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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp finally gets his man as Sandro deal agreed
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will sign Brazil midfielder Sandro for £9 million in the next transfer window according to the player’s president at Internacional, Vitorio Piffero.
By Telegraph staff
Published: 8:10AM GMT 16 Mar 2010
The defensive midfielder, whom Redknapp has twice before tried to bring to White Hart Lane, is expected to arrive at the club only after he has played for his current side in the Copa Libertadores in August.
“It was a possibility since last year and now it is at the point of materialising,” Piffero said. “We are concluding contracts, but, as they are not signed, we have to wait.”
Sandro is seen as a rising star in Brazilian football, having captained the Under-20s to the South American title at a tournament in Venezuela last year.
Only recently tuned 21, he has one full cap when he came on as a substitute against Chile in a World Cup qualifier last year.
Because of his relatively low experience at international level, however, Tottenham would need special dispensation from the Premier League to apply for a work permit, though they are confident that can easily be secured.
Meanwhile, current Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone yesterday signed a new contract that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2015.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...nally-gets-his-man-as-Sandro-deal-agreed.html
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will sign Brazil midfielder Sandro for £9 million in the next transfer window according to the player’s president at Internacional, Vitorio Piffero.
By Telegraph staff
Published: 8:10AM GMT 16 Mar 2010
The defensive midfielder, whom Redknapp has twice before tried to bring to White Hart Lane, is expected to arrive at the club only after he has played for his current side in the Copa Libertadores in August.
“It was a possibility since last year and now it is at the point of materialising,” Piffero said. “We are concluding contracts, but, as they are not signed, we have to wait.”
Sandro is seen as a rising star in Brazilian football, having captained the Under-20s to the South American title at a tournament in Venezuela last year.
Only recently tuned 21, he has one full cap when he came on as a substitute against Chile in a World Cup qualifier last year.
Because of his relatively low experience at international level, however, Tottenham would need special dispensation from the Premier League to apply for a work permit, though they are confident that can easily be secured.
Meanwhile, current Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone yesterday signed a new contract that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2015.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...nally-gets-his-man-as-Sandro-deal-agreed.html
