Source: SKY_Sports
Kranjcar turned down Toffees
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Niko Kranjcar has revealed that he turned down Everton to seal a move to Tottenham.[LNB] The Croatian midfielder quit Portsmouth on transfer deadline day to sign with former boss Harry Redknapp at Spurs.[LNB]But the 25-year-old has revealed that he turned down the chance to switch to Goodison Park.[LNB]Speaking to Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List, he was asked whether Everton had bid for him, and he said: "This is true.[LNB]"Everton is also a big club but, in the end, the tradition and greatness of Tottenham made the difference.[LNB]"I also knew manager Harry Redknapp, and Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka told me great things about the club."[LNB]PleasedKranjcar, who has penned a four-year deal at White Hart Lane, revealed Spurs made their move over the weekend.[LNB]"It all happened in the last two days, although it is true that contact with Tottenham was here for a long time," he said. [LNB]"Now I will play for a club with big ambitions. Ambitions which are similar to mine. [LNB]"I want to fight for trophies and I'm sure that at Tottenham I will get this chance, which I didn't at Portsmouth. [LNB]"So for me this is a big step ahead in my career. If everything at Fratton Park would stay the same as before, I wouldn't push so much for the move. [LNB]"But the ambitions were gone, the president wasn't able to give so much money as before, players are leaving the club. I just didn't want to stay in such a club."[LNB]
