Spurs fail with Capel offer
01 Jul 2008 - 13:39:14
Tottenham Hotspur have failed in a bid to sign winger Diego Capel from Sevilla.
Spurs head coach Juande Ramos was keen to return to his former club to sign the promising 20-year-old wideman.
The north London club reportedly matched the buy-out clause in Capel's contract, but Sevilla are under no obligation to sell as it can only be activated by an offer from another Spanish club.
The diminutive winger and Spain Under-20 international broke into the first team last season after progressing through the ranks at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
"He has a clause in his contract which is only valid for a Spanish team," said president Jose Maria Del Nido.
"We do not negotiate with any figure less than that. Tottenham made a superior bid and we said no."