Source: Daily_Mail
Sandro passes Tottenham medical to clinch £6.5m move from Internacional
Tottenham have confirmed they have completed the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Sandro from Internacional after the Brazilian passed a medical. [LNB]He will join the club in the summer for a fee thought to be about £6.5million after lengthy negotiations stretching back to last summer.[LNB]Manager Harry Redknapp said: 'He is an outstanding young player who we feel has a great future.[LNB]Samba star: Sandro (left) is heading to White Hart Lane[LNB]'He is a strong and aggressive midfield player. We are looking forwardto having him here with us next season. He has already played forBrazil and captained their youth sides too.[LNB]Strong arm tactics: Sandro holds off Cerro's Alvaro Mello[LNB]'I went for dinner with (Manchester United boss Sir) Alex Ferguson the other night and he came upwith the most amazing statistic. There were around 14 or 15 Englishplayers playing in the Champions League last year and over 100Brazilians. [LNB]'When you think it is a European tournament it just showsyou the strength in depth and quality of Brazilian footballers and thisis one of the brightest prospects to come out of Brazil.[LNB]'The chairman has done a terrific job to make this happen. I thinkthere were hard and protracted negotiations so a lot of credit must goto Daniel (Levy). [LNB]'There are not too many chairmen that would fly half wayaround the world to get a deal done and he has gone and flownpersonally to Brazil twice.'[LNB]Sandro is already on his way back to Porto Alegre and will remain with Internacional until the end of their Copa Libertadores campaign, which could run until early August.[LNB][LNB] Sandro flies in for Tottenham medical as Brazil midfielder finally agrees dealHarry Redknapp brands Spurs boo boys 'idiots' for jeering his entertainersPeter Crouch insists Tottenham hold upper hand in Champions League chase Who is going to be your club's next star? Phil Jones is latest young gun...TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
