Tottenham have 'virtually agreed' deal for Wigan's Wilson Palacios

16 January 2009 11:10
The deal for the 24-year-old, who cost Wigan £770,000 from Deportivo Olimpia last January, looked like collapsing on Thursday when Wigan rejected Tottenham's request to pay the fee over four years.[LNB]But Palacios is expected to move to White Hart Lane once Tottenham have met Wigan's demands on how the fee should be paid.[LNB]"It's a wonderful piece of business in terms of what we bought him for and what we're selling him for," Bruce said.[LNB]"But it is like losing my right arm because where do I go and find another player like Palacios?[LNB]"It's an unbelievable success story for Palacios because he was still in Honduras 18 months ago.[LNB]"We all knows that Spurs are one of the biggest clubs and can blow us out of the water in terms of what they can offer contract wise."[LNB]Palacios only arrived in England in August 2007 when he was invited for a trial at Arsenal. He joined Birmingham, managed by Bruce at the time, on loan from Olimpia before following Bruce to Wigan 12 months ago.[LNB]His move will smash the Wigan record transfer fee which is the £6 million received from Everton for Leighton Baines in August 2007.[LNB]Wigan will welcome Hugo Rodallega, the Colombia forward, to the JJB Stadium on Monday after he was granted a work permit.[LNB]Rodallega joins for a fee of £4.5 million from Mexican club Necaxa. [LNB]

Source: Telegraph