Thursday, 20th October, 2011
Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race for Valencia hitman Roberto Soldado.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is believed to be keen to bolster his attacking options for the second half of the season and has been eyeing up several options, including CSKA Moscow’s potent finisher Seydou Doumbia.
But the former Portsmouth manager has not lost sight of Soldado’s progression at the Mestalla and the Spaniard may represent a better bet than the Ivorian given his experience of a higher quality league.
According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Spurs have begun to prepare a swoop for Soldado, although it is dependent on selling Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in January.
Interest in Pavlyuchenko is substantial, especially from his homeland Russia, where several big name sides would dearly love to add the former Spartak Moscow striker to their ranks.
This would give Redknapp the space he needs to launch an assault for Soldado, who has performed such heroics in a white shirt that he has quickly helped Los Che fans to forget the departure of legendary striker David Villa to Barcelona in 2010 – the man Soldado was signed to replace.
Soldado does have a number of admirers, with Bayern Munich keen observers as Valencia took on Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. Spurs then could have to battle the Germans for the 26-year-old.
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