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Ahead of the 25/26 season, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur will clash to take home European bragging rights in the UEFA Super Cup 2025.

Taking place at the Stadio Fruili, in Udine, Italy, on 13 August, this Ligue 1 and Premier League clash will undoubtedly be one for the ages.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Super Cup tickets, from £385

Champions League winners PSG will undoubtedly be looking to return to winning ways after losing the FIFA Club World Cup final to Chelsea last week.

Meanwhile, Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur have spent their summer bolstering the ranks ahead of their return to Champions League football this season, recruiting former West Ham player Muhammed Kudus in the process.

With both the Premier League and Ligue 1 fixtures commencing almost straight away after the UEFA Super Cup, both teams will want to enter the new season riding the winning wave.

Tickets are still available for this event. Keep reading to find out how to get your hands on them.

Where to buy UEFA Super Cup 2025 tickets?

With a capacity of 25,144 at Stadio Friuli, only a select few lucky fans from each team will get to see their sides play.

Fortunately, despite club allocation tickets already being sold out, there are resale tickets to be found on Ticombo.

Ticket prices start at around £385, but more expensive tickets are available should you want to be closer to the pitch.

UEFA Super Cup 2025 tickets at Ticombo, from £385

Most tickets appear to be in neutral seating areas with no fan restrictions.

How to watch the UEFA Super Cup 2025 on TV?

The UEFA Super Cup 2025 will be broadcast exclusively through the TNT Sports platform.

That means to watch it on TV, you must have an active TNT Sports subscription.

Alternatively, to watch TNT Sports through streaming, you must have a discovery+ subscription.

With discovery+, you'll be able to stream the game to your mobile, laptop, or television.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has hired the Altius8 agency, founded by former Manchester United executives who oversaw huge profits at Old Trafford.

The group, led by former United commercial star Victoria Timpson, consists of many former leading members of the club's executive team, who left after Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures began to take shape.

Since his INEOS group acquired a 27.7 per cent stake in the Red Devils in February 2024, Ratcliffe has made the headlines for implementing a series of brutal money-saving tactics.

This has included hundreds of redundancies, and the closure of the staff canteen.

Last summer, United made over 250 employees redundant across all departments, with a further 100 job cuts being made in February.

And while the commercial executives in question may not have fallen victim to Ratcliffe's huge staff clear-out, they have now opted for pastures new at a Premier League rival.

According to the Telegraph, as well as Timpson, ex-United directors Ali Edge and Florence Lafaye have taken up roles at Altius8, having previously been among the leading women in the club's executive team.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils' former commercial head of data and strategy, Tom Liston-Jones is also included in the group.

The agency has agreed a deal with Spurs chairman Levy with the aim for the team to have the same impact on his club's revenues as they did at United.

While not public figures, the likes of Timpson, Edge and Lafaye were responsible for driving major deals during their time at Old Trafford.

They were behind United's kit deals with the likes of TeamViewer and Snapdragon, which in turn helped to finance the recruitment of a string of managers.

Timpson left the English giants last summer after 16 years, having most recently worked as their chief executive of global alliances and partnerships.

She led the club's central London office in pushing up commercial revenues, doing so by 17 per cent in her final year in the job.

United's commercial director, Lafaye, then briefly succeeded Timpson, before also leaving the club after 13 years in April.

Meanwhile, Edge spent 29 years working for the Red Devils, a longer stint than legendary former boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Most recently a director in Timpson's department, she was chiefly responsible for retaining commercial deals.

And along with Liston-Jones, Altius8 will now look to use their expertise at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the newly-formed group believed to be set to oversee a range of sponsorship assets.

Conversely, this could well include securing a naming rights deal for Spurs' new stadium.

While the £1.2 billion venue opened in April 2019, it has remained with any brand association during since then.

Despite this, talkSPORT recently reported that a Saudi Arabian entity were frontrunners for the 62,850-capacity ground to bear their name.

Tottenham's recruitment of a team headed up by Timpson is yet another signal intent from Levy, who earlier this summer announced the appointment of chief executive Vinai Venkatesham.

Prior to his arrival in N17, Venkatesham had spent 14 years at bitter rivals Arsenal, namely working as their CEO.

Between them, both Venkatesham and their new-look commercial team will look to propel Spurs both on and off the pitch, with Timpson previously helping to seal huge profits at United.

She and her team secured the Red Devils' shirt-front deal Snapdragon for three years in September 2023, which was renewed last August, agreeing a deal with parent company Qualcomm for £60million annually.

Meanwhile, Timpson also oversaw the club's previous main shirt sponsor, TeamViewer, during the COVID lockdown, which was worth £235m over five years.

Mohammed Kudus has delighted Tottenham fans with an adoring message during behind the scenes footage of his club medical.

Spurs have confirmed the £55million signing of the Ghanaian winger from London rivals West Ham in their biggest summer deal so far.

Kudus has taken the no.20 shirt and is set to star during head coach Thomas Frank's debut season.

The Europa League winners released footage of his arrival at the club, with Frank welcoming him before a medical.

A doctor then used a stethoscope to listen to his heart, and Kudus expressed his joy over the transfer with a playful comment.

"You'll find Spurs there," he said, with the doctor jokingly replying: "Yeah I find it... I can hear the cockerel now really clearly!"

Spurs fans made their excitement known on social media, with one X user saying: "Absolutely class he’s fully COYS [Come On You Spurs]."

"Heard enough, extend his contract," another commented.

A third added: "Man, he loves it already."

"Get on the back of my shirt NOW," a fourth said.

Upon his signing, Kudus revealed his hopes of a Champions League run with Spurs.

"I know how big the club is, the history and I’ve always wanted to play at the highest level in the Champions League as well, so it's a big moment for me," he said.

"I think the Champions League is one of the biggest stages in football.

"I've played a couple of games at Ajax so I have a bit of history and I know it’s top-level football and it requires a lot of quality and focus throughout the whole game.

"So I’m just hoping to use my individual ability to help the team go as far as we can."

Kudus has joined Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso, Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai as five signings at Spurs this summer.

Frank's side are also interested in signing Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest amid his £60m release clause.

However, talkSPORT understands Forest have issued a legal complaint over what they believe is an illegal move from Spurs.

Sources close to the club say owner Evangelos Marinakis is 'furious' with how Gibbs-White's potential move to Spurs has come about.

Forest say they never gave Spurs permission to hold talks with the 25-year-old midfielder.

They are also suspicious over a breach of confidentiality regarding his £60m release clause.

Insiders at the City Ground regard the deal as being off as it stands.

However, there is still a chance that the deal could later be revived depending on the outcome of Forest's complaint.

Gibbs-White reported for training on Monday having been given an extended break due to representing England on international duty last month.

A Saudi Arabian entity are frontrunners to secure the naming rights at Tottenham's stadium, talkSPORT understands.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has remained without such brand association since it opened in April 2019.

However, Spurs are understood to be close to finalising a deal with advanced talks taking place.

Dealmakers have proposed two companies, one subsidiary of PIF [the Saudi Public Investment Fund] and a second unaffiliated company.

Legalities are currently being explored in order to avoid conflict with Newcastle, where PIF own an 85 per cent stake.

Nothing is yet to be guaranteed and Spurs have also been in contact with American companies.

But discussions are advanced and senior government officials have also been involved.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium boasts the second-highest capacity in the Premier League with 62,850.

Only Manchester United's Old Trafford boasts a larger capacity at 74,197.

Spurs' home ground is also a multi-purpose venue that hosts NFL games and concerts, as well as rugby matches and boxing events.

The north London side could become one of seven clubs to have stadium naming rights in the 2025/26 Premier League season.

Rivals Arsenal and Manchester City are the most notable examples with their respective Emirates Stadium and Etihad Stadium.

These negotiations come amid a summer spending spree on the first team following their Europa League success in May.

On Thursday, Spurs announced the £55million signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.

His move has followed the permanent arrivals of Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso following their loan spells during the 2024/25 campaign.

Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai have also joined the club, with their spending sitting at around £122m so far.

Morgan Gibbs-White is another target for Thomas Frank's side after they triggered his £60m release clause at Nottingham Forest.

However, talkSPORT understands Forest are considering legal action over a perceived illegal approach from Spurs.

Sources close to Forest say owner Evangelos Marinakis is 'furious' with how Gibbs-White's potential transfer has arisen.

Forest say they never gave Spurs permission to hold talks with the 25-year-old midfielder.

They are also suspicious over a breach of confidentiality regarding his £60m release clause.

James Maddison and Tottenham brilliantly addressed the elephant in the room following the £55million signing of Mohammed Kudus.

The Ghanaian penned a six-year contract with the north London club this week following a two-year spell with West Ham.

He is the first player West Ham have sold to Tottenham since Scott Parker’s move across the capital in 2011.

The deal represents a key piece of business for new boss Thomas Frank who is aiming to bolster the club’s attacking options.

Kudus registered 13 goals and 12 assists in the Premier League during his time at the London Stadium with one of his strikes coming in the Hammers’ 4-1 defeat against Tottenham last October.

And it was in that match that the 24-year-old was sent off late in the match for lashing out at the faces of both Micky van de Ven and Pape Sarr.

The incident earned Kudus a whopping five-match ban.

However, just nine months on from the skirmish, Kudus joined forces with Van de Ven and Sarr as Tottenham teammates and Maddison took the perfect opportunity to tease the Dutch defender.

Maddison reacted to the signing by posting a video on his Instagram account alongside the caption: “Micky, you alright this morning mate?”

The clip shows the Dutchman sitting across the table from Maddison. But when he moves his camera to the right, Kudus is seen sitting at a nearby table.

An edited video of last season’s melee is then played before Maddison pans in on Van de Ven once again.

The England international is subsequently heard asking if he’s ‘alright’.

Tottenham themselves jumped on a viral TikTok trend to show both players shaking hands.

Even if the initial meeting of the players was mildly awkward, at least the club can rest assured that the pair can enjoy a spot of lunch together without any repeat of last season’s handbags.

Kudus’ move across London in Tottenham’s third signing of the summer window so far.

Frank's side have wrapped up the permanent signing of Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich following his loan spell at the club last season.

Tottenham have also welcomed promising Japanese defender Kota Takai who arrived at the club last week for £5m.

Spurs were hoping to tie up a deal for Nottingham Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White on Friday.

But as it stands, the deal is off after Forest reported Spurs to the Premier League for making an illegal approach for the player.

The Midlands club have threatened to sue Spurs after claiming they tapped up the England international.

The Premier League are set to investigate Spurs’ actions with Forest having already cut all communication with the north London club.

Yoane Wissa is pushing to leave Brentford this summer, talkSPORT understands.

The Bees have rejected an offer from Nottingham Forest for Wissa, but talks between the two clubs are ongoing.

Tottenham are also plotting a move for Wissa and the Congolese is keen to reunite with Thomas Frank.

Newcastle are another club keeping tabs on the 28-year-old, who scored 19 Premier League goals last season.

Brentford have slapped a £50million price tag on Wissa, but interested parties believe they can be negotiated down.

The Bees' current record sale is the £40m they got for Ivan Toney last summer.

Brentford have also rejected a £62.5m bid from Man United for Bryan Mbeumo earlier in July.

Wissa has spent the past four seasons in west London after joining from Lorient in an £8.5m deal.

Frank's former side were expected to massively struggle last season due to the loss of Toney, but Wissa stepped up alongside Mbeumo for the best goalscoring campaign of his career.

Yet they're now encountering an exodus of sorts, with Frank leaving for Spurs, captain Christian Norgaard to Arsenal and goalkeeper Mark Flekken to Bayer Leverkusen.

Mbeumo and Wissa could well be the next out the door, but Brentford are already spending that potential £100m payday with four new players signed.

Long time Liverpool No.2 Caoimhin Kelleher has arrived in goal for £12m while their most expensive signing has been £17m midfielder Antoni Milambo from Feyenoord.

Brentford likely aren't done there under new head coach Keith Andrews, and old boss Frank certainly isn't at Spurs either.

The Europa League champions have announced a big money £55m deal with West Ham for attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus.

Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White is next on the list, with Spurs triggering a £60m release clause in his contract to take their spending well over the £100m mark.

The north London side are set for a mega summer, having also spent over £50m to make deals for Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso permanent.

Forest, meanwhile, could well become favourites in the race for Wissa should the deal for Gibbs-White go through.

£60m would be their new record sale, eclipsing the £47.5m also paid by Spurs for Europa League final hero Brennan Johnson.

Forest secured European football for the 2025/25 campaign after their best Premier League finish since returning to the top flight.

However, it was only in the third tier Conference League after spending much of the campaign in the division's top four.

Spurs had their worst-ever Premier League season, ending up in 17th, but their Europa League win under Ange Postecoglou booked Champions League football for the new campaign and the riches that come with it.

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.

talkSPORT understands the Ghana international joins in a £55million deal with the fee not including any add-ons.

The subject of add-ons was a point of controversy when Tottenham's initial bid of £50m for the 24-year-old was knocked back by the Hammers.

As part of the bid, Tottenham's add-ons would only kick in if they won the Champions League or Premier League.

The inclusion of trophy-related add-ons by Spurs came after they ended their 17-year wait for silverware in May with a victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.

Spurs have never won the Premier League and last won the English top-flight in the 1960/61 season.

They are also yet to win the Champions League.

Regardless, the inclusions of those add-ons represents the club's serious belief in new boss Thomas Frank to bring home more silverware in the future.

And the Dane and Tottenham's transfer committee evidently believe the addition of Kudus will give them a stronger chance of making a serious dent in both the Champions League and Premier League.

Kudus becomes the first player to move directly from West Ham since Scott Parker in 2011.

He is the third man through the door at Tottenham following Frank's appointment in June with the north Londoners also closing in on Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White.

Mathys Tel joined on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich having spent the second half of last season on loan at Tottenham.

Japanese defender Kota Takai also arrived in a £5m deal from Kawasaki Frontale.

A fourth capture may not be far away, as Brentford are braced for an offer from Tottenham for Yoane Wissa.

talkSPORT understands Wissa would be interested in reuniting with former Bees boss Frank, with the west London out valuing the winger at around £40m.

However, Forest have renewed their interest in Wissa after failing to sign him in January.

They had a £25million offer rejected during the mid-season transfer window and their latest bid is reported to have fallen short of Brentford's valuation for Wissa, which is in excess of £50m.

Kudus joined West Ham in the summer of 2023 and enjoyed a strong debut campaign, as he finished with eight goals and nine assists from 33 league appearances.

However, a turbulent second season under Julen Lopetegui and Graham Potter meant Kudus recorded just five goals and four assists across all competitions.

Kudus became a target for Frank's side after they cooled their interest in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.

The north London outfit had also eyed up Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo.

However, the pursuit ended when they learned the Cherries would not accept less than £65m for the winger, who has since signed a five-year contract to remain on the south coast.

John Terry is one of English football's most legendary players and an undoubted Chelsea icon.

The heroic defender spent 19 years at Stamford Bridge before retiring in 2018 after a spell at Aston Villa.

This week, Terry spoke to talkSPORT about his glittering career, as well as his everlasting hatred for Tottenham and a training ground spat, while also giving his thoughts on modern football.

He chatted to tennis star Nick Kyrgios and talkSPORT's Gordon Smart on Wimbledon Unfiltered on Wednesday night.

Here are all of the best bits from our chat with the Blues legend...

'Pure hatred' for Tottenham

Chelsea and Tottenham's rivalry is one of the biggest in England, with some iconic London derbies occurring over the years.

Terry will never move on from hating Spurs and the topic came up when Kyrgios was revealed to be a fan...

"I didn't know that, I'm not sure I'd be here if I did!" Terry joked as the Australian was outed as a Spurs supporter.

Then when asked how he thinks they will do next season, he added: "Hopefully not too well. I think Thomas Frank is a good manager but I don't think they're in a good place.

"Seeing where they finished last year, I look at them and the foundations, the facilities, training ground and stadium are incredible, but I think it's time for a change there with someone coming in to give it a real go.

"But I'm happy for them to stay where they are. There's no beating around the bush with Spurs: I hate Spurs, they hate me. It's really simple.

"You grow up on that and it's pure hate, I hope they stay where they are if I'm being honest."

Eden Hazard vs Jose Mourinho

Terry revealed to talkSPORT that Eden Hazard and Jose Mourinho were involved in a spat in a training session.

Both are Chelsea legends and two of the best at what they do, but Hazard's personality ended up clashing with Mourinho's.

"Hazard had all the ability in the world, but he would turn up to training and not be interested.

"Under Mourinho, we were playing West Ham and it was a tactical day...and after 10 minutes, Eden's gone: 'Why are we doing this? Who are we playing tomorrow'.

"He didn't even know who we were playing... all he said was: 'Just give me the ball, 1-0'. Mourinho pulled the bib off him and told him he wasn't starting.

"But for me, being the captain of that side, I told the other players we need to work a bit harder because when he's on it on Saturday, we're going to reap the rewards of it.

"You have to work twice as hard to compensate for him because he's that good, so when he gets the ball going forward, he comes alive and will win you the game.

"Before the game, we'd go out to warm-up and he's there face-timing with his tracksuit on and a minute to go, playing Mario Kart.

"30 seconds and he'd put his kit on and walk out, but come 3pm, he's ready and we don't need to push him before."

Best mentality at Chelsea?

The 44-year-old played with a huge number of talented stars, including Hazard, throughout his career at Chelsea.

But he only had one answer when asked about who had the best mentality at the club during his time there.

"Lamps [Frank Lampard], by far. The best player I've seen at Chelsea is Hazard in terms of pure ability.

"But in terms of relentlessness, year after year, what Lamps had done...if I was ever at a point where I felt a bit tired in training I'd go and mark Lamps, he didn't stop moving.

"I knew my numbers would be up, not as high as him, but I'd just follow him around and you'd be absolutely shattered. You start walking in and look back and he's out there with a bag of balls.

"You think then that I best be doing something, so it's those top players...when you want ex-players in the building, passing that level of information across [to academies], that's what you want to see."

'I don't enjoy watching football'

Terry was part of the inaugural season of Baller League UK earlier this year, managing his team, 26ers, in the six-a-side competition.

And he believes that it has brought a new appetite for football fans, admitting he doesn't enjoy watching the sport.

"I don't sit there and enjoy watching football anymore. The guy who started Baller League, he's got backers from across the world.

"They were fed up of seeing tactical games where teams play against Man City, you get 11 men behind the ball, it's boring and Man City try to break teams down...it's really boring. You don't see many shots, you don't see many players like Hazard, Joe Cole getting people off their seats.

"In Baller League, the kids love it, the viewing figures have been way more than the Championship, I think that will grow again next year.

"It gets to a point where people are getting fed up with it."

The lost art of defending

The former centre-back was known to be a hard tackler and a defender that players just wouldn't mess with on the pitch.

But he feels like football has lost that side of the game and players can no longer put in a strong challenge without punishment.

"You could tackle back in the day, now it's gone.

"The art of defending has completely gone, which I think is a shame to be honest, because there's some tackles where if I tackled you, I'd end up following through.

"Now people go: 'You can't do that, that's a sending off'. And I'm like absolutely not, you can't tackle and stop immediately.

"I get frustrated at people in football now getting jobs and roles within the TV, it does my head in.

"Real football people love to see that side of it and it's a big thing that's missing."

Arguing with Mark Clattenburg

On top of the legend's joy at Baller League bringing back some excitement, he also had his fair share of controversies.

One of those was a clash with former referee Mark Clattenburg, with Terry being held back by his players as a brawl erupted.

"I'd had murders with Mark on the pitch anyway, but in Baller League, more so than when I played. He's been a shambles, so bad.

"I'm directly behind him and the 'keeper puts it out for a corner, he hasn't seen it...my head was frazzled. I told him to go back to Gladiators."

Brentford are braced for an offer from Tottenham for forward Yoane Wissa, talkSPORT understands.

Wissa would be interested in reuniting with former Bees boss Thomas Frank.

Brentford value Wissa at around £40million.

However, key to Wissa's future being resolved will be the fate of Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo.

Mbeumo has been the subject of heavy interest from Manchester United, with the Red Devils and Brentford locked in talks over a fee and deal structure for the winger.

The 25-year-old has already agreed terms with United over an eye-watering £250,000-a-week contract and always made it clear Old Trafford is his preferred destination.

Given Mbeumo and Wissa enjoyed career-best campaigns last season with 20 and 19 league goals respectively, Brentford would be extremely reluctant to lose both in the same window.

Nottingham Forest previously tested the waters for Wissa with a £22m bid in January.

However, it was swiftly rejected by the Bees.

When asked about Forest's bid by talkSPORT in January, Frank replied: "Good luck! That will not happen."

Key to Brentford's decision-making regarding Wissa is the fact the 28-year-old is out of contract at the end of the 2025/26 season.

Should the Bees look to cash in on Wissa in the summer or in January, they stand to make a serious profit on the £7.2m they forked out to sign him from French side Lorient in August 2021.

It promises to be a season of change at Brentford as they go into the 2025/26 campaign with a new manager for the first time since October 2018.

Following Frank's departure to Tottenham, the Bees opted to hire within as set-piece coach Keith Andrews was promoted to head coach.

It will be the former Ireland international's first role as a head coach, having previously been an assistant at MK Dons, the Irish national team as well as Sheffield United.

As for Frank, he is preparing for the most high-profile role of his career in north London.

The Dane was announced as Ange Postecoglou's replacement in June and has already made two signings since in the form of Mathys Tel on a permanent basis as well as Japanese defender Kota Takai.

A third signing under Frank's watch may not be far away either.

The Europa League champions had a £50m bid for West Ham United winger Mohammed Kudus rejected last week.

A key reason behind the Hammers' rejection of the Kudus offer was because Tottenham included a number of add-ons that only kicked in if they won the Premier League or Champions League.

Tottenham have never won the Premier League and last won the English top-flight in the 1960/61 campaign as well as never having won the Champions League.

But Kudus has made it clear he wants to make the move from east to north London, so it may be a matter of time before he gets his wish.

Kaoru Mitoma has pledged his future to Brighton despite interest from European giants Bayern Munich.

talkSPORT understands Mitoma has told the Seagulls he is committed to the club.

The Japanese international rejected a mega-money move to Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr in the January transfer window.

Bayern had shortlisted Mitoma as an alternative to top targets Nico Williams and Luis Diaz.

Mitoma has become a fans' favourite since joining Brighton in 2021.

The 28-year-old is also a lucrative marketing tool in the Far East.

Gyokeres' Arsenal wages revealed

Viktor Gyokeres is set to net himself a £200,000-a-week deal with Arsenal.

The Gunners are poised to end their three-year search for a No.9 by snapping up Sporting Lisbon ace Gyokeres.

The Swede has already agreed personal terms on a five-year contract with the north London club.

An Arsenal delegation are in Portugal to tie up the signing after opting for Gyokeres ahead of RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.

Gyokeres' bumper pay packet will put him amongst the Gunners' top earners, although not on par with £290,000-a-week Kai Havertz.

The 27-year-old was also wanted by his former Sporting boss Ruben Amorim at Manchester United this summer, but the longer-term project at Old Trafford didn't match the striker's ambitions to join a team capable of challenging for top honours now.

Prem trio chase teen defender

Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur are all showing interest in teenage Parma defender Giovanni Leoni.

Leoni, 18, only joined Parma last summer, but enjoyed a brilliant debut season.

talkSPORT has been told at least ten Premier League clubs have enquired about the centre-back.

Leoni is also wanted by Inter Milan and it appears his preference is to stay in Italy.

Magpies identify new transfer chief

Ross Wilson is in pole position to become Newcastle's new sporting director.

Wilson and former Arsenal interim Jason Ayto both advanced to the final round of interviews for the role.

Nottingham Forest transfer guru Wilson is now viewed as favourite to replace Paul Mitchell at St James' Park.

Wilson has been Forest's sporting director for the past two years and has been an integral part of their rise into Europe next season.

He was previously at Rangers and Southampton.