Carlo Cudicini: Heading to Tottenham after nearly 10 years
at Chelsea.
Tottenham have clinched the signing of Chelsea’s Carlo
Cudicini for around £1 million. Manager Harry Redknapp moved for
the 35-year-old Italian after growing concerned about his
goalkeepers.
First-choice Heurelho Gomes has been playing through injury and
Cesar Sanchez, who is deemed sub-standard, has been allowed to join
Valencia until the end of the season.
Gomes has adapted to the Premier League after an initially
disastrous switch from PSV last summer, but Cudicini will provide
stiff competition for the Brazilian after finally stepping out of
the shadows at Stamford Bridge.
Cudicini, whose Chelsea contract ends in the summer, moved to
the club 10 years ago but he has been second choice to Petr Cech
since the Czech arrived in 2004.
He has only made 25 League starts in the last five seasons and
has been frustrated at his place in the Chelsea pecking order.
