Steaua Bucharest defender Vlad Chiriches is on the verge of completing his move to Tottenham.
The Romanian centre-back was close to joining Spurs last month but controversial Steaua owner Gigi Becali called the transfer off from his prison cell.
However, it has now been confirmed that Chiriches will complete his shift to North London very soon.
"It was Becali's wish to let the media know about the transfer, he told us to announce it to everybody," Steaua's general manager Mihai Stoica told reporters.
"We had to tell Vlad the deal was done. He was with us all day, it was correct to announce it to him."
In addition to this, Chiriches has recently landed in London and will now head to White Hart Lane to finalise the £8.5million deal.
