Spurs close on Boateng swoop

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Sevilla were the first club to register an interest and lodged a £2.7million bid last week, however, Tottenham then weighed in with a reported £5.4million offer to put the approach of the reigning two-time UEFA Cup champions in the shade.

Hertha general manager Dieter Hoeness said: "We have accepted the offer from England and now the club and the player must reach an agreement."

Boateng admits he was preparing himself for a move to Spain, but concedes that Sevilla's capture of Lens midfielder Seydou Keita, coupled with Tottenham's interest, has prompted a rethink.

"We were quite advanced with Sevilla," Boateng told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper. "I have heard that (Seydou) Keita is joining, so I don't know if that has any effect on me. The Premier League is actually my dream league and now I am thinking about Tottenham."

Boateng has made 43 first-team appearances in two years as a professional with Hertha, scoring four goals, and earned his first cap for Germany's Under-21s against England last October.