Tottenham are aiming to tie up the £12million signing of
Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips this week. The north Londoners
are in "advanced negotiations" with the deposed champions to snap
up the England star and take their summer spending to nearly
£50m.
Reports in the Daily Mirror suggest Tottenham have refused to
comment on the state of talks between the clubs but boss Martin Jol
is a huge admirer of Wright-Phillips, whose acquisition would give
a massive boost to the club's chances of breaking into the top
four.
Jol has snapped up Darren Bent, Gareth Bale and Younes Kaboul as
part of some impressive transfer dealing to leave Spurs fans
dreaming of easing arch-rivals Arsenal out of the Champions League
qualifying places.
Now the swoop for Wright-Phillips, 25, is sure to heighten those
expectations - especially as the winger is thought to be keen on
the proposed move. He was chased by Tottenham two years ago when he
was up for sale at Manchester City but they were blown out of the
water by Chelsea who paid £21m for the player. Aston Villa and City
are also interested.
Tottenham are also on the brink of signing Bulgarian left-sided
midfielder Martin Petrov from Atletico Madrid in an £8m deal.
