s ▁contract ▁with ▁A ux er re ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁move ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁on ▁a ▁seven - year ▁deal ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁for ▁Sp urs ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁playing ▁in ▁various ▁mid field ▁positions . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁club ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁against ▁New castle ▁United ▁during ▁a ▁Prem iers hip ▁match ▁at ▁White ▁Hart ▁Lane . ▁T ain io ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁Sp urs ▁squad ▁members ▁struck ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁virus ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁before ▁their ▁cru cial ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁West ▁Ham . ▁He ▁never theless ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁which ▁Sp urs ▁lost , ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Champions ▁League . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁second ▁Sp urs ▁goal ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁third ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 – 1 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic . ▁His ▁third ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁an ▁equal iser ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁score ▁ 2 – 2 ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Sp urs ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the