Levy takes lead as Spurs bid for £30m Heinze, Robben and Van Nistelrooy from Real

17 June 2009 01:36
Tottenham chief Daniel Levy has been in talks with Real Madrid over the potential signings of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze for a combined £30million. Sportsmail can reveal that the White Hart Lane chairman flew to Spain on Monday with agent Dennis Roach and finance director Matthew Collecott to meet Real president Florentino Perez. No agreement has yet been reached but talks continue. Real have circulated a list of nine players who are available for transfer, but Spurs are concerned by the high salaries demanded by their targets. They have offered to take the trio on loan next season, but Real are determined to hold out for fees after telling the players their careers at the club are over. Ruud van Nistelrooy was originally on Spurs boss Harry Redknapp’s radar, but it is understood the striker’s injury record, along with his £100,000-a-week salary, will prohibit a move. Instead, they have turned their attention to finding a left back although Heinze, 31, also has a problem with his left knee. The former Manchester United defender has the experience Redknapp wants, but his salary could be a sticking point. While former Chelsea winger Robben, 25, is reluctantly accepting his career at Real is over after the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka this summer, he only wants to go to a Champions League club. Striker Huntelaar, also 25, has the predatory instincts Redknapp demands, but the Tottenham boss must sell first. Roman Pavlyuchenko’s Spurs career is over after just one season while Darren Bent can leave if his £10m valuation is met. Redknapp will also consider letting some youngsters go on loan next season, among them midfielders John Bostock and Dean Parrett.

Source: Daily_Mail