Tottenham sign Paris Saint-Germain star Serge Aurier in £23million deal
Aurier was granted a work permit following a conviction for assaulting a police officer in Paris and has completed his switch to Spurs
SERGE AURIER has completed his deadline-day move to Tottenham after passing a medical on Wednesday.
The Paris Saint-Germain defender was handed a work permit by the Home Office this week ahead of his £23million and has signed a five-year deal with hte North London side.
Aurier said: "This is a huge and exciting opportunity at a massive football club and I am determined to prove myself as a professional both on and off the pitch.
"This is a fresh start for me and I will do everything to make the Spurs fanbase, which is huge and diverse, proud of me.
"The fans are the most important people at any club and I am looking forward to showing them and everyone at Spurs the real Serge Aurier.”
Aurier was not allowed to enter the UK following his conviction for assaulting a police officer in Paris last year.
The Ivory Coast international was handed a two-month suspended prison sentence.
The defender was banned from entering the United Kingdom and not allowed to play for his club against Arsenal in the Champions League last November.
Spurs have been looking to add another right-back to the ranks after selling Kyle Walker to Manchester City for £50m last month.
Aurier joined PSG from Toulouse, initially on loan in 2014, before moving to Paris permanently in 2015, and has won two French titles and two French cups.
He has fallen down the pecking order in the French capital since Dani Alves joined from Juventus.
PSG are looking to offload a number of players and need to balance the book after breaking the world transfer record to land £198million Neymar from Barcelona.
The 24-year-old full-back becomes Spurs' fourth addition of the summer following the arrivals of Juan Foyth, Paulo Gazzinga and club record buy Davinson Sanchez from Ajax.