http://tinyurl.com/2ctj9kr goal.com Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has declared that he is confident Rafael van der Vaart will join his club from Real Madrid. Spurs moved with the surprise swoop for the Dutch star as the transfer window edged shut on Tuesday afternoon and Redknapp confirmed that it was a late decision from the club's hierarchy to move for the player. "It's still dragging on. We are just waiting to see whether it's all gone through," Redknapp told Sky Sports News on Tuesday evening. "We are waiting for clearance. The chairman is dealing with it and Darren Eales the secretary, there is nothing more I can do now. "I think he was going to Bayern Munich yesterday for about￡18 million(€21.8m) , but suddenly it became an awful lot cheaper. "He is available now for about ￡8m (€9.6m). He is a quality player. He is a Dutch international and a great footballer. "For that sort of money, he is a top player and he will improve us for sure. We have made the effort, whether we can pull it off or not we will have to see. "I am hopeful. It could happen. It was a last-minute job. When I came in this morning it certainly wasn't something I was looking to do." Redknapp was also sure that Van der Vaart would add quality to the Spurs line-up, with the Dutchman's passing and control a particular attribute. "He is a great passer of the ball, he is a top footballer. He will join in here and play the way we like to play, he would be a big plus for us," he added. "He looked like he was going for ￡18m (€21.8m) but then the fee came crashing down because the deadline got close. If the chairman can pull it off, I think he will have got a real bargain." ============================================================================== 事後其他新聞看來，拜仁應該沒有對出過價，拜仁也不缺一個攻擊中場，所以阿舅的說 拜仁出了1800萬英磅去買VDV應是有誤的。 (皇馬不是傻子，1800萬英磅不收，收800萬英鎊幹麻) --

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