Tottenham primed to sign Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on season-long loan

25 August 2010 12:03
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to clinch the signing of Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on loan.[LNB]The 31-year-old has been training with Spurs for more than a week, with club medics keen to take a close look at the knee he so badly injured last August when a move from Spartak Moscow was first agreed.[LNB] Spurred on: Pletikosa has brushed off injury worries to land a loan deal [LNB]The Russian club are expecting to hear from north London before Tottenham take on Young Boys in the Champions League play-off round second leg and sources in Russia say a season-long loan should be given the go-ahead.[LNB]The former Shakhtar Donetsk man will provide competition for Heurelho Gomes and Carlo Cudicini and joins compatriots Vedran Corluka, Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar.[LNB]Meanwhile, the agent of 33-year-old Estonia goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko, who plays in Russia with Tom Tomsk, says two Barclays Premier League sides and a Scottish club are interested in him.[LNB] Don't blow it now! Michael Dawson issues warning to Tottenham ahead of £30m Champions League showdownHour of need! Defoe to defy injury in Tottenham's Champions League bidEating with the enemy! Tottenham's William Gallas spotted dining out with Arsenal's Bacary Sagna just days after switchTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

Source: Daily_Mail