Sam Allardyce admitted he would be interested in signing Robbie Keane or David Bentley if they become available in January.
The Blackburn manager, who was flattered to be tipped by Fabio Capello yesterday as his possible successor as England boss, will keep an eye on developments regarding the Spurs players but believes he will be in a long queue for their services.
Allardyce said: "If Tottenham say that Robbie Keane and David Bentley are available then you are always interested in quality players.
"If they are, then I think we will be one of many, many clubs in the Barclays Premier League who would be interested.
"I have identified some targets and some talks have started - I've discussed it with the chairman and he will discuss it with the new owners.
"It's just a question of how much, that's the key element because there are various targets at various prices and we will not rule out a loan signing either."
