Manchester City’s eleventh hour bid to sign Spurs striker was foiled half an hour before the transfer window closed. City sent their medical team to Ashburton Grove to give the Egyptian striker a medical.

After being beaten by Arsenal in the Carling Cup Semi-Final Tottenham Manager Martin Jol decided that he wanted to keep Mido at the Lane. Probably because he was unable to find a suitable replacement and did not want to panic buy like he has done with strikers previously, buying Mido and Rasiak.