Former Red released

Last updated : 12 May 2004 By Chris Maxwell
The 32-year-old German endured a turbulent spell on Merseyside after moving from Middlesbrough in a controversial £5.5m deal that saw the Riverside club later take the Reds to court over the activation of a secret clause in the defenders contract.

Ziege, who joined Tottenham for an undisclosed fee in August 2001, made just 52 appearances in a spell severely disrupted by a thigh-injury that threatened not only Ziege's career but his life.

Gus Poyet and the notoriously injury-prone Darren Anderton have also been told they have no future at White Hart Lane, but ex-Anfield skipper Jamie Redknapp has been handed a fresh contract.