Tottenham pursuit of Damiao suffers blow

04 July 2011 12:05
Share Head boy: Tottenham are one of three clubs interested in Brazil's Leandro Damiao[LNB]Tottenham face a fight to sign Leandro Damiao after Internacional president Giovanni Luigi revealed three clubs have made offers for the 21-year-old forward.[LNB]Spurs saw a ?10.6million bid rejected last month but are understood to have upped their offer to ?12m.[LNB]Negotiations are continuing between the clubs but Luigi has admitted he would prefer to sell Damiao in January - after the Brazilian season ends.[LNB]Luigi said: 'We currently have three proposals for him - very good proposals.[LNB]'We know that the summer window in Europe values players more highly than in winter.[LNB]'It is important that we negotiate the best price for Damio. But we want to make a deal similar to the one with Sandro, and ensure that Damiao stays until the end of the current Brasileir?o campaign. That is very important for our negotiations.'[LNB] Tottenham boss Redknapp steals a march on Liverpool for Barca star Bojan See you in court! West Ham deny bribe allegations made over Olympic StadiumVilla prepare to enter race for Parker with ?5m bid after Spurs cool on West Ham aceAll the latest Tottenham news, features and opinion[LNB]  Explore more:Places: Europe

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