Tottenham have revealed on Thursday the signing of France Under-21 defender Younes Kaboul from Auxerre worth $16,1. "If you ask people in France who is seen as the hottest prospect in defense, they will say Younes Kaboul," manager Martin Jol said to the club's official website. "We are very happy to have him on board. It's important to have quality players in defence and, with Younes, we have that." Kaboul had a major contribution with Auxerre as he led them to France Cup and participated to 52 official encounters with Auxerre during the past two seasons. “We had some troubles in the center-back position lately but now with Kaboul's arrival it will be our power point,” added the Dutch coach. Sporting director Damien Comolli seems also to be much impressed by Kaboul like Jol "Younes possesses power, great pace and is good on the ball and strong in the air,". "He is a good leader who showed a great desire to come to us despite interest and offers from numerous other clubs." Kaboul signing takes the club's expenditure to over $60.5 million following the arrivals of Gareth Bale and Darren Bent at White Hart Lane so far this summer.
