Tottenham top 20 transfer targets

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Charlie Adam
Age: 25
Club: Blackpool
Nationality: Scottish
Level of interest: Bid Accepted
Why they wanted him: Last minute panic after not signing anyone
Why they failed: Ran out of time to complete paperwork on £6.5m deal

Sergio Aguero
Age: 22
Club: Atletico Madrid
Nationality: Argentine
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: World class striker in the mould of Carlos Tevez with excellent scoring record
Why they failed: Spanish club wanted more than the £38m offered, player signed a contract extension and happy to stay until the summer

David Beckham
Age: 35
Club: Los Angeles Galaxy
Nationality: English
Level of interest: Advanced Talks
Why they wanted him: Iconic sportsman to enhance brand while adding experience and winning mentality to the squad on a two-month loan stint
Why they failed: The MLS side would not allow him to join for more than a few weeks and Redknapp did not feel it was worth sacrificing a squad place or the cost of wages and insurance. Now training at the club

Karim Benzema
Age: 23
Club: Real Madrid
Nationality: French
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Quality striker who they thought could be available because of a fractured relationship with Madrid boss Jose Mourinho
Why they failed: Injuries to key players meant Real Madrid could not let him leave and he hit a run of form after being given chances in the side

Andy Carroll
Age: 22
Club: Newcastle (now Liverpool)
Nationality: English
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Tall, strong and powerful forward to lead the line with 11 league goals under his belt this season
Why they failed: Early enquiry and bid of £23m two days before the close of the window both rebuffed – then he signed for Liverpool for £35m

Edinson Cavani
Age: 23
Club: Palermo/Napoli (loan)
Nationality: Uruguayan
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: In brilliant form in Serie A, an excellent finisher and strong in the air
Why they failed: No way he was leaving Napoli mid-season and will join the club on a permanent deal at the end of the season

Lassana Diarra
Age: 25
Club: Real Madrid
Nationality: French
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Holding midfielder highly rated by Harry Redknapp after he worked with him at Portsmouth
Why they failed: Spurs had a £10m bid rejected and refused to pay the £18m asking price. Wages in the region of £90,000-a-week also an issue

Edin DzekoAge: 24
Club: VfL Wolfsburg (now Manchester City)
Nationality: Bosnian
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Physically imposing, technically talented striker who could lead the line and get on the end of crosses from Gareth Bale
Why they failed: The Londoners were willing to pay the £27m asking price but they knew they would be blown out of the water by Manchester City's salary offer

Luis Fabiano
Age: 30
Club: Sevilla
Nationality: Brazilian
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Brazil's No.9, long-term target with a fantastic goalscoring record and started January out of favour at the Spanish club
Why they failed: Only offered a loan deal before the player hit form, would have struggled to pay wages of over £90,000-a-week

Diego Forlan
Age: 31
Club: Atletico Madrid
Nationality: Uruguayan
Level of interest: Advanced Talks
Why they wanted him: Voted best player at last year's World Cup, proven goalscorer with experience in the Premier League
Why they failed: Refused to match Atletico Madrid's £14m pricetag and couldn't get near wages of more than £100,000-a-week

Hulk
Age: 24
Club: Porto
Nationality: Brazilian
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Quick, direct attacker with excellent dribbling skills and highly rated across Europe. Record of better than a goal a game this season
Why they failed: Portuguese club will not sell until the summer, when he should be available for £25m. Also concerns over work permit issues

Fernando Llorente
Age: 25
Club: Athletic Bilbao
Nationality: Spanish
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Technically skilled striker, tall and strong with an excellent goalscoring record in recent seasons. Superb at heading home crosses
Why they failed: Bid of £33m was not enough, player wants to stay until the summer (when he will probably sign for Real Madrid) and club adamant they wouldn't sell

Romelu Lukaku
Age: 17
Club: Anderlecht
Nationality: Belgian
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Teen sensation branded the 'new Drogba' and attracting interest from all the top clubs on the continent
Why they failed: Player and his dad want him to finish his schooling before joining an English club in the summer

Alvaro Negredo
Age: 25
Club: Sevilla
Nationality: Spanish
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Desperate for a decent striker in the final days of the window
Why they failed: Sevilla were tempted with a £15m bid but didn't want to sell without a replacement guaranteed

Phil Neville
Age: 34
Club: Everton
Nationality: English
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Experience and winning mentality to add to fragile backline, able to play in a number of positions
Why they failed: Opening bids of £250,000 and £500,000 branded "insulting" by David Moyes before the Scot resisted an improved offer in the final hours of £1.5m for the Everton captain

Scott Parker
Age: 30
Club: West Ham
Nationality: English
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Another long-term target who Redknapp wanted to add energy and bite to his midfield
Why they failed: Hammers rejected £10m bid on Sunday and have always insisted they will not sell their star man. Bad blood between the clubs over the Olympic Stadium

Giuseppe Rossi
Age: 24
Club: Villarreal
Nationality: Italian
Level of interest: Bid Rejected
Why they wanted him: Former Manchester United forward in sensational form in Spain, natural finisher
Why they failed: Bid of £25m earlier in the window turned down, returned with huge offer of more than £30m on the final day but Villarreal deemed it was too late

Luis Suarez
Age: 24
Club: Ajax (now Liverpool)
Nationality: Uruguayan
Level of interest: Advanced Talks
Why they wanted him: Talented all-round striker with stunning goalscoring record deemed available and willing to come
Why they failed: Redknapp changed his mind and decided he was too much of a second striker and not worth £20m. Expressed late interest but by then the player had made his mind up to join Liverpool – which he did in a £22.8m deal

Mark Van Bommel
Age: 33
Club: Bayern Munich (now AC Milan)
Nationality: Dutch
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Midfield hardman expressed his interest in a move to White Hart Lane and could have added bite and leadership to the squad in the second half of the season
Why they failed: Redknapp thought about it, changed his mind countless times and by the time Spurs finally made a serious approach they had already been beaten to the punch by AC Milan

Mirko Vucinic
Age: 27
Club: Roma
Nationality: Montenegrin
Level of interest: Enquiry
Why they wanted him: Fitted the characteristics Redknapp was looking for in a lone striker, unsettled in the Italian capital
Why they failed: Redknapp had not seen enough of him to be convinced that he warranted a bid in excess of £15m and was concerned about his inconsistent goal return

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