Midfield battle:
Spurs face competition from Arsenal and Liverpool for the signature
of Scott Parker
Harry Redknapp will
hold talks with chairman Daniel Levy over Tottenham's summer
transfer plans next week - and a move for Footballer of the Year
Scott Parker will be top of his agenda.
Redknapp confirmed he wants to
bring the West Ham midfielder to White Hart Lane but knows he faces
competition from Arsenal and Liverpool.
The Spurs manager also
revealed that he watched Lille's highly rated forward Eden Hazard
this week, while Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor and Pablo Osvaldo
have all been mentioned as possible targets to spearhead the
attempt to get back into the top four.
His list includes goalkeepers
Maarten Stekelenburg, Ben Foster and Shay Given, who have all been
considered as replacements for the error-prone Heurelho Gomes.
Redknapp said: 'I'm sure people are going to be interested in
Scott. I know a couple of other clubs are interested, big clubs,
but we'll wait and see.
'Which clubs? Arsenal and
Liverpool. I think they're big clubs in for him, so it will be
hard.'
The future of Jermain Defoe
could be a hot topic when Redknapp sits down with Levy.
The Spurs boss, whose team
host Birmingham tomorrow, blasted Defoe yesterday after the England
striker again spoke publicly about his frustration at the lack of
first-team football.
'He hasn't played much this
year because he hasn't played well enough to play regularly,' said
Redknapp. 'No-one has more faith in him than me. I signed him at
West Ham as a kid, then at Portsmouth and brought him back to
Tottenham.
Out of sorts: Redknapp says Defoe isn't worth a
first-team place
'He's a fantastic
player in my opinion but his form this year has not been anywhere
near where it's been in the past.'
Sportsmail can also reveal
Tottenham have moved to sign Porto forward Falcao as they fear
Manchester United may try to poach Luka Modric this
summer.
Modric has been in dazzling
form all year and Sir Alex Ferguson is known to be an admirer. The
United boss picked the Croat as his choice for Player of the
Year.
But Redknapp knows he will
have to sell players before he can spend, with Sebastien Bassong,
Jermaine Jenas, Jonathan Woodgate, David Bentley, Niko Kranjcar,
Roman Pavlyuchenko and Robbie Keane candidates to move
on.
Redknapp confirmed: 'Probably
half a dozen will leave. They're all good players and no problem,
but they want to play.'
