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Spurs offered former Liverpool man Luis Garcia loan deal if bid for Boro's Stewart Downing fails
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 12:22 AM on 31st December 2008
Luis Garcia
Alternative option: Luis Garcia is available to loan
Tottenham have been offered a cut-price solution to their left-wing problem after former Liverpool man Luis Garcia was offered to them on loan until the end of the season.
Garcia has found first-team opportunities limited at Atletico Madrid and the Spanish side have contacted Spurs, Blackburn, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough to offer the player on a short-term basis.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp's primary target is Middlesbrough's Stuart Downing but if he fails to land the England international, a move for 30-year-old Garcia may appeal.