Hamburg lead chase for Chimbonda as Valencia drop out of race for Spurs man

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However, Valencia's sporting director Juan Sanchez has played down the speculation and said: 'We have made no move at all for that player.'

Keen: Hamburg manager and ex-Spurs boss Martin Jol is a fan of Chimbonda.

Hamburg boss Martin Jol, who was sacked by Spurs in the middle of last season, is thought to be keen on signing the 29-year-old.

But Jol is currently more concerned with keeping hold of star midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart, who himself has turned down a £15million move to Spurs.

The Holland international said: 'The interest has been there for some time already, but they (Tottenham) are not the club I want to go to.

'The chance that I will stay at HSV is really big. As long as no team comes by which makes me immediately excited, I see no reason to leave.'