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Tottenham Spend €60 m on Van Hecke, Add Two Free Defenders

6/20/2026

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Tottenham Hotspur signed Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for close to €60 million.
The fee, far above Brighton’s £1.8 million 2020 purchase, includes a sell-on clause.
Van Hecke, 26, will join after the World Cup and thanked Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman for the timing.
Tottenham also added free-transfer defenders Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi as they rebuild a defence that avoided relegation after conceding 122 goals in the previous two seasons.

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Tottenham Hotspur signed Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for close to €60 million.
The fee, far above Brighton’s £1.8 million 2020 purchase, includes a sell-on clause.
Van Hecke, 26, will join after the World Cup and thanked Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman for the timing.
Tottenham also added free-transfer defenders Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi as they rebuild a defence that avoided relegation after conceding 122 goals in the previous two seasons.