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Tottenham are poised to seal the £17million signing of Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio.

And the north Londoners, who made their move over the weekend, have agreed a fee and are in advanced talks to complete the deal for the stylish 23-year-old.

MirrorSport understands Spurs are ready to offer the Argentinian a five-year deal to move to White Hart Lane.

Musacchio, who has two caps for his country, can play at centre-back and right-back,

New Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, beaten to the signing of his former Southampton defender Dejan Lovren by Liverpool last month, believes his countryman will be a big hit in the Premier League.

Pochettino, who has already drafted in £10million left-back Ben Davies from Swansea, wants Musacchio and Jan Vertonghen to be his centre-back pairing.

Younes Kaboul and new signing Eric Dier are set to provide back-up, but Michael Dawson is up for grabs.

Romanian Vlad Chiriches is also set to get a chance to battle his way into Pochettino’s plans, despite interest from Roma.