Source: Daily_Mail
Spurs boss Redknapp: I still want Real Madrid striker Huntelaar if Bent goes
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has revealed he is still in the race to sign Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar but only if Darren Bent is sold to Sunderland.
Redknapp completed the £9million signing of Peter Crouch from Portsmouth on Monday and joins Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Roman Pavlyuchenko in the Spurs attack.
But with Pavlyuchenko linked with a switch to Roma and Bent seemingly poised for a move away from White Hart Lane, Huntelaar is still very much a possibility for Spurs.
The Dutchman was set to join German side Stuttgart last week only for the move to
fall through due to the player's wage demands.
Redknapp said: 'It is definitely not a no go,' he said. 'It is still a possibility. If you look at his goalscoring record, it is incredible.
'If he is available then again he is a player that interests me. I think if any top-class player becomes available then you have to be interested and if Darren Bent does go then maybe we will be interested.
'You cannot have too many good players. Competition for places is what it is all about. Look at Manchester United, you could pick two teams from their squad last year.'
Redknapp was stunned to hear that Spurs target Patrick Vieira has been linked with a return to Arsenal.
'That is surprising but I had heard nothing about it,' he said. 'I am sure he will be a good signing whoever he signs for.
'He belonged to Arsenal, he was fantastic there so if an opportunity to go back there came along then I'm sure he would take it.
'But I haven't spoke to anyone, it could only be a rumour so I don't know.'
