Tottenham trio set to cross London for Fulham

16 June 2009 09:23
Spurs are prepared to allow several players to leave White Hart Lane and Jamie O'Hara has joined Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone on Fulham's wanted list. Fulham, who beat Tottenham to qualify for the competition formerly known as the Uefa Cup, are expected to offer around £4 million for O'Hara but they could face competition from rival Premier League clubs. In January Fulham failed with a bid for Huddlestone and know they could now face competition from Bolton, Aston Villa and Everton for his signature. Spurs, in the meantime, could pursue an interest in Moussa Dembele, the 21-year-old Alkmaar attacking midfielder. Chelsea are also believed to be interested in Belgian international Dembele who is valued at around £15m. But Spurs hopes of signing Atletico Madrid captain Maxi Rodriguez have diminished after the midfielder made it clear that he is fully committed to his club. 'I am very, very happy there,' said Rodriguez. 'When I arrive for pre-season I will do what the club wants me to. I do not care about the rumours regarding my possible exit. I am confident in my position and I am going to play.' Tottenham, meanwhile, have agreed undisclosed compensation with Sevilla over their deal for former manager Juande Ramos. A short statement from the Spanish club read: "Sevilla and Tottenham reached an economic agreement on Monday to resolve their legal dispute which arose as a consequence of the departure of Juande Ramos from Sevilla, in October 2007, to coach the English team. The club are happy with the agreement." Ramos was sacked by Tottenham last October after 12 months in charge, and spent the second half of last season leading Real Madrid to a second-place finish in La Liga behind Barcelona.

Source: Telegraph