Christian Eriksen: Tottenham sign Ajax midfielder

Tottenham have signed midfielder Christian Eriksen from Dutch champions Ajax for £11.5m.

The Denmark international, 21, has played 161 games for Ajax and scored 32 goals since ing in 2008.

"Everyone has followed the development of Spurs and it's something I want to be part of," said Eriksen.

He became Spurs third g in 24 hours, following Romanian defender Vlad Chiriches, 23, and Argentina striker Erik Lamela, 21 to White Hart Lane.

Chiriches became the club's fifth summer purchase when he completed his £8.5m move from Steaua Bucharest.

In a statement, Spurs said they were "delighted" with the deal for the player, capped 19 times by his country.

Later in the day Lamela signed from Roma in a deal that the Italian Serie A side claimed to be worth £25.7m. It also includes up to £4.2m in bonus payments.

The purchase of Eriksen is likely to take their summer spending to just under £105m in this transfer window and paves the way for Gareth Bale to Real Madrid in a world-record move.