GYLFI FACTFILE

*Born Sept 8, 1989, in Reykjavik – age 27. *Signed academy scholarship with Reading in October 2005. *Joined Hoffenheim for £7million in August 2010. *Signed for Swansea on loan in January 2012. *Left Hoffenheim for Spurs for £8.8m, in July 2012, but returned to Swansea on a permanent basis in 2014. *Played for Iceland Under-17, U-19s and U-21s. 50 apps for Iceland’s senior team, 15 goals.