Tottenham are trying to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster after Asmir Begovic mysteriously disappeared on the brink of joining the club, and looks down a move to Stoke instead.Begovic is ready for Londoners from Portsmouth after joining the Premiership Struggle agreed to sell him and defender Younes Kaboul. But the 22-year-old missing in the early hours Saturday morning in Waltham Abbey Marriott Hotel, where he had up.

And Tottenham after Spurs clash with Birmingham, Redknapp suggested that Stoke had stepped in to convince the goalkeeper that he would have a greater chance to play regular football with the Potters. Tottenham will now make their move to Foster, according to News of the World.

Foster was tipped as the next user of England, but a series of unconvincing performances this season, so his manager Sir Alex Ferguson lose faith in the 26-year-olds. UN believes Foster is worth £ 5million, but Spurs are concerned about his record of injury problems.