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Danso has played 14 matches for French club Lens this season Tottenham have signed Lens defender Kevin Danso on loan with a commitment to buy after beating Wolves to the deal. The 26-year-old opted to move to Spurs despite having had a medical lined up in the Midlands. Danso's transfer incorporates the obligation to make it a permanent deal, which is worth £21m, with a five-year contract lined up in the summer. Austria international Danso will take the no4 shirt and the move is subject to international clearance and a work permit being issued, which is expected to arrive before Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final match at Liverpool. Danso has played 10 games in English football during a loan spell with Southampton in the 2019-20 season - having also spent time in the academies of Reading and MK Dons. His arrival follows Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou's repeated requests for help amid a 10-player injury crisis. Spurs had been looking at signing attacking players but have switched to defensive targets after Radu Dragusin suffered a knee injury against Elfsborg on Thursday. The Romanian centre-back joined Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie on the injury list, but Micky van de Ven has recently returned. Multiple sources have explained that Spurs have looked at other central defenders, including Chelsea's Axel Disasi and AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori. Wellens apologises for 'stupid' Postecoglou comment Latest Tottenham news, analysis and fan views Get Tottenham news sent straight to your phone Premier League: Build-up to Man Utd v Crystal Palace & Brentford v Spurs WSL: Man City on top but still trail to Arsenal's early double Man Utd sign Lecce defender Dorgu for £25m Reggae’s first and greatest superstar, Bob Marley Bob Marley's first steps into the music industry, from a rural village to the yards of Kingston Can a fashion entrepreneur bag a Dragon? Also in the den, a canine swimming club owner hopes the Dragons don’t think he’s barking mad Tanni Grey-Thompson reflects on her astonishing career From a Paralympic gold medal winner to a campaigner and crossbench peer Chris Packham unravels the world's most bizarre events Discover the secrets behind the bird-killing death ray and the monkey that's learnt first aid 'Feelgood stories on turbulent day for Scotland' Losing 16-0 has to be a good thing for England - here's why Borthwick's bold plan crumbles to dust in Dublin 'All-round package' Jones makes difference for Scotland Liverpool pass 'tough challenge' with flying colours 'Not a magician' but Moyes casts spell again at Everton How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' Video How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' 'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio. Video'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio Knight still the right captain for England - Hartley 'A one-man show' - the legacy of transfer king Raiola Nurmagomedov v Makhachev - who leads lightweight GOAT race? 'The prince who never became king' - Neymar returns to Santos 'He is a world-class assassin' - Shearer meets Isak The night the Super Bowl lights went out in New Orleans Busting myths about causes of Spurs' injury crisis Remarkable tale of Czar of Hearts Vladimir Romanov How Rangers and Europa League seem made for each other Five ways a new format has transformed the Champions League How does the Six Nations scoring work? Video How does the Six Nations scoring work? Are we in a golden age of the Six Nations? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.