Tottenham Hotspur won out over Everton to sign Moussa Sissoko on a £30 million ($39.4 million) transfer with Newcastle United.
Rafael Benítez’s Championship side is holding a £31 million profit from a transfer window in which they signed 12 players.
Sissoko cost Newcastle only £1.8 million.
Although Real Madrid, Internazionale, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Spurs, Everton, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich expressed interest, no one offered more than £15 million until Wednesday.
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