Tottenham captain Dawson completes Hull switch
Tottenham captain Michael Dawson has complete his long awaited move to Hull City, the Premier League side have confirmed.
And Hull confirmed on Tuesday evening that the 30-year-old has signed a three-year deal at the KC Stadium, arriving for an undisclosed fee.
Dawson began his career with Nottingham Forest, earning England Under-21 honours and securing a move to White Hart Lane in 2005.
The 30-year-old spent nine years with Spurs and became club captain following the retirement of Ledley King in 2012.
"I have been here for almost a decade and have loved every minute of it," he said on Tottenham’s official website.
"I would like to say thank you to everyone at the club, including the supporters.
"We have enjoyed some incredible moments together and I hope the club continues to move forward in the future."
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: "Michael has been an outstanding club representative both on and off the field.
"He has always given everything for the Spurs shirt - just one of the reasons he is so deservedly popular throughout the club."
Dawson becomes the Tigers' sixth signing of the summer and joins Tom Ince, Jake Livermore, Robert Snodgrass, Andrew Robertson and Harry Maguire in moving to east Yorkshire.
"The season Hull had last year was incredible," Dawson told Hull's official Youtube channel. "To get to the final of the FA Cup, secure the Premier League position and now we've got to look to build on that and that's what we're going to do.
"The chance to be in the group stage of the Europa League with a game on Thursday, all we can do is build on it and look forward to the season ahead.
"You need the squad and the manager is getting the squad together to compete in both or all competitions. The players and the quality we've got in this dressing room, I'm sure we can manage that.
"I'm just ready and raring to go."