Crouch targets top-four finish

06 August 2009 13:56
New Tottenham signing Peter Crouch believes the club have "as good a chance as any" to break into the Premier League top four this season. The 28-year-old England striker is back with manager Harry Redknapp after joining from Portsmouth after spurning a move to Sunderland, and insists the north London club can secure qualification for the Champions League. "It was an easy decision to make because of the size of the club," he said "I was very keen to come here - the manager has always got the best out of me. It's going to be difficult to break into the top four, but if anyone has the potential this club does." He added: "There were firm offers from Sunderland, Fulham and Spurs and for me the biggest club is this one." "Harry has a great deal of belief in me and I hope I can repay him." Crouch, who began his career with Spurs just over a decade ago, will also be linking up again with Jermain Defoe and added: "We've always worked well together. We've got competition for our places, but we've always scored goals and if we play together again I'm sure it will work. "Jermain, Robbie (Keane) and (Roman) Pavlyuchenko are three fantastic players and I think all of us will complement each other." Redknapp, who also said that the possible signing of Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong was in the hands of chairman Daniel Levy, said: "It's nice to have lots of good players. "We have four terrific strikers and competition will be very fierce. I've been lucky enough to work with Peter before and he brings something else we haven't had. "He's a target and he will also score goals."

Source: Eurosport