Source: Telegraph
Tottenham target Martin Petrov frustrated to be left at Manchester City
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has been a long time admirer of the Bulgarian international winger and seemed certain to move for the player this summer.[LNB]The recent injury to Croatian playmaker Luka Modric heightened Tottenham's need to add another creative player to the squad, with Modric likely to be out for around two months.[LNB] Related ArticlesRacist Adebayor chant a worry for CityFerguson insulted by squad questionsCity to swap Petrov for BentleyHughes banking on City richesPlayers honour BusbyPremier League transfersInitially Redknapp was believed to have offered David Bentley, the former Blackburn winger who worked with Hughes at Ewood Park, as part of a swap deal but the Manchester City manager wasn't interested.[LNB]In the end Redknapp looked elsewhere, securing the services of Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar for a modest fee in the region of £2 million.[LNB]Petrov had expressed a wish to move to White Hart Lane and has been left upset that he is now facing a season on the Manchester City bench, at best, after the club's extraordinary summer spending.[LNB]'Manchester City rejected the deal mainly due to manager Mark Hughes' unwillingness,' said Petrov's agent Luchezar Taney.[LNB]'Martin wanted to join Tottenham. You see he has some problems at City and that's why he decided to look elsewhere and Spurs made an offer for him.'[LNB]
