Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce says Tottenham face competition for midfielder Wilson Palacios - but not from Manchester United.

Palacios played in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City even though Bruce admitted on Friday he was close to a move to Spurs - reportedly for £14million.

"Another club has joined the chase for him and we will see what develops," said Bruce.

"I do not know if an offer has gone in officially as I am not sure where we are up to until I see the powers that be.

"He has a fantastic 18 months here and we will fight to keep him but it is difficult."

City manager Mark Hughes refused to say whether they might be interested in Palacios.

He said: "We try not to discuss players we have not made bids for. That is the situation.

"I was not concentrating on his (Palacios) performance today, I was more interested in the performance of my players.

"I saw him in midweek against Manchester United and thought he was excellent."