Tottenham are lining up a £10million deal for Manchester
City goalkeeper Joe Hart with Paul Robinson going in the opposite
direction. Spurs manager Juande Ramos sees Hart, who was called up
to Fabio Capello's England squad this week, as the best-value
prospect in the country and wants him to form the foundation to
Tottenham's attempt to break into the top four next
season.
Hart, 21, has made only 27 first-team appearances for City in
the league since joining from Shrewsbury in May 2006 for £600,000
but he is regarded as an outstanding talent.
He is among a clutch of players who have become increasingly
disillusioned with the developments at Eastlands during the past
two months which have seen manager Sven Goran Eriksson pushed
aside. That has left Spurs believing Hart can be tempted to make
the move south.
They value the 6ft 3ins keeper at around £6m and will look to
offer that in cash plus fallen star Robinson as a £4m
makeweight.
Former England keeper Robinson, 28, has also attracted attention
from Middlesbrough and Aston Villa but he is interested in the
revolution that is taking place at City, with big-money signings
still promised by controversial owner Thaksin Shinawatra.
Robinson, who has suffered a dramatic fall from grace over the
past 18 months, would have little competition in making the No 1
slot his own with rivals Kasper Schmeichel and Andreas Isaksson
also looking to quit City this summer.
City have been linked to a £13m deal to sign Zenit St
Petersburg's Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin. Hart's move to
White Hart Lane could be aided by Spurs' continued interest in City
centre back Richard Dunne.