Tottenham complete£14m deal to sign Palacios from Wigan

21 January 2009 10:04
Earning his Spurs: Wilson Palacios (left) is swapping his Wigan shirt for the white of Tottenham The 24-year-old midfielder made 41 appearances for Wigan after joining the club for£1m last January. Palacios is cup-tied for Saturday's FA Cup 4th round tie at Manchester United, but should be available for Tuesday's crunch Premier League game against Stoke at White Hart Lane. Sportsmail understands that the fee with Wigan will be paid over two years after a request to spread the payments over four years was rejected. Palacios had been reluctant to move south but was swayed when Spurs offered to quadruple the£7,000-a-week wages he was receiving at the JJB Stadium.  

Source: Daily_Mail