Spurs and Pompey join race for Mandzukic

Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen appeared favourites to land the 23-year-old's services during the close season.

However, the Croatian international - who netted his country's only goal in their 4-1 defeat to England last September - could instead be heading to English shores, with agent Ivan Cvjetkovic revealing that both Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth have expressed an interest.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.