Spurs finished 17th last season, their worst finish of the Premier League era and their worst in any top-flight season since 1976-77, when they were last relegated. 63.

Take, for example, the league form in the last few months of the season. In Spurs’ final 12 league games — after a 4-1 win at Ipswich that effectively sealed safety — they took just five points.

BBC Sport looks at why new boss Thomas Frank wanted to add him to his squad – and why the transfer is a rare move for the ...