LONDON (AFP) –
England international striker Peter Crouch was reunited with Harry Redknapp at English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after completing his much-anticipated move there from rivals Portsmouth.

The 28-year-old former Liverpool star, who played for Redknapp at Portsmouth, signed for an undisclosed fee, though Spurs had been looking to sign him for around 10 million pounds while Portsmouth had wanted 15 million pounds.

Crouch, who began his career at Spurs as a trainee has also played for Southampton and Aston Villa, agreed personal terms - believed to be a five year contract worth 70,000 pounds a week - and passed a medical with Spurs on Monday..

According to Portsmouth's website Crouch's departure sale was purely down to financial necessity, tohugh, they will sorely miss his goals as he topscored for the 2008 FA Cup winners with 16 last term.

"His (Crouch) sale was necessitated by the club's commitment to repay scheduled debts while we are in a transitional period of completing the takeover," said a spokesman on the club's website.

Portsmouth announced on July 21 they have agreed in principle to a takeover by United Arab Emirates tycoon Sulaiman Al Fahim - the brainchild behind last year's takeover of Manchester City - after the 32-year-old passed the Premier League's fit and proper person test.

The statement also states that the club will now look to "add fresh faces to the first-team squad as soon as possible."

Crouch, scorer of 16 goals in his 34 international appearances, had preferred to go to Spurs rather than another Premier League club Sundarland, who made a 12million pound approach for him last week.

Crouch's arrival at Spurs is likely to see Darren Bent leave for Sunderland.