Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham boss Redknapp is winning the £11m battle to sign Palermo's Kjaer
Tottenham have moved closer to sealing the biggest deal of the January transfer window by holding direct talks with Palermo about £11million defender Simon Kjaer. [LNB]The Italian club's sporting director Walter Sabatini was in London on Saturday to meet Spurs officials, who have fought off tough competition from Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool to get their man. [LNB]Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is keen to sign a centre-half, with Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King both troubled by long-term injuries, and will be able to trigger an £11m get-out clause in Kjaer's contract once unhappy striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is sold back to Russia. [LNB] Money talks: Simon Kjaer is heading for White Hart Lane [LNB]Landing the Denmark international would be a huge feather inTottenham's cap as the 20-year-old has caught the eye of Europe'sbiggest clubs. [LNB]United and Liverpool are both keen on the player but neither canafford the buy-out clause. United are instead targeting Brazil's JoaoMiranda from Sao Paulo as a replacement for Nemanja Vidic, who willleave Old Trafford in the summer. [LNB]Zenit St Petersburg have tabled a £10m bid for Pavlyuchenko.[LNB] Man City's £18m bid for Kjaer accepted by Palermo but rejected by the player Mancini dismisses talk of Palermo's star defender Kjaer joining CityMan United in fight to solve defensive crisis as Bayern look to snatch KjaerTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
