Blanc confirms imminent Stambouli arrival

 

PSG manager Laurent Blanc has confirmed that Benjamin Stambouli will join the club from Tottenham on Monday. 

 

The Frenchman only moved to Spurs last summer, but failed to hold down a regular starting berth at White Hart Lane, with Mauricio Pochettino favouring a midfield partnership of Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason. 

 

As such, Stambouli made only 12 Premier League appearances for Spurs, four of which were starts, and was used largely in cup competitions. 

 

His rating from six starts in the Europa League, however, stood at a respectable 7.44, the best of all Spurs players in Europe's second competition last season. 

 

Blanc confirms imminent Stambouli arrival

 

Nevertheless, Spurs have decided to cash in on the 24-year-old, who will move to PSG for a reported €9m. 

 

"Stambouli? He'll join us on Monday afternoon," Blanc told French publication Le Parisian. 

 

Watford had been linked with a move for Stambouli, but the player opted against the move to Vicarage Road after Spurs and the Hornets agreed a fee for the French midfielder.


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