Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham weigh up £10m January move for Ivory Coast star Doumbia
Tottenham are planning to launch a £10million bid for Ivory Coast star Seydou Doumbia.[LNB]The 21-year-old striker is being tipped to partner Didier Drogba at next summer's World Cup finals.[LNB]Spurs manager Harry Redknapp had Doumbia watched on Sunday, when he scored for Young Boys of Berne in a 2-0 win over Basle.[LNB] Pure delight: Seydou Doumbia celebrates after scoring for the Ivory Coast against Germany last month[LNB]The Londoners face competition from Rubin Kazan and CSKA Moscow for Doumbia, according to the Mirror.[LNB]He has already scored 16 goals this season, helping Young Boys to top the Swiss league.[LNB]Rubin and CSKA have already had £8m bids for the player rejected.[LNB]Doumbia,who scored against Germany last month in his first full start for IvoryCoast, would reportedly prefer the Premier League to Russian football.[LNB] Tottenham bound? Seydou Doumbia in action recently for Young Boys against Neuchatel Xamax[LNB]A number of other English clubs have been linked with the striker, including Fulham, Stoke, and Wigan.[LNB]However, his agent Jean-Bernard Beytrison said: 'He will remain at Bern untilJune. I had already said this last summer and nobody believed me."[LNB]Alain Baumann, manager of Young Boys, added: 'We have resisted some huge proposals and we'll do it againthis winter. We want to win the title and we need to have Seydou.'[LNB] Defoe on a mission to cancel out Wembley woe as Spurs face Man UnitedTottenham are better off in the Champions League than winning the 'feel-good-for-a-day' League Cup, insists Harry RedknappTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
