The Tottenham Hotspur board has agreed to buy the Netherlands defender Virgil Van Dijk for a fee of £15 million, the club have confirmed.

Van Dijk, 28, was linked with a move to Liverpool before the Reds agreed to sell him to Chelsea on Friday.

The midfielder’s transfer is likely to be announced at the end of the month.

Van Damme, who joined Spurs from FC Twente in 2012, has made six appearances for the Blues this season.

He made his Premier League debut in November 2016.