Spurs fail with mega-money Agüero move

(30-01-2011) Tottenham have had a £38m bid for Sergio Agüero turned down by Atlético Madrid. The offered fee meets the striker's buyout clause but that does not oblige the Spanish club to sell and their president said at the weekend that the Argentina international would not be leaving. Spurs offer for Agüero is understood to have followed a failed £25m bid for Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente as Harry Redknapp attempts to add a striker before the transfer window closes on Monday night. Newcastle United's Andy Carroll is another target, as are Sevilla's Luís Fabiano and Agüero's team-mate Diego Forlán.