Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton have reached an agreement for the transfer of Netherlands international center-back Jan Paul van Hecke..

The Athletic's resident renowned English transfer journalist, reported on Tuesday that Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton have reached an agreement for the transfer of Netherlands international center-back Jan Paul van Hecke.

According to Ornstein, after two initial offers were rejected, Brighton finally accepted Spurs' third bid.

Under the agreement, Spurs will pay £52 million to the Seagulls to sign van Hecke, who will complete his medical and signing during his time in the United States while participating in the World Cup.

Ornstein added that Brighton had also submitted two offers for Spurs' wonderkid Luka Vušković, with the second offer reaching as high as £35 million, but both offers were rejected.

If the transfer of van Hecke goes through, the Netherlands international defender will become Tottenham Hotspur's third defender signing this summer.

Previously, Spurs had also signed Argentina international defender Marco Sennesi and former Liverpool legendary vice-captain and Scotland international left wing-back Andy Robertson on free transfers.

About Jan Paul van Hecke

The 26-year-old Jan Paul van Hecke was born on June 8, 2000, in Arnemuiden, Netherlands. He is 1.89 meters tall and plays as a center-back. Several members of his family are also professional footballers in the Netherlands.

Van Hecke joined the youth academy of non-league club Goes at a young age. In 2018, he joined the NAC Breda youth academy before completing his NAC Breda first-team debut in August 2019.

In September 2020, van Hecke joined Brighton & Hove Albion for £1.5 million. However, shortly after joining, he was loaned-out to Heerenveen and Blackburn Rovers.

After returning to Brighton's squad following the loan spells in the summer of 2022, Van Hecke officially became a regular starter for its first-team.

Since joining the Seagulls, Van Hecke has so far made 131 appearances for the Premier League dark horse in all competitions, scoring 4 goals and providing 6 assists.

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