The 33-year-old Belgian power station became a loose agent after seeing his eight-year tenure in north London coming to an end last month.
But Vertonghen has now partnered with Portuguese giants Benfica until 2023.
Benfica finished The moment of Porto in the Primeira Liga last season after winning five of the last six campaigns.
And the arrival of Vertonghen may be the result of the departure of star central defender Ruben Dias.
Vertonghen made 315 time appearances at Tottenham, but failed to win a single silver piece.
Despite this, he adored through the Spurs faithful and many were surprised when the club announced that Jose Mourinho had not sought to make his contract bigger.
Tottenham has no plans to point out to Vertonghen after Japhet Tanganga secured a new long-term contract.
Eric Dier was also discovered betting as a central, while Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez remain at the club.
Spurs have already signed a new midfielder at Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in Southampton, with Kyle Walker-Peters in the direction.
And they’re for a striker to play the violin of Harry Kane’s moment after Troy Parrott joined Millwall on loan.
Meanwhile, Benfica withstands loose transfers with a move by Edinson Cavani.
The striker has left Paris Saint-Germain and seems to have chosen to move to Lisbon despite the interest of the newly promoted Leeds.
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