Former MK Dons academy graduate Kevin Danso has signed for Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur.

Danso, 26, has joined Spurs on loan from French side Lens with an obligation to make the deal permanent in the summer.

The Austrian international had been close to joining Wolves, with rumours suggesting he had been set for a medical with the West Midlands club before making the move to North London instead.

The deal was not confirmed in time for Danso to play against Brentford today (02/02), in a match that Spurs won 2-0. The North Londoners are instead expecting to have him registered for their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday (06/02).

Spurs’ decision to sign Danso comes amid an injury crisis which has seen multiple first-team players ruled out, including senior centre-backs Cristian Romero, Micky van der Ven and Radu Dragusin.

Danso didn’t make a senior appearance for MK Dons but spent several years in the youth academy set-up with the English club after moving to Milton Keynes as a child.

He would leave MK Dons to join German side Augsburg in 2014 as a teenager, making his competitive debut with the side from southern Germany.

After loan spells with Southampton and Fortuna Dusseldorf, he made a permanent move to join Lens in 2021. His form helped Lens qualify for last season’s Champions League, with Danso also being a regular in the competition itself.

Danso has also received 24 caps for the Austrian national team, including making appearances for them at last summer’s European Championships in Germany.