Redknapp: We wanted to loan Krasic, but couldn’t agree terms of contract

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admitted the London club were close to landing Juventus winger Milos Krasic, but he wasn’t interested in a loan move.

«We knew Steven Pienaar was about to leave, and we were keen to replace him with Krasic, but the Serb was only interested in a permanent deal.»

After Spurs fell out of the race to sign the former CSKA Moscow star, one of the main contenders for the Serbia international now is Zenit St. Petersburg.

According to one of Krasic’s agents, so far the Russian champions have been the most persistent in their advances.