De-Gunners Gist

Andros Townsend The 24-year-old England winger has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal for a fee Sky sources understand to be £12m. The two Premier League clubs agreed the fee on Tuesday after weeks of negotiations that included two rejected offers - one of a loan, the other for £10.5m. Townsend, who has been keen to leave Spurs after failing to gain a first-team appearance since October, picked up his possessions from their Hotspur Way training base on Tuesday and drove immediately to Tyneside. And, after completing his medical and wrapping up personal terms on Wednesday, he said: "I'm delighted to be here.