TOTTENHAM are set to sign former Chelsea star Tiago from Juventus for Ł9million.
Spurs have already agreed a fee with the Italian giants and hope to complete the deal early next week.
Portuguese midfielder Tiago, 26, has snubbed a loan move to Atletico Madrid to return to the Premier League.
He became Jose Mourinho’s sixth signing for Chelsea when he moved from Benfica for Ł8m in 2004.
Tiago was a regular as he helped the Blues to the Premier League crown and the Carling Cup that season.
But Michael Essien’s arrival ended his Stamford Bridge career and he moved to Lyon for Ł6.5m in August 2005.
Mourinho later admitted letting Tiago leave was a ‘big mistake’. He helped Lyon to two French League titles before Juve snapped him up for Ł9m last summer