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Victor Wanyama: I've joined Tottenham to win Champions League

Victor Wanyama says he's joining Tottenham to win the Champions League.

The midfielder has completed an £11million move to White Hart Lane from Southampton after signing a five-year contract worth about £55,000 a week.

“If we can win the Premier League, that would be my dream," he said. “That's my target, to win the Premier League or any trophy with the club.

“Watching my brother [McDonald Mariga] win the Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010 was really good. It was always in my head, that one day I wanted to achieve what he had achieved.

“Here at Spurs, if we play against teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid it's only going to make us better and if you brush shoulders with the world's best players then nothing is impossible.

“The Champions League is a big stage — it's where every player dreams of playing. It's all about the big teams of Europe meeting each other and they're just great nights."

He is a powerful central midfielder who can play either a holding role or do a more attacking job — which means he is an alternative to Eric Dier, as well as a key asset in his own right.

Wanyama added: “You can see the talent here and also you can see the manager. I think Spurs have made a giant step, they've always improved since the manager arrived here and I think the club can only get better, so hopefully there are good things ahead.

“It was easy for me to come here because I know how the manager is, I know he likes to work hard and he improves players as well.

“I thought it was a good opportunity for me to come here and I think I can improve as a player.

“It feels really good to be here and I'm really happy to get this chance. It's a good step for me and I think this is where I can achieve bigger things now."

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