Spurs Transfer News: Tottenham Join The Chase For Alvaro Negredo

Daily Mirror are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to hijack Manchester City's move for Sevilla's striker Alvaro Negredo. Spurs had been linked to the Spanish international in the past, but in recent weeks their interest appeared to have cooled and the Citizens believed they had a clear run in their attempts to obtain his signature - Atletico Madrid recently dropping out of the race for the striker. Sevilla are said to be demanding £24 million for the 27 year old and with both Spurs and City prepared to splash out the cash this summer, it will be interesting to see how this transfer saga pans out. City have recently sold Carlos Tevez to Juventus and have been linked with big money bids for the likes of Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, while Spurs are looking to ship out Emmanuel Adebayor and have been linked to the likes of Christian Benteke and David Villa as they desperately try to bulk up their strike-force in an attempt to qualify for the Champions League next season. Sevilla have told both clubs that they are willing to sell and talks will likely increase when the player, who has just returned from a holiday in Ibiza, reports for duty with his club in a few days time.