Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham to see off Chelsea with £2m move for Everton contract rebel Steven Pienaar
Tottenham are looking toagree a fee of £2million withEverton for Steven Pienaartoday in a bid to head offinterest from Chelsea. [LNB]Manager Harry Redknapphas been sparked into actionafter Carlo Ancelotti made itclear he wanted themidfielder, who is out ofcontract in the summer, tojoin Chelsea this month. [LNB]Sportsmail revealed lastmonth that Tottenham hadlined up a deal for Pienaarfor this summer and theirmove for David Beckhamlooked to reaffirm that plan. [LNB] London bound: Steven Pienaar is set for amove to Spurs[LNB]However, Chelsea's interestand the prospect ofBeckham's deal fallingthrough have forced them into a re-think. [LNB]They are nowputting together a packageto better Chelsea's intendedoffer and hope it is enough totempt Everton to sell. [LNB]Relations are strainedbetween the two sidesfollowing Sportsmail'srevelation that Tottenhamalso want Everton captainPhil Neville but the Londonclub are hopeful anagreement can be thrashedout. [LNB] Wanted: Everton captain Phil Neville is a target for Tottenham[LNB]Pienaar is an attractiveproposition because he iseligible to play in Europe andit is understood he wouldprefer to move now ratherthan wait until the end of theseason. [LNB]Tottenham may yetthrow loan players such asRobbie Keane or NikoKranjcar into the bargain.[LNB] Tottenham go against West Ham to ramp up bid for Olympic StadiumDavid Beckham downed in Tottenham training... by a blisterAC Milan push for a January cut-price deal for Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa[LNB] Explore more:People: Carlo Ancelotti Places: Europe
