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Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas confirms interest in Valencia striker Roberto Soldado

Image: Roberto Soldado: Valencia striker is interesting Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed his interest in signing Valencia striker Roberto Soldado.

Liverpool have also reportedly shown an interest in Soldado, but Valencia coach Miroslav Djukic is confident that the former Getafe forward's release clause will put off other clubs. "I do not believe that any club will pay Soldado's buy-out clause," Djukic told reporters in Spain. "What I think is that he will stay with us, although I cannot guarantee anything. In football and in life you have to be prepared for anything. "We all want him to stay and we think that he will, but it is possible that someone could actually meet that buy-out clause even if I do not think that will happen. "For now, he is our player and we are counting on him. "Since the start we have said that Soldado is not for sale and that the only way that he could leave is if someone meets the buy-out clause amount and the player accepts it." Valencia president Amadeo Salvo, meanwhile, also stated on Monday that he wants those clubs reportedly keen on Soldado to make their intentions known sooner rather than later amid claims a deadline of 3rd August has been set for any deal to be struck. Salvo told Speyer: "The message we have to give is that we need tranquillity. "If Soldado leaves in the near future, near to the end of the transfer window, we will have to find a replacement."

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