Tottenham star signs new deal until 2020

ERIC DIER has put pen to paper on a new deal at Tottenham.

Eric Dier signs new five-year deal at Tottenham

The England Under-21 international, who was brought up in Portugal, signed from Sporting Lisbon for £4million in 2014.

The 21-year-old, who has started all four Premier League outings this term, has extended his White Hart Lane stay until 2020.

A Spurs statement reads: "We are delighted to announce that Eric Dier has signed a new contract with the club which will run until 2020."

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has deployed Dier - naturally a defender - to great effect in a defensive midfield role.

And Dier is excited by his future at the north London club, saying: "If you look at the training centre, the young squad, the new stadium coming through - the club is in a great place.

"And as long as we stick together, everything is looking very exciting.

"There is a great core here of young players and even the likes of Christian [Eriksen], Erik [Lamela], Kyle [Walker] and Danny [Rose] are all still young.

"We have a young team, a core of young English players and young players in general and there is such a great future for the club."

Tottenham also confirmed a work permit had now been granted for forward Heung-Min Son, who joined in the summer from Bayer Leverkusen.