Boateng docks at Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur FC have completed the signing of Germany Under-21 midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from Hertha BSC Berlin.

Award
The 20-year-old, who won the 2006 Fritz Walter Gold Medal as Germany's young player of the year, is reported to have agreed a contract until 2012 in a deal understood to be worth €6.7m. Boateng moved up the ranks from the Hertha academy to join the first team in 2005, the same year in which he scored a spectacular 40-metre goal against Greece in the UEFA European U19 Championship where Germany reached the semi-finals.

'Amazing'
"For me it is amazing to be in England," said Boateng, who joins fellow summer arrivals Gareth Bale, Adel Taarabt, Yuri Berchiche, Darren Bent and Younes Kaboul. "To be in London and playing for Spurs will be great for me. It has been my ambition to play in England. I am 20 now and am about to quickly realise my dream." Tottenham manager Martin Jol, whose team enter the UEFA Cup in the first round, added: "Kevin is a talented player who plays for the Under-21 side of his country. You could compare him with the likes of Aaron Lennon and Tom Huddlestone in that he is an exciting player for now and the future."