Davinson Sanchez is believed to be close to joining Tottenham after the club agreed a deal in principle with Ajax.

The defender would become Spurs' first signing of the summer and could even arrive in England later today.

Tottenham may eventually pay close to £40m for the 21-year-old Colombia international, which would make him comfortably their record signing. The initial payment Ajax were seeking was thought to be about £27m.

If Sanchez does sign, there may be doubts about the future of Kevin Wimmer, who was wanted by Southampton earlier in the summer, as well as by clubs in the Bundesliga.

The Sanchez deal is thought to have been delayed by debate over the exact structure of the payments but these are now said to have been resolved.

Sanchez would be the fourth player with Ajax connections to join Tottenham in recent times following the arrivals of Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld.