Liverpool Transfer Rumors: Failing to Sign Gylfi Sigurdsson Would Be Big Blow

It was thought that Hoffenheim's Gylfi Sigurdsson, who spent most of last year on loan at Swansea City, would follow Swans manager Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool and sign with the Reds for £8 million.Instead, it would appear that Tottenham has convinced Sigurdsson that a move to London is in his best interest. From Jason Burt of The Telegraph:
Sigurdsson, 22, fits the profile and talks have progressed between Spurs and German club Hoffenheim. He could undergo a medical this week after the fee was agreed. He was on loan at Swansea for the second half of last season, taken there by the club's then manager Brendan Rodgers, who wa...