Source: Daily_Mail
Roque Santa Cruz swoop set to take Tottenham spending over £50m
Harry Redknapp's desperation to sign a new striker could take Tottenham's[LNB]spending this month through the £50million mark, with Blackburn [LNB]forward Roque Santa Cruz thought to be the club's latest target. [LNB]Redknapp has already spent £33m on Jermain Defoe, Wilson Palacios and Pascal Chimbonda, but remains desperate to bring in a powerful frontman to play alongside Defoe. [LNB]He has already missed out on signing Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland, and has also seen a move for Brazilian striker Fred hit the buffers.[LNB][LNB][LNB] Transfer tussle: Roque Santa Cruz[LNB]Santa Cruz, who is valued at £20m, is keen to leave Ewood Park and has already attracted bids from Manchester City. [LNB]Spurs have also enquired about bringing Robbie Keane back to White Hart Lane from Liverpool, but Redknapp is reluctant to include winger Aaron Lennon in the deal. [LNB]His attempt to sign Fred appears to be at an end, after the player's agent and brother denied Spurs' claim that Fred had failed to show up for transfer talks on Tuesday.[LNB]Rodrigo Chaves Guedes said: 'Fred never said he would come to a meeting. Redknapp said he would come to see us in France last Sunday, but he did not. Then they suddenly wanted us to come to London on Monday. [LNB]'Fred wanted to go to Tottenham, but they let us down, so he will not be joining them. It is as simple as that.'[LNB] Dyer, Saha, Owen, Rosicky and Hargreaves - the race is on to become Sportsmail's official Sicknote[LNB]Kraft rubbishes rumours of £270m Liverpool investment while Keane's Spurs return is mooted[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB [LNB] [LNB][LNB] [LNB]
