Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Japhet Tanganga has put pen to paper to a new five year deal with the club.
Tanganga put in several impressive performances before the lockdown after breaking into the first-team against Liverpool in January.
The versatile defender has been employed at left-back, right-back, as well as in central defence by Jose Mourinho and has coped admirably with the demands of the different roles.
However, a back stress fracture prevented the 21-year-old from getting any minutes following the restart.
The Athletic reported two weeks ago that negotiations over a new deal between Tanganga’s representatives and the club had been on-going for several weeks, and that they had hit a minor stumbling block.
However, the issue has now been seemingly resolved, with the North Londoners confirming that the academy graduate, who has represented Spurs at every level from Under-16 to Under-20, has committed himself to the club until 2025.
✍️ We are delighted to announce that @JTanganga99 has signed a new contract with the Club which will run until 2025.#THFC ⚪️ #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 27, 2020
Spurs Web Opinion
This is fantastic news, particularly coming so soon after Jan Vertonghen’s departure, which has created a hole in the squad. Based on the performances that Tanganga has put in this season, he has certainly shown that he has the required talent to be fourth-choice centre-back next season. Hopefully, he will get minutes in the Europa League and continue developing his game.
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