£17m Bentley set for Spurs switch

TOTTENHAM are set to splash the cash they received for Robbie Keane on Blackburn winger David Bentley.

David Bentley is set to join Spurs David Bentley is set to join Spurs

The £17m-rated England star is looking for a move away from Ewood Park and Spurs have entered negotiations with Blackburn in a bid to secure his signing.

Rovers chairman John Williams confirmed they are in negotiations with the Londoners but insisted to BBC Radio Lancashire they had not accepted a bid from Spurs for the 23-year-old.

Blackburn have already rejected offers from Spurs and Aston Villa for Bentley, who has six England caps and is seen as Fabio Capello's long-term replacement for David Beckham.

Tottenham sold Republic of Ireland international Robbie Keane to Liverpool for a fee which could total £20.3million.

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