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Townsend to Newcastle: Pochettino intervention, £10.5m deal agreed, completed in 48 hours
TOTTENHAM have accepted a cut-price offer from Newcastle for winger Andros Townsend after their manager Mauricio Pochettino intervened on negotiations, according to reports.
Mauricio Pochettino (left) pushed for Spurs to sell Andros Townsend for £10.5m
Express Sport understands a £10.5million bid was yesterday accepted by Spurs.
White Hart Lane chairman Daniel Levy had been holding out for £14m and was reportedly refusing to budge from that figure.
Townsend even reportedly rejected a move to the Hawthorns as part of a cash-plus-player deal that would have seen Berahino join Spurs.
The 24-year-old has been frozen out of the Tottenham squad and has not played for the first team since last October.
He is desperate for games in order to earn a place in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2016.
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Pochettino is said to have been impressed with his attitude while playing for the Under 21s and that his request to let Townsend leave is a final goodwill gesture.
It is claimed the switch should be completed within the next 48 hours.