BENTLEY ROLLS INTO SPURS

Bentley - completed £15m move.

Tottenham today confirmed the signing of David Bentley from Blackburn will cost them an initial £15million, potentially rising to £17million.

Spurs announced they had reached agreement for the transfer of the England winger last night, and confirmed the details of the deal to the Stock Exchange this morning.

A statement from Tottenham plc read: "Tottenham Hotspur plc is pleased to announce that agreement has been reached with Blackburn Rovers for the transfer of the registration of the England international midfielder, David Bentley, age 23 years, to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a total consideration of £15million and up to an additional £2million payable upon future performances.

"The player's contract is for a period of up to six years."

Bentley will be unveiled later today as Juande Ramos' latest signing and could make his Spurs debut at the Feyenoord Jubileum Tournament in Rotterdam this weekend.

Rivals Arsenal, Bentley's former club, stand to receive a percentage of the deal as part of the terms of his transfer to Ewood Park in 2006 after an initial loan spell.

The winger made just nine appearances under Arsene Wenger but will join Sol Campbell as the only high-profile players to feature for Arsenal and Spurs in the modern era.

It looks set to be a productive few days for Spurs after Andrei Arshavin's representative, Dennis Lachter, claimed a deal should be concluded for the Russian playmaker "in the next five days".

According to Lachter, personal terms have been agreed and a deal could be struck by the weekend if the two clubs can agree a fee.

He told Sky Sports News: "I am very optimistic about this deal but it is not easy - as usual with Russian clubs.

"The next few days will see if he can confirm this move to Spurs.

"Andrei likes the way Juande Ramos is going to play at Tottenham and this is the main point of our decision - not only the money but the desire of the manager to have the player."

Of his hopes for when the deal might be completed, Lachter added: "I hope in the next five days, maximum."

Arshavin, who caught the eye at Euro 2008, told Sport Express in Russia: "I have already taken a final decision. It only remains to finalise it with the club management."

Bentley is the latest of the radical changes at Spurs this summer, with Heurelho Gomes replacing Paul Robinson as first-choice goalkeeper.

Luka Modric will be the focal point of the midfield after arriving from Dinamo Zagreb, while Giovani dos Santos has been bought from Barcelona and can play as alongside the Croatia international or as a support striker.

Dos Santos will take the number 17 which was occupied last season by Kevin-Prince Boateng, who has struggled to make an impact since arriving from Hertha Berlin.

Pascal Chimbonda, Teemu Tainio, Steed Malbranque, Younes Kaboul and Anthony Gardner have all been allowed to leave, and Spurs will listen to offers for Paul Stalteri, Young-Pyo Lee, Ricardo Rocha and Hossam Ghaly.

Meanwhile, midfielder Jermaine Jenas and centre-back Michael Dawson have signed one-year contract extensions, keeping them at White Hart Lane until 2013.

DAVID BENTLEY FACTFILE

1984: August 27 - Born in Peterborough.

2001: Agrees professional terms with Arsenal.

2003: January 4 - Makes first-team debut as a substitute for Kolo Toure in an FA Cup match against Oxford.

2004: January - Scores his first goal for the Gunners with a delicate chip in a 4-1 Carling Cup win over Middlesbrough.

February 17 - Scores on his England Under-21 debut against Holland at KC Stadium.

May - Makes Premiership debut in a draw with Portsmouth.

June - Joins newly-promoted Norwich on a season-long loan but suffers relegation at the end of the campaign.

2005: August - Bentley is again sent out on loan for an entire season by Arsene Wenger, this time to Blackburn on transfer deadline day.

2006: January - Agrees to join Rovers permanently.

February: Scores his first hat-trick in a 4-3 win over Manchester United.

March 24: Becomes first England player to score at the rebuilt Wembley, netting for the Under-21s against their Italian counterparts.

2007: February - Signs a contract extension to keep him at Ewood Park until 2011.

May - Called up for the England B international against Albania and is named man of the match.

May 26 - Called up to the full England squad for the matches against Brazil and Estonia.

June 6 - Despite being selected by boss Stuart Pearce, Bentley opts not to go with the England Under-21 squad to the European Championships in Holland due to fatigue.

August 8 - Left out of Steve McClaren's squad for the senior friendly against Germany, with the former Middlesbrough boss insisting the decision was a one-off penalty for his decision not to travel with Pearce's squad in the summer.

August 30 - Scores a stunning goal in Blackburn's UEFA Cup qualifier against MyPa.

August 31 - Included in England squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.

September 8 - Booed by England fans during 3-0 win over Israel, his senior international debut, for refusing the under-21 call-up. McClaren describes the fans' reaction as "unfortunate".

October 19 - Hits out at England's critics, claiming: "I believe sometimes people are happy when we fail."

2008: April 9 - Reveals he placed up to 100 bets a day when he was gripped by a gambling habit earlier in his career. "I was on everything, the horses, the dogs, online with poker, betting on bingo, all sorts. I was betting on everything," he said.

April 26 - Blackburn manager Mark Hughes insists the club have no intention of selling Bentley in the summer. Hughes said: "David Bentley has a good contract here and there is good length on that contract so we don't have to sell."

June 15 - Bentley confirms his intention is to leave Blackburn, shortly after Hughes leaves to join Manchester City. "The situation is I want to move on. I want to be playing Champions League football, or in Europe," he said.

July 17 - Tottenham fail with a bid for Bentley.

July 19 - Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill confirms he failed with a bid for Bentley in June.

July 29 - Discussions between Blackburn and Tottenham over a fee for Bentley resume.

July 30 - Signs for Spurs after successfully completing a medical.