Seattle Sounders and US national team defender DeAndre Yedlin has signed
a four-year deal with Tottenham but will remain in the United States
through the remainder of the Major League Soccer season.
Both clubs announced the deal on Wednesday. Yedlin spent last weekend in
London visiting with Tottenham officials and the sides were able to
finalize the deal. Tottenham said Yedlin would join the club ahead of
the 2015-16 season.
Yedlin burst onto the international scene with his performance for the
US at the World Cup. He was immediately linked with clubs throughout
Europe, but Tottenham eventually became his destination.
The 21-year-old
was the first MLS homegrown player to appear in the World Cup and has
been an MLS all-star selection each of his first two years in the
league.
Yedlin could join Seattle teammate Clint Dempsey and goalkeepers Kasey
Keller and Brad Friedel as Americans who have played for Tottenham.
However, he may not be eligible for a British work permit.
The rules of
the British Home Office state a player must have appeared in 75 percent
of his nation's competitive international matches over the previous two
years, and American forward Juan and American forward Juan Agudelo was
turned down when Stoke applied for a permit last year.
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