From everything I've seen, it looks like Spurs have said he will not permanently join the team till the 2015-16 season.

I'm surprised Yedlin chose Spurs, and that JK was so supportive of the move. I know JK played for Spurs, and wants his players competing in Europe, but was Tottenham really the best option? Spurs has incredible competition for the right wing positions.

At fullback they have Kyle Walker (24), Kyle Naughton (24), Eric Dier (20), and Vlad Chiriches (24). Chiriches is certainly a CB, but I mentioned him because he has played RB for Spurs before. However, even if you assume Dier is considered a CB by Spurs, and will only feature at RB during emergencies (injuries/susp.), that still leaves Walker and Naughton. Both are young, English, and Walker is in-and-out of the England squad. It would take some incredible play from Yedlin to unseat either player, especially Walker, as starting an American over an England International is a precarious move by any EPL manager. I could see Yedlin overtaking Naughton for the back-up role, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but how often he would see the field is anyone's guess.

If Spurs try Yedlin in a more advanced role, the competition isn't any easier: Aaron Lennon (27), Andros Townsend (23), Nacer Chadli (25), Ryan Mason (23), and Erik Lamela (22). If you dismiss Chadli and Mason for other positions, LW and CF/CAM, respectively, Yedlin still has to beat out Lennon, Townsend, and Lamela. Lennon isn't much of a goal-scorer, but neither is Yedlin, and Lennon has just as much pace as Yedlin. So, I would assume their prospective competition would come down to vision and the technical areas of the game, which, I would expect Lennon to get the nod. Townsend has been a boom-or-bust player (mostly bust), and Lamela has yet to impress (or arguably receive a fair chance to do so).

I know other factors beyond competition/playing time contributed to Yedlin's decision (facilities, salary, Champions League/Europa League possibilities, language barriers, etc.), I'm just surprised he didn't choose a club with a more friendly roster. At any rate, I hope he flourishes in London and proves my worries to be foolish.

spurs obviously saw a reason to dish out 3.5 million which is a decent amount for a basically unproven raw outside back. they didnt pay the mls that to have him sit in the resreves... he will see the field

He seems to be a big game defender...he can always get up and down the pitch but his defending has been suspect in the past. This last MLS game was no exception. I didn't watch a lot of the end but what I saw of the first half was Yedlin getting juked and generally pestered by the RSL attack on his side almost exclusively.

How great would it be if Cameron was also going to Tottenham? Form that partnership and have some of Geoff's positional awareness and decision making skills rub off on him.

This one's a bit far-fetched, but what's the RB situation like at Hannover? No one knows the attacking RB role better than Dolo...

The difference there is that Tony Pulis rated Shea highly and he made an appearance or two when health allowed, but that summer he got sacked and Hughes came in, who obviously has no interest in Brek.

Walters may be well respected, but he's no wide player...he needs to be up at the top of the midfield diamond not out wide where he's virtually invisible.

I was in the camp that held firm to the belief that Walters is/was shyte, but now I think he's just being played out of position.

That's only a little over 2 million pounds (~ £2.1), which is a fairly small investment from Spurs. That fee is similar to Villa's Aly Cissokho (~ £2 million), Newcastle's Daryl Janmaat (~ £5 million) and Palace's Martin Kelly (~ £1.5 million). Not to say that's 'chump-change,' but it's certainly on the lower side of the spectrum.

Yedlin has the potential to surpass both Naughton and Walker, but both Naughton and Walker are young enough to still improve. Walker's durability and defending are suspect, but he still played 26 league games last season, and Yedlin's one-on-one defending isn't perfect, either. It seems like a low-risk, high-reward move to me by Spurs.