Tottenham Hotspur have signed defender Kevin Danso on loan from Ligue 1 side RC Lens, subject to international clearance and work permit.
The Austria international, 26, has joined on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation to make the deal permanent in the summer. He will wear the No 4 shirt.
The addition of centre-back Danso is a boost for Ange Postecoglou, who has seen his squad decimated by injuries, with centre-back Radu Dragusin the latest addition to a lengthy injury list after damaging his knee in Thursday night's 3-0 UEFA Europa League win over IF Elfsborg.
Dragusin joins goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, defenders Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie, midfielder James Maddison and forwards Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert and Timo Werner of Spurs players currently sidelined.
Who is Kevin Danso?
Born in Voitsberg, Austria, Danso's family moved to England when he was six, beginning his early career at Reading and MK Dons before returning to Germany in 2014 to continue his development with FC Augsburg.
After progressing through FC Augsburg’s youth system, he went on to make 44 senior appearances in all competitions for the Bundesliga outfit, scoring three times.
In August 2019 Danso joined Southampton on a season-long loan, making 10 appearances in all competitions across that campaign.
Following a further loan spell at Fortuna Dusseldorf he joined Lens in August, 2021, helping the French side to a second-place finish in his second season with the French club, which saw them claim a spot in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Danso made 128 appearances for the club in all competitions during his time in France, finding the net on four occasions.
He has featured for Austria across numerous age categories and earned his senior debut in September, 2017. Danso has gone on to earn 24 caps for his country to date and represented Austria at Euro 2024.
Spurs are in Premier League action this afternoon with a trip to Brentford, following up with an EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday and FA Cup fourth round tie at Aston Villa on Sunday 10 February.
