Tottenham Hotspur have signed completed the signing of Southampton's Wales left-back Gareth Bale, the English Premier League club said on their website on Friday.
The Cardiff-born defender, who turns 18 in July, was linked with several top clubs, including Manchester United, during the January transfer window and has opted to join Spurs.
Tottenham did not disclose the fee but British media said the transfer was worth up to £10 million pounds.
Bale, who made 45 appearances for Southampton, scoring five goals, became the youngest player to feature for Wales when he came on as a substitute against Trinidad & Tobago last summer.
"I'm just excited to be coming to a big club, a massive club like Tottenham," said Bale.
"...Tottenham is a club pushing forward and I want to be part of its future."
He made his first start for Wales at Tottenham's White Hart Lane ground in September 2006 against Brazil and became his country's youngest goalscorer against Slovakia in a European Championship qualifier.
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