Lewis Holtby joins Hamburg from Tottenham on permanent deal
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Lewis Holtby will not be returning to White Hart Lane.
The 24-year-old attacking midfielder spent nearly all of last season on loan at Hamburger SV from Tottenham Hotspur, and the German club exercised its option to secure Holtby on a permanent transfer Wednesday.
.@LewisHoltby has completed a permanent transfer to Hamburg. We wish him well - http://t.co/B5TFxhkFCj pic.twitter.com/YTF2vzIbbf
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 1, 2015
Holtby made 22 Bundesliga appearances during his loan spell at Hamburg, who avoided what would have been the club's first-ever relegation in dramatic fashion, defeating Karlsruher SC in extra time of the relegation play-off.
Lewis Holtby: Positions played last season #hsv pic.twitter.com/yzWTdRxkAf
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) July 1, 2015
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