Source: Daily_Mail
Steve McClaren: Wolfsburg will fight to keep £25m Spurs target Edin Dzeko
New Wolfsburg coach Steve McClaren has vowed to fight 'tooth and nail' to keep Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko at the club, with Tottenham among the interested suitors in the £25million-rated hitman.The 24-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Bundesliga outfit for some time, with Manchester City, Chelsea, AC Milan and Real Madrid also keen.McClaren, who has taken up the Wolves post after guiding FC Twente to the Dutch title last term, accepts Dzeko's future is out of Wolfsburg's hands at the moment but the Englishman is keen to see the player stay put.'At the present moment we're not in control of it,' said McClaren. Hands off: New Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren is determined to ward off interest in £25m-rated striker Edin Dzeko'He's got a clause in his contract where he can go for a set fee before Monday. After Monday, if nothing happens, we take a little bit more control over the situation and we can dictate it a little bit more.'He's a world-class striker and we don't want to lose him. We're fighting tooth and nail to keep him.'If we want to be successful we have to keep our best player, as every team does.'McClaren admitted it had been a wrench to leave Holland after two successful seasons in Enschede. In the hot seat: The former England boss is unveiled as Wolfsburg's new manager in Germany on Wednesday'It was very difficult after a great two years I had there, finishing second in the first year and then unbelievably winning the championship was a great experience. 'It's a great club with great people, but I felt the time was right.'I said to my family that I'd go away for two years and the two years was up. This job gives me the opportunity to get the family back together.'Once I met the people behind the scenes, I accepted within one or two days.' Chelsea and Man City warned Dzeko won't leave for less than £35mSpurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko targeted for part-exchange dealTottenham eye £7m move for Villa flop Davies and seek talks with ModricTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC