Villarreal have confirmed that Tottenham have made an enquiry about goalkeeper Diego Lopez.

The highly-rated Spaniard has impressed hugely at El Madrigal since his summer switch from Real Madrid.

Lopez has taken his first-team opportunity with both hands and scouts from across Europe have been checking on his progress.

Manchester United have previously been credited with an interest while City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson was represented in the weekend clash, as Villarreal defeated Atletico Madrid.

The Yellow Submarines claimed a 3-0 win and Diego impressed with another clean sheet.

However, all the interested parties will be loath to learn that Villarreal have managed to tie Lopez to a new long-term deal.

He had three-years left on his current contract, but he has now increased that by a further three years - taking him to 2014.

But more importantly for Villarreal, his release clause has increased to some 35million euros (£27million).

Villarreal president Fernando Roig confirmed on Sunday that a host of clubs including Milan and Spurs - who are also tracking Espanyol's Carlos Kameni - had asked about Diego.

"He is a big keeper and we want him to be with this club for a long time," Roig told Canal 9.

"It's true that clubs like Milan and Tottenham have asked about the chances of getting him but we have no desire to sell."

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