Romania defender Vlad Chiriches has joined Napoli after the Serie A club puchased the player outright from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee on Thursday.
The 25-year-old moved to north London from Steaua Bucharest for a reported fee of €9.5 million in August 2013, but he struggled to cement a regular first-team spot at White Hart Lane and will now be moved on.
CONFIRMED: We have reached agreement with @sscnapoli for the transfer of Vlad Chiriches. We wish him every success. pic.twitter.com/dDqAmN9p6n
- Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 30, 2015
Chiriches made just 43 appearances across his two seasons, 27 of which came in the Premier League.
He signed off in ignominious fashion in his final match with the club after being red-carded in the 3-0 defeat at Stoke on May 9.
.@vlad_chiriches6 è un giocatore del Napoli. Il difensore rumeno è stato acquistato a titolo definitivo. pic.twitter.com/dA28Yzy4pD
- Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 30, 2015
With Spurs signing Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid, Chiriches, who has 32 caps for Romania, was likely to fall further down the pecking order at Spurs.
Chiriches is the second defender to leave the club this summer after Younes Kaboul signed for Premier League rivals Sunderland earlier this month.