Spurs Transfer News: Etienne Capoue To Become 4th Summer Signing?
Sky Sports. The France international, who can also play at the back, appeared destined for a move to Cardiff at one stage after the newly-promoted Premier League side had a £8.6 million bid accepted, only for the deal to fall through. The 25-year-old has also attracted interest from Atletico Madrid in the past but Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas appears to have stolen a march on his rivals with Toulouse president Olivier Sadran suggesting the player could be on his way to White Hart Lane. Capoue, who has been at Toulouse his entire career after emerging from their youth academy, scored seven times last season and provided three assists. He would become Tottenham's fourth signing of the summer if a deal goes through, following Corinthian's midfielder Paulinho, FC Twente winger Nacer Chadli and Roberto Soldado of Valencia in moving to the North London club. However, despite the arrivals and the potential for more, it is issues at the opposite end of the spectrum that have been dominating the back pages this summer. Midfielder Gareth Bale continues to be heavily linked with a world-transfer-record-breaking move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.