Tottenham have confirmed the squad number for new signing Radu Dragusin.
After a mini-transfer saga to kick off the January window, the Romanian defender has now finally completed his high-profile move to Spurs from Serie A outfit Genoa.
Tottenham are understood to have paid a fee of £21.5million up front for Dragusin, with a further £4m in add-ons, having seen off a late challenge from Bayern Munich - who are now signing their defender Eric Dier instead - and rival interest from the likes of Napoli.
He has signed a contract until the summer of 2029 and could go straight into Ange Postecoglou's matchday squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Spurs have confirmed the No6 shirt for Dragusin, which had been vacant since fellow centre-back Davinson Sanchez's departure after six years to Turkish giants Galatasaray on a permanent deal last summer.
The number was also worn by Dragusin's compatriot Vlad Chiriches in north London between 2013-15, while the likes of Nabil Bentaleb, Tom Huddlestone and Teemu Tainio have also donned that jersey in recent years.
Dragusin is Tottenham's second signing in January already, with former Chelsea forward Timo Werner having also joined from RB Leipzig earlier this week on a loan deal that includes the option for a permanent summer transfer worth approximately £14.5m.
As part of the deal for Dragusin, Tottenham full-back Djed Spence has headed out on loan to Genoa until the end of the season after Leeds exercised the break clause in their season-long deal for the former Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest star last week.
Having recently been light on central defenders and forced to deploy two natural full-backs in central areas in Ben Davies and Emerson Royal, Postecoglou is now suddenly blessed with defensive options with summer signing Micky van de Ven having returned to the matchday squad for the first time since early November for last week's 1-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup third round.
First-choice centre-back partner Cristian Romero has also now returned to full Tottenham training and is in contention to face Manchester United at the weekend as resurgent Spurs look to secure the win that would taken them back into the top four.
