Harry Redknapp admits he is interested in luring Ruud van
Nistelrooy to Tottenham - but only if Roman Pavlyuchenko leaves
White Hart Lane.
The Real Madrid striker has been linked with a loan move to
Tottenham recently and the Spurs manager seems keen to offer the
frontman a return to the Premier League.
The former Manchester United hitman has fallen down the
pecking order at Real after a string of long-term injuries and
finds himself behind the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema,
Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Raul.
However Redknapp admitted that possessing five strikers was
not an option and accepted that a move for the 33-year-old would
not happen unless someone came in for want-away striker
Pavlyuchenko. "
He is interesting," Redknapp stated. "I wouldn't sit here and
say it isn't of interest but again it would depend what the deal is
because the chairman would deal with that side of the business.
"But he is an interesting player. He was a fantastic player
in England and he has been a great player over the years and is a
great goalscorer and if he was available it could be of interest
and that's about as far as it's gone.
"I wouldn't want to say no we're not interested and then two
weeks down the line we go and do something. I wouldn't do that to
you, that isn't right.
"It's not impossible that if it was right we could be
interested.
"I think Pav is looking to move. I look at him out there in
training this morning and think he was tremendous his goalscoring
and everything else.
"Only if someone came in and he decided to go and he wanted
to go and it was a good offer otherwise it wouldn't be possible.
"I couldn't end up with five strikers, it's difficult enough
with four because they are all very good and I like them all.
"I find it hard leaving one of them out of the picture more
than I would like to, it's not easy so I wouldn't be looking to
have five strikers."
Redknapp also reiterated that the club had not bid for
Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster as was reported on Monday.
"We have never ever made an offer for Ben Foster so I
wouldn't have a clue where that came from," he pointed out.
"He is a good goalkeeper don't get me wrong but I'm looking
for a back up goalkeeper, I have got a first choice goalkeeper
here.
"I've got (Heurelho) Gomes and he is my number one goalkeeper
and I have been delighted with him so I am looking for somebody to
come in to be a number two.
"Ben Foster would want to go to the World Cup the same as
David James would want to go to the World Cup and they don't want
to come here and sit on the bench as a number two goalkeeper so we
never made any offer."
