Peter Crouch has joined Tottenham from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.
The England striker passed a medical and agreed personal terms at White Hart Lane, and will link up again with former Pompey manager Harry Redknapp.
The 28-year-old moves to Spurs less than a week after turning down a £12million offer from Sunderland.
Crouch had travelled to the Stadium of Light and agreed personal terms with the Black Cats, but the deal fell through after the forward indicated his desire to remain in the south.
A Pompey statement read: "We are sorry to see Peter go both as a player and a person and would like to thank him for playing a key role for keeping the club in the Premier League last season.
"His sale was necessitated by the club's commitment to repay scheduled debts while we are in a transitional period of completing the takeover.
"We will now be looking to add fresh faces to the first-team squad as soon as possible."
PETER CROUCH FACTFILE
1981: Born January 30, Macclesfield.
1998: Signs for Tottenham as a trainee.
2000: Joins QPR for £60,000 and plays his first season in senior football in the old First Division, scoring 12 goals.
2001: Joins Portsmouth for £1.5million and makes an immediate impression with a goal on debut against Wolves.
2002: Snapped up for £5million by Aston Villa after netting 19 goals in just seven months with Pompey.
2003: September - Makes loan move to Norwich.
2004: July - Joins Southampton for £2million.
2005: Nets 13 goals in 19 games from the turn of the year as Southampton battle against Premier League relegation and reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
May 7 - Sent off in 2-2 draw with relegation rivals Crystal Palace to incur suspension for the crucial final game of the season against Manchester United. The club's appeal against the dismissal is turned down.
May 12 - Named in England squad for summer tour to United States.
May 27 - Selected to make his senior international debut for opening match against the USA in Chicago but later injures his ankle in training and is ruled out.
May 31 - Makes England debut in a 3-2 win against Colombia, setting up Michael Owen for a goal.
July 7 - Southampton reveal they have turned down a bid from West Ham.
July 19 - Fee of around £7million agreed between Liverpool and Southampton for the striker.
July 20 - Completes move to Anfield.
July 26 - Makes Liverpool debut, starting in the 3-1 win at FBK Kaunas in the Champions League second qualifying round first leg.
December 3 - Scores first Liverpool goals after an 18-game drought in 3-0 Premier League win against Wigan.
2006: March - Scores first England goal in 2-1 friendly win over Uruguay.
May 13 - Finishes first season at Anfield with 11 goals and an FA Cup winners' medal.
June 3 - Nets first England hat-trick in 6-0 World Cup warm-up win against Jamaica.
June 15 - Scores first competitive international goal in 2-0 World Cup Group B win over Trinidad and Tobago.
June 20 - Is dropped for final World Cup group game against Sweden to accommodate Wayne Rooney but comes on as substitute after four minutes following a serious injury to Michael Owen.
July 1 - Comes on as substitute as England lose 3-1 on penalties to Portugal in World Cup quarter-final.
August 13 - Scores winner as Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 to lift the Community Shield.
September 2 - Nets brace in Euro 2008 qualifying win over Andorra, becoming first player to score 10 goals for England in a single calendar year.
2007: February 24 - Suffers broken nose in 4-0 Premier League victory against Sheffield United. Plays two more matches but is eventually forced to undergo surgery.
March 31 - Marks comeback with first Liverpool hat-trick in 4-1 Premier League victory over Arsenal.
May 23 - Comes off the bench as Liverpool are beaten 2-1 by AC Milan in the Champions League final. Ends season as club's top scorer with 18 goals.
November 21 - Scores in England's final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley but it is not enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat, which eliminates Steve McClaren's side. Crouch finishes the qualifying campaign as England's top scorer with five goals.
2008: July 7 - Liverpool give Portsmouth permission to speak to Crouch.
July 11 - Pompey unveil Crouch as their player after he completes a medical.
October: Recalled to the England squad by Fabio Capello.
2009: June 14 - Crouch's future at Fratton Park appears uncertain after he blasts the lack of clarity over the club's future direction, and the sale of key players such as Jermain Defoe and Lassana Diarra.
July 15 - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce confirms he is in talks with Crouch, who is also linked to Fulham and Tottenham.
July 21 - Bruce admits defeat and claims Crouch wants to stay in the south.
July 26 - Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp claims he is confident of signing the striker for a third time, after he also did so at Southampton and Portsmouth.
July 27 - Tottenham confirm the signing of Crouch in a deal thought to be worth £9million.
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