Spurs sign Brazilian starlet Sandro

Tottenham completed the signing of highly-rated young Brazilian midfielder Sandro from Internacional on Friday.

Sandro’s move had been expected for several days and he finally signed for the Premier League club after passing a medical.

The 21-year-old will move to England at the end of the season once he has finished playing for Internacional in the Copa Libertadores.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, whose side are chasing a place in the Champions League, believes he has signed a major talent.

“He is an outstanding young player who we feel has a great future,” Redknapp told Tottenham’s website.

“He is a strong and aggressive midfield player. We are looking forward to having him here with us next season. He has already played for Brazil and captained their youth sides too.

“I went for dinner with (Manchester United boss) Alex Ferguson the other night and he came up with the most amazing statistic. There were around 14 or 15 English players playing in the Champions League last year and over 100 Brazilians.

“When you think it is a European tournament it just shows you the strength in depth and quality of Brazilian footballers and this is one of the brightest prospects to come out of Brazil.

“The chairman (Daniel Levy) has done a terrific job to make this happen. There are not too many chairmen that would fly half way around the world to get a deal done and he has gone and flown personally to Brazil twice.”