The pair go back a long way – to playing together in the Netherlands national youth set up at Under-19 age group, together again for three seasons at Ajax and then in the senior Netherlands team.
Snapped up from Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg following the expiry of her contract in a deal confirmed last week, defender Caitlin, a multi-silverware winner in Holland including the Vrouwen Eredivisie title with FC Twente, is counting down the days to when they might step out together in Lilywhite for the first time in the WSL.
"I know Lize already for so long,” she told us on signing last week. “I think we played together at the national team in the (Under-) 19s.
“She played already at Ajax and then we had a conversation about me coming to Ajax. I had a conversation with Ajax and it felt all good. I played there three seasons, also with Lize.
“She was already at the national team, then I was there later. Now we're playing together in the national team. I'm really happy and excited to play for Tottenham together.”
Caitlin told us what Lize had told her about Spurs. "Her experience, how it is, how the team is, the facilities… she said, ‘I hope you come’ and she asked a few times, but I couldn't say because it was not finished. I talked to her just before and I said, ‘I'm in England’, she replied, ‘no way’. It's really nice. I can't wait."
Behind the scenes | Caitlin Dijkstra