Dunne keen to quit City for Spurs
Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne has set his heart
on a summer move to Tottenham despite belated efforts from owner
Thaksin Shinawatra to keep Sven Goran Eriksson at the
club.
There was an awkward handshake between Shinawatra and Eriksson
yesterday after a Thai Premier League XI beat Manchester City 3-1
in Bangkok. They will hold talks this week in which Shinawatra will
try to offer his manager an olive branch after failing to lure Luiz
Felipe Scolari, Jose Mourinho or Slaven Bilic.
But Eriksson will take a lot of persuading to stay, having
become deeply frustrated with the lack of positive action from
Shinawatra. It is a feeling shared by Dunne, who is determined to
join his Republic of Ireland international captain Robbie Keane at
White Hart Lane.
Dunne, who has a year left on his contract at City, has become
disillusioned at the way the breakdown between Eriksson and owner
Shinawatra has prevented any major decisions being made at the
club.
Despite interest from Newcastle, West Ham and Sunderland, Dunne
is prepared to be patient and wait for Spurs to make their move.
The White Hart Lane club may not be prepared to match City's £5
million valuation of Dunne because they know the player wants to
join them.
Their interest in Dunne indicates they are not confident that
their injury prone captain Ledley King will be able to play a full
part next season.
