Report: Spurs Offer Jenas To Inter For Adriano

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UEFA CUP: Maurizio Domizzi - Jermaine Jenas, dinese - Tottenham Hotspur (PA)

According to The Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur have offered Jermaine Jenas to Inter Milan in a bid to sign Adriano on a six-month loan.

The British tabloid claims that Harry Redknapp was in Italy on Tuesday evening to kick off negotiations, while Spurs officials held a teleconference with their counterparts at San Siro the following day.

The Lilywhites manager has grown frustrated with Jenas over the past few weeks, particularly after his slack marking allowed Maynor Figueroa to grab a late winner for Wigan Athletic at the weekend.

And with the likes of Tom Huddlestone, Didier Zokora and Luka Modric all able to fill central-midfield roles, Redknapp has decided he can afford to sacrifice the England man to bolster his attacking options.

Roman Pavlyuchenko, Darren Bent, Fraizer Campbell and the recently returned Jermain Defoe currently make up the strike-force at White Hart Lane, but 'Arry wants another inexpensive option to tide him over until more funds a freed in the summer. 

Thus, Adriano is an ideal candidate. While the player's agent has stressed that his client wishes to see out the season at Inter, the Brazilian seems to have become increasingly unsettled in recent weeks.

The 26-year-old is widely regarded as one of the world's most gifted attackers, but off-field dramas and questions over his work ethic have seen him remain on the fringes under Jose Mourinho.

So a little spell in the Premier League could be just the thing to revive the Nerazzurri goal-getter's career, although there is no solid evidence as yet to suggest such a move might take place.

-- Mike Maguire, Goal.com