Tottenham agree deal for Pompey striker Crouch

Tottenham agree deal for Pompey striker Crouch

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Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Peter Crouch from Portsmouth. The England international is believed to cost around £9m after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.

Redknapp and Crouch: Scene to be repeated soon, but with a white shirt instead.

The deal reunites Crouch with Harry Redknapp, his former manager at Portsmouth and Southampton, and takes him full circle back to White Hart Lane where he spent two years as a trainee before being released without playing a first-team game.

A statement on the Spurs website read: ''We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Portsmouth for the transfer of Peter Crouch to the Club, following the player successfully completing a medical examination and agreeing personal terms.''

While on the Portsmouth website, a statement said: "We are sorry to see Peter go both as a player and a person and would like to thank him for playing a key role in keeping the club in the Premier League last season.

"His sale was necessitated by the club's commitment to repay scheduled debts while we are in a transitional period of completing the takeover.

"We will now be looking to add fresh faces to the first-team squad as soon as possible."

Earlier Tottenham boss Redknapp said he had wanted to swap Crouch for Darren Bent as he looks to change the balance of Spurs' attack.

"They want to sell him, it's common knowledge they need to sell him,'' said Redknapp after Sunday's 2-0 Wembley Cup defeat by Celtic. "I don't think they're crazy demands - it's a fair deal and his wages are fine. He's different. He holds the ball up. Celtic held the ball up well but we don't do that well enough.

"He gives you an option and he's played for me a few times before. He's always done a job and he's great on set-plays at both ends.''

Crouch's signing means the defeat by Celtic, when he missed three opportunities, could be Bent's last for the club.

"Darren is looking to go but it's up to people to make the offer that we want,'' Redknapp added. "Nobody misses chances deliberately. He tucked some great chances away in pre-season and he will always score goals. He's a good player but I just want some balance and Crouchy would give us something different.''

Leeds youngster Fabian Delph is another on Redknapp's radar, along with former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira.