Wilson Palacios agrees £14m to Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed terms with Wigan Athletic over the transfer of Wilson Palacios. The move, believed to be worth around £14million, is subject to the Honduras international receiving a work permit.
Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham manager, feels Palacios will bring a new dynamic to his Tottenham squad.
"We need to improve the squad and that is why I was interested in Palacios," Redknapp said. "He will come in here and get after it and play aggressively. He will work and close and run. I feel that we need a bit of that around the place.
"Palacios is a player I have liked since I first saw him, and he has the ability to go on to become a top, top player. I just like the way he plays. He is an all-round modern midfielder - he gets after it, he is box-to-box. I speak to people who have played against him, like Frank Lampard, and no-one has had an easy game against him. He is after you all the time."
Redknapp missed out on West Ham striker Craig Bellamy after the Wales international instead opted to join the Manchester City revolution.
Steve Bruce, helped by a recommendation from Arsene Wenger, has overseen Palacios' progress after taking the player on loan to Birmingham from Deportivo Olimpo before signing him permanently when he moved to the JJB Stadium.
Bruce maintains Wigan did all they could to persuade the Central American to stay.
"The club record transfer fee will be smashed if the deal goes through, but that was never mine or the club's motivation here," Bruce said. "The club is not in the business of trying to make a profit on players. I want to build a winning team here and keep my best players together.
"We did everything we could as a club to keep Wilson. We sat down with him last week and offered him a very good new deal, and tried to convince him his interests were best served by staying here at Wigan Athletic.
"However, I am a big believer in not standing in the way of players' careers, as long as the terms are right for our club, and I wish him all the best. He has served the club well in his short time with us and has been a credit to both himself and the club.
"It is no wonder we have some big clubs enquiring about our players because they have done very well this season."
source:the london times