Leeds United's Championship rivals to sign departing Tottenham man as new highest paid player

Leeds United’s Championship rivals Millwall are set to sign a departing Tottenham man who will reportedly become the club’s highest paid player.

Twenty-five-year-old former England youth international defender Japhet Tanganga joined the Lions on loan from Spurs in January and made 18 appearances for the Bermondsey outfit in the second half of the campaign.

Tanganga was released by Tottenham this summer upon his contract expiring and the defender is now poised to join the Lions on a permanent deal. London News Online report that Millwall agreed a fee with Tottenham in early May before he was release.

According to Sky Sports, Tanganga will become Millwall’s highest paid player upon becoming the club’s first signing of the summer.