Kevin Wimmer joins Stoke City from Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke have completed the signing of defender Kevin Wimmer from Premier League rivals Tottenham for £18million.
The 24-year-old Austria international has agreed a five-year deal with Mark Hughes' Potters.
Stoke are odds-on with Sky Bet at 1/2 to also add Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph to their squad before the transfer window slams shut on Thursday night.
They also head Sky Bet's prices at 9/2 to sign Tottenham striker Vincent Jansson.
Manager Hughes told the club's official website: "Kevin is an undoubted talent and he will significantly add to the quality of the group of players that I already have at my disposal.
"We put a real emphasis on trying to enhance the defensive areas of the squad this summer and we feel that we have been able to do that."
Wimmer becomes Stoke's seventh signing of the summer transfer window.
He strengthens their defensive options further following the earlier arrivals of Chelsea loanee Kurt Zouma and Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi.
Wimmer said the opportunity to work with Hughes was a big factor in his decision to join the club.
"I had some really good conversations with the manager and they were important for me," he said.
"He is a very good manager and I like the way he approaches the game. His style of play suits the way I like to play too - he likes his defenders to be able to play out with the ball.
"I am just so happy to be at Stoke now because I really wanted to come here, to a club with such big tradition, so I feel really good and am very excited about meeting up with everybody and getting ready for the matches ahead."
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