Spurs defender having medical in Newcastle ahead of Sunderland transfer

Well, that escalated quickly. News broke this morning that Tottenham Hotspur defender and former club captain Younes Kaboul was spotted in Newcastle today to have a medical with Sunderland. This rumor quickly moved from Random People Spotting Him Getting Out of a Car to Sky Sports Understands, and it's now been corroborated by the Sunderland Echo.

BREAKING NEWS: Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul having medical at Sunderland #SSNHQ

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) July 16, 2015

Why hadn't we heard about this until now? Well, besides the fact that a lot happens at a football club that we're not privy to, Sunderland were in need of a new center back. The club recently dumped Santiago Vergini, who it was announced went on a season-long loan to Getafe, and just had a £5m deal collapse that would've brought Belgian CB Nic Lombaerts from Zenit to the Stadium of Light. This is probably the point where Daniel Levy swung in on a vine and said "YO DAWG I HEAR YOU LIKE CENTRAL DEFENDERS."

Sky is reporting the transfer fee is £3m, which is both good for Sunderland, who get a formerly-outstanding central defender who has no chance of playing for Tottenham this season, and good for Spurs, who get rid of a player who was rumored to be a disruptive influence in the locker room last season.

This thing is moving fast, and it could be all done within a matter of hours. RIP Kaboul Cabal.