Tottenham target Sandro is ready to walk the walk and talk the talk

Brazilian whizzkid Sandro Ranieri is preparing himself for his £6milion summer move to Tottenham - by learning English.

Sandro, who turns 21 next Monday, was pictured in a Brazilian newspaper reading an English dictionary while on a club flight with Internacionale to Ecuador for a Copa Libertadores game.

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Internacionale have already held talks with Tottenham and the clubs have agreed a deal for this summer and Sandro says he is determined not to let the language barrier get in the way of being a success at White Hart Lane.

Sandro said: “I need to be prepared for my new challenge in Europe and it’s always better to know the language and understand the orders properly.

“I’ve been learning for a month and by the summer I hope that I will be well advanced with the language.

“To play in Europe and in the Premier League, you want to be as successful as possible and I want to give myself the best chance.”