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- May 20, 2005
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Reports in Portugal suggest that Spurs will offer Wolfsburg £20m to bring the Brazilian international on board in the upcoming transfer window.
Importantly, however, reports in Germany at the end of last month suggested that the clause only took effect after next summer's World Cup and applies only to a 'big' club.
Gustavo left Bayern Munich last summer in a £16.5m deal to improve his chances of regular first-team football in the lead up to the tournament and only agreed to the move on the grounds that he could leave when it was over.
As such, there are a number of factors that could prevent the former Arsenal target making the move to White Hart Lane in January.
First, it is unclear whether Wolfsburg would accept an offer for the player who they are not required to sell until the summer, although recent comments by sporting director Klaus Allofs suggest the German club have not ruled out a move.
Allofs said: "Even at VfL [Wolfsburg] nobody is unsellable.
"For me it is important that we show [players] that we are willing to negotiate if an offer is made that is reasonable in a sporting sense and also makes good business sense for VfL."
Secondly, it is unclear whether Gustavo would sanction a move to a club like Tottenham which has such strong competition for places given his reasons for moving to Wolfsburg in the first-place.
And finally, it remains to be seen whether Tottenham fits Gustavo's definition of a 'big' club, particularly with the likes of Barcelona and Arsenal also rumoured to be interested.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...id-for-Arsenal-target-Luiz-Gustavo-in-January
Importantly, however, reports in Germany at the end of last month suggested that the clause only took effect after next summer's World Cup and applies only to a 'big' club.
Gustavo left Bayern Munich last summer in a £16.5m deal to improve his chances of regular first-team football in the lead up to the tournament and only agreed to the move on the grounds that he could leave when it was over.
As such, there are a number of factors that could prevent the former Arsenal target making the move to White Hart Lane in January.
First, it is unclear whether Wolfsburg would accept an offer for the player who they are not required to sell until the summer, although recent comments by sporting director Klaus Allofs suggest the German club have not ruled out a move.
Allofs said: "Even at VfL [Wolfsburg] nobody is unsellable.
"For me it is important that we show [players] that we are willing to negotiate if an offer is made that is reasonable in a sporting sense and also makes good business sense for VfL."
Secondly, it is unclear whether Gustavo would sanction a move to a club like Tottenham which has such strong competition for places given his reasons for moving to Wolfsburg in the first-place.
And finally, it remains to be seen whether Tottenham fits Gustavo's definition of a 'big' club, particularly with the likes of Barcelona and Arsenal also rumoured to be interested.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...id-for-Arsenal-target-Luiz-Gustavo-in-January
