Tottenham line-up cut price move for bad boy Amr Zaki

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is lining up a surprise cut-price move for Egyptian bad boy Amr Zaki - despite his problems with Wigan.

Redknapp wants to thrash out a cheap deal with striker Zaki's club Zamalek, then take him on in the next window at the end of his up-and-down debut campaign in the Premier League.

Zaki's explosive start at Wigan had Redknapp drooling, and he thinks the time is right to pounce after the player fell out with boss Steve Bruce over his shocking timekeeping.

Redknapp reckons he can 'pinch' Zaki from the Egyptian club which loaned him to Wigan, and he will try to agree a fee of £5million or pay a hefty rental fee for a year.

Zaki has no chance of staying at Wigan after Bruce labelled him the "most unprofessional player I have ever worked with".

Spurs will definitely be in the market for a new striker this summer after Darren Bent is sold. Fraizer Campbell will return to Manchester United, while Redknapp is not convinced by Roman Pavlyuchenko.

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