Redknapp keen on Crouch

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  18 Jul 09, 18:39

  Redknapp keen on Crouch

  Spurs boss admits interest in Pompey striker

  

  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed he is interested in signing Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch.

  The England international is expected to leave Fratton Park this summer, with Sunderland and Fulham both eager to secure his services.

  Crouch has held talks with Black Cats boss Steve Bruce over a possible switch to Wearside, but Redknapp is now considering a bid for the giant forward.

  The former Pompey boss sold Crouch in the early days of first stint on the South Coast, before signing him while at the helm of local Southampton and then bringing him back to Fratton Park from Liverpool in a £9million deal last summer.

  "I like Peter. I've signed him several times and he's a top player," Redknapp told Sky Sports News.

  Offers

  "He's a player that we could be interested in, but we'll have to wait and see.

  "Portsmouth obviously want to sell him now, they've accepted offers for him, so if they want to sell him, we'd be interested."

  And Spurs striker Jermain Defoe, who played alongside Crouch for Portsmouth, would welcome the opportunity to renew their partnership.

  He said, "I spoke to 'Crouchy' over the summer, while we were on England duty. I've played with him for several years, at Under 21 and now senior level.

  "It's down to Crouchy, obviously he's going to go where he's going to play.

  "If he wants to come here it's only going to help the team."

   

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