Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed his interest in Klaas-Jan Huntelaar after VfB Stuttgart ended their interest in the Real Madrid striker.
Stuttgart looked all set to land the Dutchman after agreeing a transfer fee with Los Merengues worth around £15 million.
But now Huntelaar is heading back to Spain after turning down the offer from the German outfit.
Stuttgart general manager Horst Heldt told www.vfb.de: "We were willing to sign Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, because his qualities would be of great benefit for our team.
"But we are not willing to accept Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is putting us off."
Stuttgart's failure is now expected to signal a swoop from Spurs, after Redknapp confirmed that the 25-year-old was his top striking target.
Redknapp told The Sun: "The lad is a very good goalscorer and I'm still interested in him.
"I know of Stuttgart's involvement but I'm hoping we will still be able to do something.
"There's a lot of talk about who I may or may not be after but Huntelaar is the one I like."
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Stuttgart looked all set to land the Dutchman after agreeing a transfer fee with Los Merengues worth around £15 million.
But now Huntelaar is heading back to Spain after turning down the offer from the German outfit.
Stuttgart general manager Horst Heldt told www.vfb.de: "We were willing to sign Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, because his qualities would be of great benefit for our team.
"But we are not willing to accept Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is putting us off."
Stuttgart's failure is now expected to signal a swoop from Spurs, after Redknapp confirmed that the 25-year-old was his top striking target.
Redknapp told The Sun: "The lad is a very good goalscorer and I'm still interested in him.
"I know of Stuttgart's involvement but I'm hoping we will still be able to do something.
"There's a lot of talk about who I may or may not be after but Huntelaar is the one I like."
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