Premier League News Links: Tottenham Beats Liverpool To Sign Gylfi Sigurdsson

Tottenham Hotspur today announced the signing of attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim. The Icelandic creative midfielder, who played at Swansea last season on loan, was close to signing a permanent deal with Swansea and then Liverpool, but presumably Spurs was willing to offer more than Brendan Rodgers’ current and previous clubs.

The signing of Sigurdsson is as sure a sign of any that Tottenham is expected to lose Luka Modric this summer to Real Madrid or another high-profile club.

In the meantime, here’s the rest of the Premier League news headlines for today:

• Tottenham beat Liverpool to complete signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson — The Guardian
• Aston Villa make a move for Rennes midfielder Yacine Brahimi — Sky Sports
  
• Alberto Aquilani seeking assurances from Liverpool over future — The Independent
  
• England up to fourth in Fifa rankings after Euro 2012 — The Daily Telegraph
• Man City winger Vladimir Weiss has revealed he has offers from England, Italy and Spain — Sky Sports
  
• Goalkeeper Brad Guzan close to re-signing for Aston Villa — The Independent
• Hull City is in talks with Arsenal to sign goalkeeper Vito Mannone — Sky Sports
• Lukas Podolski visits north London to sign his Arsenal contract — Arsenal FC
  
• Everton sign former Rangers striker Steven Naismith on free transfer — The Guardian
• Euro 2012: Who Won on Twitter? — Mashable
• England v Germany: Goal-line technology decision imminent — BBC Sport
  
• Eric Wynalda says that America is ready for Chelsea — Chelsea FC
• Chelsea’s Juan Mata in Spain’s preliminary squad — The Guardian