," Reghecampf told a news confederence.
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Steaua general manager Mihai Stoica said that the transfer fee had been set at €9.5 million, which would be a record for the 1986 European champions.
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The 23-year-old Chiriches joined Steaua in January 2012. He has been capped 19 times for Romania.
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Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has already spent over €90 million in the transfer market ahead of the September 2 deadline, bringing in notably Brazilian Paulinho from Corinthians and Spanish striker Roberto Soldado from Valencia.
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The London club is on the point of selling star player Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for what is expected to be a world record transfer fee of €99 million.
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Having released William Gallas at the end of last season and then sold Steven Caulker to Cardiff City,
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Spurs currently have only three senior centre-backs on their books in Michael Dawson, Jan Vertonghen and Younes Kaboul.
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Vertonghen was recently sidelined by an ankle problem, while Kaboul has only just returned to fitness after a year out of action due to knee and thigh injuries."