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title: "Tottenham to beat West Ham to Janssen"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/04/tottenham-beat-west-ham-janssen/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Spiking"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-04T16:44:50Z"
modified: "2016-07-04T16:44:50Z"
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# Tottenham to beat West Ham to Janssen

According to [Darren Lewis of the Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-set-complete-vincent-janssen-8345989), Tottenham Hotspur are poised to sign Dutch striker Vincent Janssen, fending off rivals West Ham in the process, alongside Paris Saint-Germain.

The report goes on to add that Spurs were leading the race for Janssen’s signature for a while, as he has already [undergone opening talks](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-target-vincent-janssen-admits-8316238) with the North London side.

West Ham had done their best to hijack Spurs’ deal for the striker that netted a penalty against England before Euro 2016, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side managed to seal a deal before it could be intervened.

![Julian Finney/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/518040854.jpg)

The Hammers had met the asking price for the Az Alkmaar striker, which is a reported £16m, but the player rejected a move to the Olympic Stadium, and also said no to a potential move to Ligue 1 champions PSG.

The original deal to take the 21-year-old to White Hart Lane was going to cost £12m, but after interest from not just Spurs, the Eredivisie side cleverly upped their price for their in-demand forward.

Spurs boss Pochettino made a new forward one of his tasks for the summer, to back up Englishman Harry Kane.