Hugo may play Spurs and then join them

Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega will play against Tottenham on Tuesday night but could then sign for the London club straight after the match at White Hart Lane.

The Daily Mirror claim Spurs are ready to rush through a deal to sign Colombia international Rodallega, who is out of contract at the end of the season and is refusing to sign a new Wigan deal, before Tuesday night’s transfer deadline.

Tottenham emerged as late bidders for Rodallega after QPR had a £4 million bid rejected by relegation rivals Wigan, according to the newspaper.

Spurs’ game against Wigan is due to end just 90 minutes before the window shuts, but Spurs assistant coach Joe Jordan believes that the match against the Latics does not mean a last-gasp venture into the market can be ruled out.

“I don’t think the game will affect things, really,” he said. “There are people within the club that know what the thoughts of the manager are and they get on and do it.

“You concentrate on what job you are supposed to do so that’s got nothing to do with it.

“Nothing is imminent as far as I am aware, but in the past Tottenham have come in with a late purchase and there’s always a possibility in football.”

Spurs have become infamous for their last-minute purchases on deadline day and have been linked with a host of players, including Rodallega and Blackburn pair Christopher Samba and Junior Hoilett, but their only capture so far has been the permanent signing of Juventus loanee Yago Falque.

Whether Spurs sign anyone before the deadline could depend on the movement of players out of White Hart Lane.

The likes of Giovani Dos Santos, Heurelho Gomes, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka head a list of up to eight players who are either unsettled or want to leave the club after becoming frustrated at a lack of first-team football.

Sebastien Bassong has also been strongly linked with a move away from the club, although his departure will only come if Spurs snap up Samba as a replacement as they are already suffering from injuries at the back.

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Tags: Hugo Rodallega, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic

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