Blackburn’s David Bentley looks set to become a Tottenham player after having a medical with the club on Wednesday.

Spurs have made another bid closer to Rovers’ £18m valuation of the England winger after previous offers from the club, and Aston Villa, were rejected.

Bentley, 23, joined Rovers in 2006 and extended his contract last year but has made it clear he wants to move on.

Former club Arsenal are expected to receive a portion of the fee as part of the deal which took him to Ewood Park.

Spurs, who won the Carling Cup last season but finished a disappointing 11th in the Premier League, have scheduled a press conference at 10 am on Thursday at their Chigwell training ground with Bentley expected to attend.

Should the transfer go through, he is expected to travel to Holland this weekend with his new team-mates to be part of Spurs’ pre-season preparations at the Feyenoord Jubileum Tournament.

In his time at Blackburn, Bentley has scored 13 goals in 102 Premier League games and won six England caps.

His signing would be a welcome boost for Tottenham fans after Robbie Keane’s £20.3m move to Liverpool.

There have been rumours that Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov could also be on his way out of White Hart Lane, with Manchester United confirmed admirers.

Russia forward Andrei Arshavin, Argentine striker Diego Milito and Valencia’s David Villa have also all been linked with Spurs this summer.

Ref From BBC SPORTS