{"id":463454,"date":"2011-07-18T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/18\/official-tottenham-agree-deal-to-sign-ivory-coast-starlet-souleymane-coulibaly\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:25:00","slug":"official-tottenham-agree-deal-to-sign-ivory-coast-starlet-souleymane-coulibaly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/18\/official-tottenham-agree-deal-to-sign-ivory-coast-starlet-souleymane-coulibaly\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Tottenham agree deal to sign Ivory Coast starlet Souleymane Coulibaly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By George Ankers<\/h3>\n<h4>18 Jul 2011 18:25:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"56.21866164\">\n<div readability=\"14.7027027027\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Souleymane Coulibaly - Costa de Marfil Sub 17\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135000\/135009_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Souleymane Coulibaly &#8211; Costa de Marfil Sub 17<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"15.3771812081\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/105\/tottenham\">Tottenham<\/a> have completed the signing of Ivorian youngster <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/c%C3%B4te-divoire\/55181\/souleymane-coulibaly\">Souleymane Coulibaly<\/a>, the club has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old arrives from Italian side Siena and was believed to be being chased by the likes of Real Madrid before agreeing to move to White Hart Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u2018the new Didier Drogba\u2019, Coulibaly scored nine goals in four games for Ivory Coast at the recent Under-17 World Cup, including a hat-trick against Brazil and a four-goal haul against Denmark in consecutive matches.<\/p>\n<p>That feat equalled the previous tournament record set by former Liverpool player Florent Sinama-Pongolle, but in three games fewer than the Frenchman managed.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the striker will immediately join manager Harry Redknapp\u2019s Tottenham first team.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/18\/2580590\/official-tottenham-agree-deal-to-sign-ivory-coast-starlet\" title=\"Official: Tottenham agree deal to sign Ivory Coast starlet Souleymane Coulibaly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official: Tottenham agree deal to sign Ivory Coast starlet Souleymane Coulibaly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By George Ankers 18 Jul 2011 18:25:00 Souleymane Coulibaly &#8211; Costa de Marfil Sub 17 Related Links Teams Players Tottenham have completed the signing of Ivorian youngster Souleymane Coulibaly , the club has confirmed. 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