Tottenham Ready To Offload Heurelho Gomes

It has been revealed that Tottenham are ready to offload goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

According to The Daily Mail, Harry Redknapp had refused to blame the Brazilian publicly for Spurs’ 1-0 defeat after the goalkeeper spilled Cristiano Ronaldo’s speculative shot, but it’s understood it was the final straw for the Spurs boss.

Former PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Gomes, now age 30, accepted full responsibility for his dreadful error against Madrid but admitted it is unlikely to be his last mistake.

He said: “The ball moved a little bit but it was a mistake and I accept it. This was not my first mistake and I know it will not be the last one in my career, but I need to show character like I did before. It was a difficult moment for me but I have to look forward.”

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Redknapp defends Gomes after blunder

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has refused to criticise goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes after his error against Real Madrid.



A relatively tame shot from Cristiano Ronaldo squirmed through the hands of Gomes as Real claimed a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane in the second-leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash to progress 5-0 on aggregate.



But Redknapp refused to apportion blame onto the keeper.



"It was a mistake and it was a disappointing goal to concede but I'm not about to start blaming the keeper as he has been great for me ever since I took over as manager," said Redknapp.



"Gomes made a rare mistake but that is how it goes.



"He has made fantastic saves for us that he has had no right to make at times this season. I have no complaints."



Redknapp thinks Spurs were denied a couple of clear penalties, one coming as Luka Modric was bundled over by Xabi Alonso.



"It was definitely a foul on Modric but sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't," he said.



"Sometimes I am left wondering what the official behind the goal is supposed to be doing."



The Spurs boss feels that Real will have a battle on their hands if they are to come rivals Barcelona in the semi-finals.



"Barca are the best team I've seen in the last 30 years. I don't think there is anyone out there who can touch them," he concluded.



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