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Bywater close to Spurs deal

31 Jul 2008 - 14:06:08

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Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a deal to sign Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater according to Rams manager Paul Jewell.

The 27-year-old ended last season on loan at Ipswich Town, having fallen down the pecking order at Pride Park following the arrival of Roy Carroll.

Former England Under-21 international Bywater had joined the Rams in the summer of 2006 from West Ham United, after spending eight years with the Hammers without establishing himself as a first-team regular.

Spurs head coach Juande Ramos is on the lookout for a back-up to summer recruit Heurelho Gomes, having allowed both Paul Robinson and Radek Cerny to leave White Hart Lane this summer.

Disappointed Derby boss Jewell told the Evening Telegraph: "Tottenham came in with a bid for Stephen and the player is very keen to go, which is fully understandable.

"I'd like to have kept him, but it's a move which appeals to him and we wish him well."