Victor Wanyama has announced his retirement from professional football.
The popular midfielder made 97 appearances for us in all competitions following his move from Southampton in June, 2016, and scored seven times, including the opening goal in our final game at White Hart Lane.
Victor was part of a strong midfield unit alongside the likes of Mousa Dembele, Moussa Sissoko and Eric Dier during his time at the club.
Indeed, it was his partnership in the engine room with Dembele that powered us to our best-ever finish of second in the Premier League in 2016/17. The pair started together in some of the dominant wins fans will always remember in that last season at the Lane – 5-0 against Swansea, 4-0 against West Brom, Stoke, Watford and Bournemouth.
Vic will always be remembered for two moments in particular in a Spurs shirt – as already mentioned, a towering header to open the scoring against Manchester United in the Lane’s Finale in May, 2017 and an absolute rocket into the top corner against Liverpool at the Kop end at Anfield in February, 2018.
