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Gilberto deal off - Hertha

The transfer of Gilberto from Hertha Berlin to Tottenham Hotspur has collapsed, according to the Bundesliga club.

The player underwent a medical in London on Sunday and both clubs had reached an agreement over a fee, however the deal has been called off after results of a second medical on Wednesday "prevented a contract between the player and Tottenham Hotspur from being concluded to the original conditions".

A statement on the Bundesliga side's official website said: "The Brazilian national team player Gilberto will fulfil his contract until June 2008 with Hertha Berlin."

Meanwhile, Hertha claim they have found Tottenham's attitude "incomprehensible".

The German club now risk losing the player in the summer on a free transfer after a fee in excess of 10million euros had reportedly been agreed between the two clubs last week.

The statement continued: "Hertha BSC and Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement over the transfer of the player after the statutory medical last Sunday, when all conditions for a transfer were fulfilled.

"Which is why it is all the more incomprehensible for Hertha the way Tottenham have now acted."

Gilberto was expected back in the German capital on Thursday afternoon to join in preparations for the Bundesliga restart this weekend, when he will be part of Lucien Favre's squad to face Eintracht Frankfurt.

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