Source: Daily_Mail
Harry's out to hijack Santa: Spurs to fight Man City for Blackburn man
Harry Redknapp is planning to beat Manchester City to the signature of Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz this summer. [LNB]Although Redknapp has not made contact with Blackburn about the Paraguaystriker, who is determined to quit Ewood Park, the Tottenham manager has put him on the top of his wanted list. [LNB] Wanted: Redknapp wants Santa Cruz to join Spurs, despite re-signing Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane in January[LNB]Tight-lipped: Redknapp[LNB]Redknapp is reluctant to discuss the club's transfer dealings in public after a row with Sunderland chief Ricky Sbragia in January over Tottenham's proposed deal for Kenwnye Jones. [LNB]Despiteserious misgivings over Santa Cruz's fitness he has made just eightBarclays Premier League appearances this season he remains one ofEurope's most sought after strikers.[LNB]Manchester City refused to meet Blackburn's £20million valuation for the striker in January, but Rovers manager Sam Allardyce is prepared to sell him to Tottenham in a cash-plus-player exchange deal.[LNB]Allardyce is understood to be interested in striker Darren Bent as part of any proposed deal as he begins preparing for his first full season in charge at Ewood Park.[LNB]Roman Pavlyuchenko admits it has been 'disturbing' to find himself out of the Tottenham team and linked with a move after only nine months at the club. [LNB]Pavlyuchenko, a £13.8m signing from Spartak Moscow last August, has started only two Barclays Premier League games in the last three months. [LNB]But he said: 'No-one is to blame for the situation except me.'[LNB] Big Sam eyes Barca boy Bojan to spearhead Blackburn Rovers' attackEXCLUSIVE: Ireland agrees mega £80,000 a week new deal after starring for Man CityI'm no Spurs flop but I must try harder, insists Pavlyuchenko BLACKBURN ROVERS FC
