Montreal, Wednesday

Defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama has left Tottenham Hotspur to join MLS side Montreal Impact, managed by former Arsenal and French legend Thierry Henry.

Wanyama made 97 appearances for Spurs over three-and-a-half years at the club, but has lately found regular game-time difficult to come by in this campaign.

The Kenyan international has played only 24 minutes in the Premier League this season and has made just four appearances overall – but he will now join up with Henry in Canada where he has signed a three-year deal at the club.

Montreal Impact acquired Wanyama’s discovery rights by trading Sh 15.4 million ($150,000) in General Allocation Money to the New England Revolution.

“Victor is an important player with a great career,” said sporting director Olivier Renard in a statement.

“His undeniable experience will also help support the young players and help them progress.”

Wanyama could make his debut for Montreal against FC Dallas on Saturday – Henry’s side won their MLS opener against New England Revolution last weekend, 2-1.

The 28-year-old dynamic linkman  originally moved to north London from Southampton for £11million in 2016, after catching the eye firstly at Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.

He was brought in by Mauricio Pochettino, who was his coach on the South coast for one year, and played 36 of 38 Premier League games in his first season.

Year-by-year however, as he was derailed with a number of injuries to his knee cartilage, his influence dwindled and he was surplus to requirements upon Jose Mourinho taking the helm in November.

He was actually close to joining Club Brugge last summer, but the move to Belgium fell apart late on in the window. Wanyama scored seven goals at the club. -Dailymail