Tottenham Hotspur have sealed the signing of Cardiff City full-back Chris Gunter. The 18-year-old will officially become a Spurs player when the transfer window opens on January 1st.<\/p>\n
There’s been nothing official on the fee or contract length, however reports claim the deal could reach up to \u00c2\u00a33million. <\/p>\n
On the move, Chris’ father Gerald said: “Christopher spoke with Gareth Bale, who is very happy at Spurs, and that helped Chris to make up his mind.<\/p>\n
“Gareth told Christopher Spurs was a great club.<\/p>\n
“Christopher is really determined to make the step up, he has said before that you’re not a real professional footballer until you move away from home.<\/p>\n
“It’s a short career and these kind of chances only come around once or twice, he feels it is right to move.”<\/p>\n
He added: “As a parent it is really reassuring to see him go to a club who have invested a lot of money and time into young British talent.<\/p>\n
“We can look and see that Gareth [Bale] is already there and lots of others too.<\/p>\n
“Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas, Danny Rose, Tom Huddlestone, Jamie O’Hara, all these players were signed as teenagers and they’ve been given their chance.<\/p>\n
“It makes a big difference, he will be surrounded by good young British players, that doesn’t happen if you sign for someone like, say, Arsenal.<\/p>\n
“He should be able to fit in quickly, I believe he’s training for the first time on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
“Obviously his mum is a bit upset he’s moving out and away from home – he’s been with Cardiff since he was eight years old – but we’ll go and watch him every chance we get.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"