Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp refuses to accept defeat in his
battle with Manchester City for Wigan Athletic midfielder Wilson
Palacios.
The Daily Mail says the battle between Spurs and City
to sign Palacios took a new twist when it emerged Wigan have
offered the Honduras midfielder a new contract in a last-ditch
attempt to keep him.
Palacios will double his wages to around £20,000 a week if he
decides to stay, although the offer still falls short of what he
could earn at White Hart Lane or Eastlands.
Palacios favours a move to City because he would not have to
relocate from his home in the north-west.
That is also Wigan’s preference because they would receive more
of the cash up front, although Spurs are understood to have
relented in their desire to spread the £14m fee over four years and
will pay the money over half that period.
With Daniel Levy overseeing negotiations, Redknapp said: "I like
Palacios and the chairman is trying to do something there."