Harry Redknapp Looks To Elano

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is reportedly looking to sign out of favour Manchester City playmaker Elano to strengthen his midfield.

Elano has not been a regular starter under new Man City boss Mark Hughes due to the arrival of fellow Brazilian midfielder Robinho from Real Madrid and former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Although he was given 45 minutes in the Manchester derby on Sunday, it is thought that Elano would welcome a bit more first team football and may be open to a move to White Hart Lane.

The 27-year-old Brazil international moved to the City of Manchester Stadium during the Sven Goran Eriksson's reign at the club for a fee of £8.6 million from Ukrainian league side Shakhtar Donetsk.

He made a big impact in his first year at the club, but has recently suffered a loss of form and it is looking as though he will leave City during the January transfer window.

Man City boss Hughes is expected to spend big during the transfer window with the new money that has been injected into the club from the Abu Dhabi United Group.

The players rumoured to be on Hughes' shopping list are Valencia's David Villa, Mario Gomez of Bundesliga side Stuttgart, Ajax's Klass Jan Huntelaar, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Roma's French defender Philippe Mexes.

The proposed big arrivals expected at City will mean Elano will fall even further down the pecking order and Hughes may look to make some money from the Brazilian midfielder's sale.

Nick Turner, Goal.com