MOUSA DEMBELE has been unveiled as a Guangzhou R&F player after a £11million move from Tottenham.
Spurs confirmed on their website that an agreement with the Chinese Super League club had been reached, subject to international clearance.
Dembele has already met his new coach Dragan Stojkovic, who showed the 31-year-old midfielder the club's training facilities.
He decided to continue his career in China after falling down the pecking order behind Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, and having played in just 10 Premier League games this season.
The Belgium international has been sidelined since November after picking up an ankle injury in Spurs' 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton.
Tottenham said in a statement published on their website: "We have reached agreement with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for the transfer of Mousa Dembele, subject to international clearance."
"We wish Mousa all the best for the future."
Sissoko said in a video published by the Spurs website: "The club always treated me fairly. I've always had a good experience here.
"I go away with an unbelievable feeling and with a certain love for the club.
"You always want this, because you have a long period at a club, you have a lot of love for the club but sometimes you separate in a bad way.
"I don't feel that way. I don't like the thought of goodbye and I won't say goodbye to anyone here.
"I will stay in touch with people and I will visit the club as well sometimes, so it's not a goodbye from me."
And Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen said: "You have to ask the players who have played against Mousa or with Mousa to get the appreciation he deserves.
"Sometimes it made me angry a bit that people talked about the best midfielders in the Premier League and haven't named Mousa, but I feel like he got that appreciation over the last two years."
Guangzhou won the race for Dembele's signature with league rivals Beijin Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Belgian joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and has made 249 appearances for the club.
He has also been capped 82 times by Belgium, and has featured for the Red Devils at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and Euro 2016 in his 12-year international career.
Dembele has already met his new coach Dragan Stojkovic, who showed the 31-year-old midfielder the club's training facilities.
He decided to continue his career in China after falling down the pecking order behind Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, and having played in just 10 Premier League games this season.
The Belgium international has been sidelined since November after picking up an ankle injury in Spurs' 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton.
Tottenham said in a statement published on their website: "We have reached agreement with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for the transfer of Mousa Dembele, subject to international clearance."
"We wish Mousa all the best for the future."
Sissoko said in a video published by the Spurs website: "The club always treated me fairly. I've always had a good experience here.
"I go away with an unbelievable feeling and with a certain love for the club.
"You always want this, because you have a long period at a club, you have a lot of love for the club but sometimes you separate in a bad way.
"I don't feel that way. I don't like the thought of goodbye and I won't say goodbye to anyone here.
"I will stay in touch with people and I will visit the club as well sometimes, so it's not a goodbye from me."
And Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen said: "You have to ask the players who have played against Mousa or with Mousa to get the appreciation he deserves.
"Sometimes it made me angry a bit that people talked about the best midfielders in the Premier League and haven't named Mousa, but I feel like he got that appreciation over the last two years."
Guangzhou won the race for Dembele's signature with league rivals Beijin Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Belgian joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and has made 249 appearances for the club.
He has also been capped 82 times by Belgium, and has featured for the Red Devils at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and Euro 2016 in his 12-year international career.
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