Out of the Blue! Everton skipper Phil Neville a shock target for Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp is ready to make the shock signing of the transfer window by bringing Everton's Phil Neville to Tottenham.


Talks
between the clubs are at an advanced stage and Redknapp is increasingly
confident of landing the 33-year-old former Manchester United defender.









Leader of men: Phil Neville offers Harry Redknapp a wealth of experience






Neville has 18 months of a
four-year contract to run and, because of his age, the offer from
Tottenham only extends that far. But Neville sees this as one last
opportunity to play Champions League football, as well as to be part of
the exciting team Redknapp has built.


A
fee of around £1.5million has been proposed but Everton manager David
Moyes, while reluctant to see his captain leave, might be prepared to
consider a player exchange.


Roman
Pavlyuchenko and David Bentley had been considered, although winger
Bentley was yesterday at Birmingham City for a medical.


Redknapp
has the support of chairman Daniel Levy in signing Neville, who offers
the versatility of being able to play at full-back or as a defensive
midfielder.


But he has
been asked to off-load one or two players before bringing in the former
England man on a £50,000-a-week deal. Croatia defender Vedran Corluka,
linked with a move to Liverpool, could be one to leave White Hart Lane.