"Maccarone was offered to most of the London clubs because that is where he really wanted to move to, however he was not a player Glenn wished to pursue," said Pleat.
But Standard Sport understands Hoddle had earmarked the 22-year-old who destroyed England in the European Under-21 championships as one of his major targets this summer.
The Spurs manager is desperate to sign at least one big name striker to boost his team's trophy challenge for the coming season.
Without one he faces a striker crisis as Les Ferdinand is now 36 and £11m record signing Sergei Rebrov is totally out of favour and will be sold when the club receive a decent offer.
Hoddle knows last season's campaign was undermined by a lack of firepower.
But he has so far been frustrated in his buying efforts this summer because of a lack of funds despite the club's new kit and sponsorship deals worth £20m.
Hoddle has been told he needs to sell Rebrov and midfielders Tim Sherwood and Oyvind Leonhardsen to raise money but there have been no decent offers for any of them.
News that Spurs have missed out on Maccarone is certain to dismay Spurs fans who have seen just two free transfer signings, Jamie Redknapp and Slovenian World Cup player Milenko Acimovic, so far.
Hoddle went to Spain twice to watch Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o before the World Cup but that transfer is unlikely to happen with Real Mallorca demanding £10m.
Tottenham have been linked with Fiorentina's Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes. Spurs would be willing to do a deal at £4m but Fiorentina want £10m and unless a compromise is reached at around £7m, Spurs will miss out.
Spurs were also linked today with a £3m move for Fenerbahce's Turkish defender Fatih Akyel.
