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Auxerre confirm £8m Spurs bid for defender

Tottenham appear to be moving closer towards signing France Under-21 defender Younes Kaboul from Auxerre.

Spurs boss Martin Jol has already signed left-back Gareth Bale in a £10million deal from Southampton but wants to bolster his numbers in defence after having to juggle his resources last season.

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Auxerre vice-chairman Gerard Bourgoin said: "The negotiations are very advanced."

Kaboul, 21, has impressed in the French top flight and is valued at around £8million. Jol also has skipper Ledley King recovering from knee surgery ahead of the new season.

"The discussions are very serious with Tottenham but there are still a number of details to finalise," added Bourgoin on skysports.com. "But we can remain optimistic about the end of the negotiations."

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