Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp
is prepared to send Jermaine Jenas to Inter
Milan in order to bring ex-Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira to White Hart
Lane.
The London Evening Standard says the 33-year-old is set
to leave Inter Milan and has
received a host of offers from clubs across Europe including
Birmingham City, Bordeaux and Lyon.
But Redknapp believes he is winning the race to sign the
Frenchman on a two-year contract and is prepared to use Jenas as a
makeweight in the deal. Inter manager Jose
Mourinho remains an admirer of Jenas from his time in
charge at Chelsea and is keen to
involve the 26-year-old in any agreement.
Vieira may still need convincing over a return to the
Premier League, especially to
the bitter rivals of the club where he made his name.
He won three League titles and four FA Cups in nine years at
Arsenal, where he became the
lynchpin of Arsene Wenger's
side.
Vieira's last kick in an Arsenal shirt sealed victory in the 2005 FA Cup
final penalty shoot-out over Manchester
United.