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Etienne Capoue to snub Cardiff City for Spurs
CARDIFF CITY are set to be dealt a blow with Etienne Capoue poised to join Spurs according to reports in France.
It is thought that Capoue's club have accepted an £8.6m bid from Spurs for his services.
The Bluebirds seemed to hold all the cards for the midfielder and held talks with the player's representatives in Monaco.
Capoue admitted at the end of last season that he wanted to join a club playing in the Champions League.
He said: "I want to play in the Champions League, to face the best teams in the continent.
“Toulouse cannot offer me that this season.
“We missed Europe at the end of the Championnat so, yes, I want to leave."
And the Toulouse president Olivier Sadran has said Capoue is going to Spurs, telling RMC Sport: "He will go [to Tottenham]."
Capoue is now expected to meet with Spurs officials tomorrow to wrap up a five-year deal at White Hart Lane.