Tottenham Hotspur have sealed the signing of Cardiff City full-back Chris Gunter. The 18-year-old will officially become a Spurs player when the transfer window opens on January 1st.

There’s been nothing official on the fee or contract length, however reports claim the deal could reach up to £3million.

On the move, Chris’ father Gerald said: “Christopher spoke with Gareth Bale, who is very happy at Spurs, and that helped Chris to make up his mind.

“Gareth told Christopher Spurs was a great club.

“Christopher is really determined to make the step up, he has said before that you’re not a real professional footballer until you move away from home.

“It’s a short career and these kind of chances only come around once or twice, he feels it is right to move.”

He added: “As a parent it is really reassuring to see him go to a club who have invested a lot of money and time into young British talent.

“We can look and see that Gareth [Bale] is already there and lots of others too.

“Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas, Danny Rose, Tom Huddlestone, Jamie O’Hara, all these players were signed as teenagers and they’ve been given their chance.

“It makes a big difference, he will be surrounded by good young British players, that doesn’t happen if you sign for someone like, say, Arsenal.

“He should be able to fit in quickly, I believe he’s training for the first time on Christmas Day.

“Obviously his mum is a bit upset he’s moving out and away from home - he’s been with Cardiff since he was eight years old - but we’ll go and watch him every chance we get.”

So, we lost yet again to Arsenal. At least we put in a good performance and deserved something from the game. If only Robbie Keane had hit the back of the net instead of the crossbar or having his penalty saved.

I thought Jamie O’Hara had a brilliant first start in a Spurs shirt. Of course he was playing his former club. He looked very much at home in the centre of midfield. Also Paul Robinson put in yet another solid display in goal.

Dimitar Berbatov scored a cracker of a goal. Keane had backheeled the ball into the Bulgarian’s path, who blasted it home near post.

It’s just a shame we conceeded two weak goals. The first goal by Arsenal could have been avoided if players had tracked back, and the second, well, Tom Huddlestone, where were you? Also if you look at the photo, isn’t it strange how high Nicklas Bendtner is up in the air? What’s he on!? I demand a drugs test!

A video of Cardiff City defender Chris Gunter talking about his ‘pending’ move to Spurs can be found below.