Wayne Routledge

Tottenham have reached agreement with Fulham for Wayne Routledge to join the Cottagers on loan for the season.

Signed from Crystal Palace in July 2005, a broken foot hampered Wayne’s progress here last season and with the emergence of Aaron Lennon, he moved to Portsmouth on loan, where he made 13 appearances.

Martin Jol said “Wayne was very unlucky last season when he did so well in the Peace Cup but was then badly injured in our first Premiership game at Portsmouth.

“That gave Aaron Lennon his chance and everyone knows how much he improved as the season progressed, culminating with his call into England’s World Cup squad.

“In the meantime, Wayne went to Portsmouth on loan and he returned to pre-season looking sharp.

“It’s important that Wayne continues to play consistently in the Premiership. He is a valuable member of our squad and we want him to have the opportunity to continue to develop, so this loan benefits both him individually and us as a Club.”

Manager Chris Coleman said he was happy to get Wayne.

‘I have admired Wayne since he was a youngster at Palace and always thought he had a lot of talent. I am glad that we have been able to get him on loan as we needed a quick right sided player to add another dimension to the squad, and Wayne will be hungry to get back into action after he was sidelined at Spurs after his injury, so I’m delighted he’ll be joining us.’

Wayne Routledge said ‘Obviously it was a blow for me to get injured as soon as I joined Spurs and it’s been frustrating since regaining fitness to not be able to break back into the team. This is a great opportunity to get back into First Team football, and especially as it is with a club whose footballing style I have always liked. So I’m happy and confident that I will enjoy my time here and look forward to training with the lads later this week.’