Tottenham's Sébastien Bassong signs three-year deal with Norwich

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<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.24.1.1/36732?ns=guardian&pageName=Tottenham%27s+Sebastien+Bassong+signs+three-year+deal+with+Norwich%3AArticle%3A1790629&ch=Football&c3=GU.co.uk&c4=Transfer+window+%28football%29%2CNorwich+City+%28Football%29%2CTottenham+Hotspur+%28Football%29%2CPremier+League+%28Football%29%2CFootball%2CSport&c5=Not+commercially+useful%2CPremier+League&c6=Press+Association&c7=12-Aug-21&c8=1790629&c9=Article&c10=News&c11=Football&c13=&c25=&c30=content&c42=Sport&h2=GU%2FSport%2FFootball%2FTransfer+window" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">• Defender worked with Chris Hughton at Newcastle <br />• Bassong will bolster Norwich defence after Fulham thrashing</p><p>Norwich have completed the signing of the defender Sébastien Bassong from Tottenham.</p><p>The Canaries were beaten 5-0 by Fulham on the opening day of the Barclays Premier League campaign and the French-born Cameroon international will add some much needed cover for the new manager Chris Hughton, who worked with the 26-year-old at Newcastle.</p><p>"Sébastien is a player that I have known well since my time at Newcastle and I'm delighted to have brought in someone with the Premier League experience he has got," Hughton said on www.canaries.co.uk.</p><p>"He will give us power and pace at the back and again add to the competition in the squad."</p><p>Bassong wrote on his Twitter feed: "I've been officially transferred to Norwich today. 3 years deal. another chapter in my football life.</p><p>"I wish all the best to my old team mate at Spurs. I've had great time with them." [sic]</p><p>Bassong started his career at Metz, before signing with Newcastle in a £500,000 deal during the summer of 2008.</p><p>An £8m move to Tottenham followed, but the defender found his chances limited last season and was sent on loan to Wolves.</p><p>Norwich signed former Manchester City left-back Javier Garrido on loan from Lazio last week and have been scouting the Blackburn goalkeeper Mark Bunn, who is reported to have handed in a transfer request.</p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/transfer-window">Transfer window</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/norwichcity">Norwich City</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/tottenham-hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/premierleague">Premier League</a></li></ul></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our <a href="http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds">More Feeds</a></div><p style="clear:both" /><img width='1' height='1' src='http://guardian.co.uk.feedsportal.com/c/34708/f/639039/s/2295defa/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/139263417393/u/49/f/639039/c/34708/s/2295defa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/139263417393/u/49/f/639039/c/34708/s/2295defa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/139263417393/u/49/f/639039/c/34708/s/2295defa/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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