<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/category/english-premier-league/tottenham-hotspur/" target="_blank">Tottenham</a> . confirmed on Thursday that their Romania defender Vlad Chiriches has joined Italian club <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/tag/napoli/" target="_blank">Napoli</a>.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Chiriches moved to White Hart Lane from Steaua Bucharest in 2013, but he failed to hold down a first-team place and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has allowed him to make the switch to Serie A for a reported A?4.5 million fee ($7 million).</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><em>"We have reached agreement with Napoli for the transfer of Vlad Chiriches. We wish Vlad every success for the future,</em>" a statement on Tottenham's website announced.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Toby Alderweireld's arrival at White Hart Lane brought an end to Chiriches' stay</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Chiriches made just 43 appearances in his two seasons with the Premier League club and Pochettino's decision to sign Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid earlier in the pre-season meant he had fallen further down the pecking order.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The 25-year-old, who has 32 caps for Romania, signed off in ignominious fashion in his final match with Tottenham after being sent off in a 3-0 defeat at Stoke on May 9.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->