Tottenham confirm signing of DeAndre Yedlin on four-year contract

LONDON. KAZINFORM - The United States right-back DeAndre Yedlin has joined Tottenham on a four-year-deal from Major League Soccer franchise Seattle Sounders, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.

Yedlin, who is believed to have cost in the region of £2.5m, will remain with the Sounders before joining his new team-mates in time for the 2015-16 Premier League campaign, Kazinform refers to theguardian.com .

Yedlin made three appearances for the USA at the World Cup, in group games against Portugal and Germany and in their last-16 defeat by Belgium.

Yedlin becomes Mauricio Pochettino's fourth signing of the close season, after Ben Davies, Michel Vorm and Eric Dier. The 21-year-old joins Tottenham with Seattle's best wishes. Their head coach, Sigi Schmid, described the move as an "exciting" one.

In a statement published on the Sounders' official website, he said: "We are very excited for DeAndre and the possibilities that exist for him in his future with Tottenham Hotspur. It's an exciting time in his life.

"We are also very pleased that we will be able retain DeAndre's services for the rest of the season in our quest for the MLS Cup."