Source: Daily_Mail
Sandro agrees £6.5m move to Spurs but Brazilians try to delay doing deal
Brazil midfielder Sandro has agreed terms to join Tottenham Hotspur in a £6.5million move, but his club Internacional are determined to block a deal until the end of the season. [LNB]The 20-year-old has been barred from giving interviews because the Porto Alegre-based club fear he will try to force an immediate move to White Hart Lane.[LNB] Internacional want to keep him for their Copa Libertadores campaign. The competition is South America's equivalent of the Champions League. [LNB] Samba star: Sandro (left) is heading to White Hart Lane[LNB]Spurs would prefer to sign him as soon as they raise the cash from Roman Pavlyuchenko's imminent sale. [LNB]The striker is edging closer to a return Russia, with Zenit St Petersburg, Lokomotiv Moscow and his former club Spartak Moscow all vying for his signature. [LNB]Sandro would not automatically be granted a work permit, but Spurs would argue before an appeal panel that his promise should make up for his lack of international caps. [LNB] The holding midfielder made his Brazil debut during a World Cup qualifier in September and is seen as a potential long-term successor to former Arsenal star Gilberto Silva in his country's midfield. [LNB]Spurs chairman Daniel Levy held talks with Internacional president Vittorio Piffero last week and Sandro 's lawyer, Luiz Paulo Chignall, has been in London for talks with Tottenham. [LNB]Chignall said: 'We have now agreed all of Sandro 's personal terms - his salary, the length of his contract and so on, although nothing can yet be signed. [LNB]'Sandro is happy and ready to join Tottenham. We liked the offer. All that remains is for Tottenham and Inter to finalise the small details, including the transfer fee. I know that Daniel Levy is speaking to Vittorio Piffero.' [LNB]Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has also confirmed the negotiations.[LNB] 'Whether it happens or not, I'm not sure. He [Levy] has been speaking to the people there (at Internacional) and I know that he spoke to them again last week.' [LNB]There are complications over Sandro's ownership. Internacional own 70 per cent of his economic rights, with the remaining 30 per cent held by investors. [LNB] Tottenham line up sensational swoop for former Arsenal midfielder FlaminiCompetition: Win a pair of tickets for Tottenham v Hull City on January 16Now for a Sol revival! Arsene Wenger backing Campbell to lead Arsenal in another Premier League title bidSol Campbell is back! Arsenal sign former England defender again after Notts County sagaRedknapp hopes fixture congestion can work out nicely for TottenhamTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
