Tottenham unveil Udogie and loan teenager back to Udinese

Tottenham unveiled Udinese defender Destiny Udogie in a £15 million ($18 million) deal on Tuesday before immediately loaning the teenager back to the Italian club.

#WelcomeUdogie 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/pZDivdxbiW

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 16, 2022

Udogie agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League side, but the left-back will play the rest of this season in Serie A.

🎙 “It’s a big dream come true”

Watch Destiny Udogie’s first interview as a Tottenham Hotspur player ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/pS85xhpWdT

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 16, 2022

The fee paid by Tottenham for the 19-year-old could rise by a further £3 million due to potential add-ons.

✍️ We are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Destiny Udogie from Udinese.

The defender has agreed a deal that will run until 2027 and will return to the Serie A side on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 16, 2022

Udogie, who made 35 appearances for Udinese last season, is Tottenham’s seventh signing since the end of last season.

Fraser Forster, Djed Spence, Clement Lenglet, Ivan Perisic, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison have already joined Antonio Conte’s side.

Introducing our seventh summer signing… 🔥 pic.twitter.com/X4nwdESMQr

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 16, 2022

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Italy Under-21 international Udogie came through Hellas Verona’s academy system before Udinese signed him on loan last season.

He became a regular for the Serie A side and scored five goals to earn a permanent move to Udinese in July.

Tottenham are undefeated after two games of the Premier League season, beating Southampton 4-1 and drawing 2-2 with Chelsea.