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Tottenham Hotspur confirm capture of Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon

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Tottenham Hotspur complete the signing of defender Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year deal, for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £4m.

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of defender Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year deal, for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £4m.

The 20-year-old Englishman progressed through the Portuguese club's academy, as his parents moved to Iberia when he was a child.

"It has always been my ambition and my dream to come back to England and play in the Premier League," Dier told the club's official website.

"I've watched a lot of Tottenham and I've always enjoyed the way they play, their attacking football. I think, coming from Portugal, that suits me and this season I just want to adapt really quickly to the Premier League and do the best I can."

Dier made 30 appearances for the Lisbon club, and spent time on loan at Everton in 2011.

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Sporting's English defender Eric Dier vies with Maritimo's Brazilian forward Derley during the Portuguese league football match Sporting CP vs SC Maritimo at Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on November 2, 2013
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