Mousa Dembele Leaves Tottenham for China's Guangzhou R&F on 3-Year Deal

Dembele spent the last six-and-a-half years with Tottenham.

Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has completed his move to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, ending his six-and-a-half year association with Spurs.

The Belgium international is said to have signed a three-year deal with the Blue Lions, having played his last game for Tottenham in the 3-2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in November.

A post on Tottenham's website reads: "We have reached agreement with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for the transfer of Mousa Dembele, subject to international clearance.

We have reached agreement with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for the transfer of @mousadembele, subject to international clearance.

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 17, 2019

I leave Spurs today with a lot of love in my heart & memories of fantastic times. Thank you to all my unbelievable teammates, the staff & fans for all your support in my time at the club. To hear my name sung at WHL & Wembley made me incredibly proud. pic.twitter.com/14D4UqUqyB

— Mousa Dembélé (@mousadembele) January 17, 2019

"The Belgium midfielder joined us from Fulham in August, 2012, and scored on his debut three days later against Norwich City.

"He established himself as a key player in our starting XI and went on to make 250 appearances in total, scoring ten goals.

"Mousa has been capped 82 times for Belgium and was part of the Red Devils’ squad that finished third at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

"We wish Mousa all the best for the future."