Juande Ramos has turned to PSV Eindhoven's £9m-rated Heurelho
Gomes to solve his goalkeeping crisis. Tottenham boss Ramos has
made 6ft 4in Brazilian Gomes, 27, his No.1 target after getting
failing to land Espanyol's Carlos Kameni.
Gomes - nicknamed the Octopus because of his huge arms - dumped
Spurs out of the UEFA Cup last season when he was the hero of PSV's
penalty shootout win. But reports in the Mirror suggest Gomes wants
to leave PSV and fancies a move to Spurs, especially as he is
unhappy about the appointment of PSV's new goalkeeping coach Hans
Segers, who was at Tottenham.
Ramos is desperate for a new keeper as Paul Robinson is on his
way out this summer with Middlesbrough and Aston Villa looking at
him. Spurs fancied a swap deal with Manchester City's Joe Hart but
that has gone cold as they do not want to let the England prospect
go despite him being unhappy at earning just £3,000-a-week. But
after giving up on Hart and Kameni, Gomes is at the very top of
their list and Spurs are ready to spend big again after buying Luka
Modric for £16.8m, Giovani Dos Santos in an £8m deal and Crystal
Palace whizzkid John Bostock.
They are also looking at Lazio's Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami
and want a new striker with Real Zaragoza pair Sergio Garcia and
Diego Milito on their hit-list as they prepare for Dimitar
Berbatov's imminent departure.