Tottenham have made an offer to Villarreal for Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme, according to the players agent.
While all the talk is of Spurs' reported plans to sack manager Martin Jol it seems someone at the club is at least still looking to strengthen the side with the arrival of the Argentinean who has fallen out with his La Liga club.
Riquelme spent the second half of last season on loan with Boca Juniors, but a move to another European club seems more likely before the end of the current transfer window as he has still not cleared the air with Villarreal.
Riquelme's representative Marcos Franchi said: "Despite that we haven't been told anything officially, we know that Villarreal has received a very important offer from Tottenham and that the president Fernando Roig is analysing it.
"They have to make a decision before August 31, otherwise Riquelme will stay at Villarreal as there aren't any other serious negotiations.
"If nothing new appears I think that they should accept this offer as it is good for the club and the player.
"I don't think that Riquelme would be useful for Villarreal without playing.
"It would be much more useful for them to sell him so they recover what they invested in him when they bought him."
It is believed the offer is in the region of £10m and is currently being considered by club president Fernando Roig.
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