Tottenham Hotspur have hijacked a move to sign Lens defender Kevin Danso, despite Wolves seemingly being on the verge of signing the player.

Wolves have been in talks to sign Danso for most of this window and arranged a medical for the 26-year-old to take on Sunday morning.

However, Wolves were told after Saturday's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that Danso had chosen to move to Spurs, after the north London club began late talks with the player.

Spurs are in the market for a new defender in this January transfer window after Radu Dragusin picked up an injury in the Europa League victory over Elfsborg. Cristian Romero is also out injured, while Micky van de Ven has only just returned from the treatment table.

Ange Postecoglou's side had held advanced talks with AC Milan over the signing of Fikayo Tomori, but the England international opted to stay with the Serie A club.

That blow for Spurs came after Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel also turned down a move to the club after Daniel Levy helped agree a £50m fee for the attacker.

Wolves, who already signed defender Emmanuel Agbadou earlier in the transfer window, are now looking for another centre half - with the January transfer window shutting on Monday night at 11pm.