West Ham United close to losing Eidur Gudjohnsen to Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham United United fear they could miss out on two of the strikers they are attempting to sign. Eidur Gudjohnsen will seal a loan move to Tottenham Hotspur today subject to a medical and Manchester City's Benjani Mwaruwari has opened talks with Blackburn Rovers. Gudjohnsen's negotiations with West Ham had progressed as far as his undergoing a medical at the Boleyn Ground yesterday while the Londoners were playing at Portsmouth. But interest was registered by the Spurs ­manager, Harry Redknapp, too, with the 31-year-old's agent and Gudjohnsen, who is currently with Monaco, has been persuaded that the pursuit of a Champions League place suits his ambitions better than a relegation struggle. The Icelander will move to White Hart Lane until the end of the season, to the disappointment of West Ham's new co-owner, David Sullivan. "We thought we had a deal and the player had even had a medical," he said. "We then heard that Tottenham were trying to speak to the player. I can't say I am happy about it but I believe in karma and what goes around comes around." West Ham have signed the Blackburn forward Benni McCarthy for around £2.5m, on a two-and-a-half-year contract, but their attempt to get Gudjohnsen could have cost them another of their targets, Benjani. Talks opened City last week, only for West Ham's interest in to prompt them to put on hold. Rovers, conscious that McCarthy was likely to move on, stepped in and have begun talks with the Zimbabwean striker. They are confident of securing a deal before the weekend. West Ham, who had drawn up a list of five forward targets that also included Ruud van Nistelrooy and Stoke's James Beattie, will readdress the situation over the rest of the week as they seek to strengthen their squad further. Tottenham, who have secured Michael Dawson until 2015, will loan Jamie O'Hara back to Portsmouth as Avram Grant seeks to make three or four temporary signings. The former Arsenal forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie – who has played at Birmingham and Cardiff – will sign from Spartak Moscow after rejecting a move to Malaga. The Romania midfielder Razvan Cocis, a free agent after his contract with Locomotiv Moscow expired last month, is also set to move to Fratton Park.