Tottenham Hotspur snatched up Portsmouth star Niko Kranjcar on the last day of the transfer market. In dire need of a midfielder after Luka Modric suffered a broken leg over the weekend, Spurs coach Harry Redknapp opted for another Croatian midfielder whom he coached during his time at Portsmouth. Kranjcar expressed his enthusiasm for his new club to the Daily Mail: "I think everyone at Tottenham believes they have enough quality to challenge the top four, which is where I want to be playing."
"Everyone is keeping their cool and taking it game by game but there is a lot of quality in the squad," he continued. "I am good friends with Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka and they have told me there is a great spirit and belief throughout the team. I played with Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch at Portsmouth and I know how good they are."