Jan Paul van Hecke: Tottenham sign Brighton defender for £52m

Tottenham have signed Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke for £52m.

The Netherlands international defender had one year left on his contract at Brighton and played at the Seagulls under Roberto De Zerbi between 2023 and 2024.

Brighton are making considerable profit on the 26-year-old, having signed him for £1.8m from NAC Breda in 2020. It is understood Brighton have also negotiated a 20 per cent sell-on clause.

Van Hecke is Tottenham's third signing of the De Zerbi era, after Marco Sensi and Andy Robertson joined on free transfers.