White van man: Spurs want Real Madrid's Ruud van
Nistelrooy
Harry Redknapp has confirmed he is in talks to sign Ruud
van Nistelrooy on loan from Real Madrid.
The
Tottenham boss said the
club would be keen to sign the 33-year-old striker as long as Roman
Pavyluchenko can be sold in the January transfer window.
Redknapp's admission comes after Sportsmail exclusively revealed that
Redknapp had met Van Nistelrooy's agent in a London restaurant on
Monday night.
But if Russia international Pavlyuchenko does not leave White
Hart Lane, Redknapp would not want to bring a fifth striker to the
club.
Speaking about Van Nistelrooy, the Spurs boss said: 'It’s
interesting but it depends what the deal is.
'The chairman (Daniel Levy) would deal with that side, but he's
an interesting player.
'He was fantastic in England (with Manchester United), a great
goal scorer. If he was available it could be of interest.'
Pavlyuchenko is keen to return to Russia after making just four
substitute appearances in the Premier League this season, but
finding a buyer has not been straight forward.
Redknapp said: 'Pavlyuchenko is looking to move, but only if
someone came in and if he decided to go, and it was a good offer.
Otherwise it wouldn’t be possible.
'We couldn’t have five strikers. It's difficult enough with
four. I find it hard leaving one out of picture. I'm certainly not
looking for five strikers.'
Redknapp also denied making an offer for Manchester United
goalkeeper Ben Foster and insisted he is looking for a No 2
goalkeeper to provide back up for Heurelho Gomes.
He said: 'I never made any offer whatsoever. I've no clue where
it came from.
'Ben's a good keeper but I’m looking for back-up. Foster and
David James (the Portsmouth goalkeeper) want to go to World Cup -
not sit on bench as a No2.'
Night out: Van Nistelrooy (left) goes to see Alicia
Keys in Madrid on Monday night