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Monday 30.6.2003
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 Former
Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham has signed a one year deal with
Portsmouth. According to the London Evening Standard, he had a
pop at Glenn Hoddle by saying that Harry Redknapp is someone who he
can communicate with. Perhaps Hod was trying to tell him
something ??
The
transfer of Frederic Kanoute to Spurs is being held up because of a
difference in valuation according to the player's agent. Spurs
have offered £3 million, which is £2 million adrift of what the
Irons are asking. Newcastle United are watching the situation
with a keen eye, as they would like to conclude a swap deal for
Kanoute using Carl Cort as bait.
Charlton
Athletic have denied that Scott Parker is the subject of a bid by
Chelsea and that they have to sell players anyway. They said the
midfielder is under contract and there have been no approaches made by
other clubs for his services.
A
Spurs XI will play Ryman's League Northwood on Wednesday 23rd July for
Chris Gell's Testimonial.
Sunday 29.6.2003
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It
is reported that ex-Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham will sign a
£20,000 a week deal with Portsmouth next week.
Former
Spurs striker Chris Armstrong is wanted by one of his former clubs,
Wrexham, on being released by Bolton Wanderers.
Saturday 28.6.2003
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Spurs
have won a legal battle to gain control of the web address www.tottenhamhostpur.com.
The UN arbitration panel granted Spurs the site URL as the persons
holding it had not developed the site and there was no mention of the
club on that site. The ruling on the grounds that the club were
entitled to the intellectual right to it and the World Intellectual
Property Organization had no opposition from the holders of the domain
name.
Guingamp
striker Didier Drogba, who had been linked with a move to Tottenham,
has signed for Marseilles.
Rumours
today claim that Chelsea have agreed terms with Charlton Athletic's
Scott Parker. Tottenham were linked with a move for the England
midfielder, although his club said today that they had not received an
offer for the player, who is on a long term contract at the Valley.
Friday 27.6.2003
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Helder
Postiga is set to be handed the number 10 squad number when he pulls
on his Spurs shirt for the first time. Vacated by Teddy
Sheringham, the Portuguese international has said he will be proud to
get that shirt and will do all he can to bring the good times back to
White Hart Lane. The young forward also revealed that his
veteran Porto team-mate Jorge Costa, formerly of Charlton Athletic,
gave him a very positive view of Spurs and their place in English
football.
The
media have taken Hoddle's comments from yesterday and interpreted them
as meaning that Darren Anderton will be on his way from Tottenham.
They have read into the comments that older, highly paid players will
be cleared out for younger replacements to be brought in. The
player's agent denies this and says Anderton still has a part to play
in Tottenham's first team.
Brighton
and Hove Albion manager Steve Coppell has said he would prefer a quick
end to the Bobby Zamora saga. He does not want the transfer deal
to take place near the start of the season and would prefer it was
over and done with soon, although he recognises that someone has to
come in with an offer for that to happen.
Chelsea
are said to be favourites to sign Scott Parker from Charlton Athletic
for around £4.5 million, leaving Spurs and Everton disappointed.
Atalanta
defender Cesare Natali is attracting interest from a number of Italian
clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City. The 24 year
old has also been linked with Spurs and the club's chairman said he is
keeping Daniel levy informed of the situation.
The
club website has sadly announced the death on June 16th of former Spurs centre half
Derek King, who played between 1951 and 1955. MEHSTG sends our
condolences to his family.
Thursday 26.6.2003
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At
this morning's press conference, Glenn Hoddle announced that he
thought that Helder Postiga will be a big hit in the Premiership.
He believes that if he can stay injury free, then he will have a great
future in front of him and the Spurs boss was pleased that players in
his position are willing to come to the club, especially when he has
such a background knowledge and passion for the club too. Hoddle
said that for a 20 year old who's club had just won the Portuguese
double and the UEFA Cup, he has shown that he is willing to face a new
challenge and the way Tottenham want to play means that he should fit
into the team comfortably.
Postiga
told the assembled hacks that he followed Spurs because he likes teams
in white and with the expectation on him in Porto, he feels he will be
able to cope with the pressure at Tottenham. He wants to play
his best football and do well at the club, who's passionate fans was
one of the reasons he was interested in joining Spurs. He said
that Hoddle and Klinsmann were his favourite Spurs players, but he
would not compare himself to them, he was just himself.
Hoddle
told Sky Sports that this would be the first of his summer signings
and that they would be conducted in the same manner - doing the
groundwork before announcing anything in the media. Hoddle let
slip that another forward was a priority and also hinted that other
areas will be strengthened, but that some players might have to leave to
balance the books. The sort of signing made in the case of
Postiga is inline with Hoddle's 'third year' philosophy of his five
year plan. He claims that the board are behind him in his
efforts to get the team how he wants it
There
was also hope for the younger players coming through, as Hoddle said
that his idea to bring in experienced players had paid off with the 18
year olds learning well from those older heads. He said they
have a big future at the club and this indicated that they be more
involved this season than last.
One
player being linked with Spurs, although not falling into the young
and with a sell-on fee category, is Tugay, according to the London
Evening Standard. Spurs are supposedly in touch with his agent,
who said that they will have to speak to Blackburn Rovers as he is
still under contract to them.
Frederic
Kanoute's arrival at White Hart Lane is not ruled out by his agent,
despite the signing of Postiga. He said that if the clubs can
come to an agreement about a fee, then the deal could still go through
... but he's been saying that for weeks now, with West Ham stating
they haven't spoken to Tottenham about this matter in weeks.
Heavily
linked with a move to Spurs, Real Mallorca's Cameroon forward Samuel
Eto'o has said he fancies linking up with Michael Owen at Liverpool.
A fee of £5 million was quoted in one report.
Udinese's
Danish midfielder Martin Jorgensen, who had been linked to a move to
Spurs in the past, has joined Lazio.
Marc
Vivien Foe, who played last season for Manchester City and previously
for West ham United, collapsed on the pitch during the Confederations
Cup semi-final in France tonight and died after the match. It is
believed he died of a heart attack. We send our condolences to
his family and friends.
Wednesday 25.6.2003
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Spurs
have completed the £6.2 million signing of 20 year old Porto striker
Helder Postiga. He has joined on a five year contract and his
fee might rise to as much as £8.5 million, depending on appearances
and the success of the club over the period of his contract.
Half the fee will be paid now, with the rest to be spread over the
next four years. Portugal national coach Felipe Scolari said
that Postiga is one of the most naturally talented players he had seen
and believes that his age is not a reason not to rule him out of
leading the attack in Euro 2004 for the hosts.
Thanks
to Steve Aukett, who translated a piece on a German site for us about
our new signing. This reveals that his favourite clubs are Real
Madrid and Arsenal !!
The
newcomer is said to be blessed with great pace and also have a hot
temper !! That might have contributed to him missing the UEFA
Cup final against Celtic through picking up two yellow cards in
previous rounds. He scored twice on his international debut
against Bolivia and also scored against England Under-21s recently.
Portugal coach Felipe Scolari rates Postiga highly enough to say he
could lead the forward line for the host country in the Euro 2004
tournament.
Bolton
Wanderers are interested in defender Ben Thatcher. Leicester
City showed that they were making the early running, but now the
Trotters might nip in to pinch him while the Foxes debate whether to
pay £1.5 million or take him on loan. However, on the Planet
Football site, manager Sam Allardyce said there was no way he would be
making a bid for Thatcher ... presumably because of the cost of the
deal.
Sky
TV have announced their first tranche of fixtures which have had to be
moved to accommodate the broadcaster's schedules. Tottenham's
games affected are
Manchester City (Away) from Saturday 27th September 2003 to Sunday
28th September 2003
Middlesbrough (Home) from Saturday 25th October 2003 to Sunday 26th
October 2003
Aston Villa (Home) from Saturday 22nd November 2003 to Sunday 23rd
November 2003
All games will kick off at 4.05 p.m.
Former
Spurs forward Neale Fenn has been released by Peterborough United.
Tuesday 24.6.2003
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Spurs
have announced on their website that they are very close to agreeing
terms with Porto for the promising young striker Helder Postiga.
A Tottenham fan, he appears ready to snub Parma and Real Betis to play
his football in the Premiership at White Hart Lane. News on the
progress of the deal for the 20 year old will be made in due
course. Sky claim that he is worth £8 million; the London
Evening Standard says £8.3 million. Whatever the deal, it is
likely that the payments will be spread over the length of his five
year contract.
This
could come at just the right time, as the Mirror reports that Spurs'
£1.5 million bid for Bobby Zamora is likely to be unsuccessful.
Brighton and Hove Albion will be demanding a fee of £2 million,
because of a sell on clause that requires them to pay Bristol Rovers
20% of any future transfer.
Racing
Santander have revealed that Spurs have made a bid to purchase Yossi
Benayoun. The Israeli striker had been linked with interest from
Tottenham previously, but the talented 23 year old who was a prodigy
at Ajax has not been discussed in monetary terms and is under contract
until 2007.
Frederic
Kanoute pops up again on Planet Football's site, as one who will be
joining Spurs shortly. However, it just regurgitates the old
news that he is willing to move if the price is right between the two
clubs. They do add that his agent and Daniel Levy spoke this
week.
Teddy
Sheringham's agent said that he is still open to offers for the
player, who looked likely to join Portsmouth when he returns from
holiday later this week.
Former
Spurs defender Joe Kinnear failed to regain his place in the Luton
Town manager's office, as he lost out narrowly to Mike Newell in a
vote among fans, shareholders, season ticket holders and .
Monday 23.6.2003
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For
some reason Tottenham have made an announcement on their website that
they have not made an offer for Deportivo La Coruna's Uruguayan
forward Walter Pandiani. They say he isn't one they are going
for and so won't be making a bid for him. Does this mean that
all the other names mentioned who they haven't mentioned are subject
of bids ??
The
denial was probably prompted by a story on Planet Football which
stated that the club had an offer of £8 million rejected by
Deportivo, because they did not like the payment scheme offered by
Spurs. They are now likely to sell him to Real Mallorca, where
he has been on loan for the last season. Perhaps there is reason
behind the Tottenham denial, as any sensible reports would not put the
club's offer at £8 million. Everyone knows we don't have that
much to spend, let alone blow it all on one player. It smacks of
Deportivo La Coruna trying to up the ante to reduce their debt.
Apparently,
Glenn Hoddle is 8-1 to be the first Premier League manager to get the
sack in the coming season.
Having
been released by Barcelona, Frank de Boer is looking to the
Premiership for his next move. Spurs and Blackburn Rovers both
made offers before he was given a free transfer, so both clubs might
be back to try and attract him to England.
Released
Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham has agreed terms with Portsmouth, but a
deal will not be completed until he returns from a foreign holiday.
Formerly
linked with interest from Tottenham, Crewe Alexandra's forward Rob
Hulse is the subject of a successful undisclosed bid by Cardiff City.
The player is currently on holiday and will finalise details on his
return.
Former
Spurs midfielder Oyvind Leonhardsen is being linked with a Bosman move
to Brann of Norway.
Sunday 22.6.2003
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The
Sunday Mirror claims that Glenn Hoddle will be sacked within three
months of the season starting unless the club are in a position to
challenge for honours (although I am not sure how you can tell in
October). The piece claims that he survived being sacked by one
vote at a hastily arranged board meeting a few weeks ago and if he is
dismissed (incurring a huge pay-off in settlement), Spurs will
allegedly turn to Martin O'Neill to take over.
Glenn
Hoddle is believed be be negotiating with Scott Parker and his agent
about a move from Charlton Athletic to Tottenham. Hoddle has
nipped in as rumours the midfielder is not committing himself to a
long term contract at the Valley. Although the England Under-21
player is a Spurs fan, he will attract a fair amount of interest from
other clubs in the Premiership. Manager Alan Curbishley rates
him as being worth £3 million.
The
News of the World also reckons Hoddle might turn to Diego Forlan for a
striking option, as Manchester United have said he can find another
club. Bought for £7.5 million eighteen months ago, the
Uruguayan will be allowed to leave for around £4 million.
Sevilla are interested, but may not be able to fund that size of
transfer fee.
The
paper also suggests Tottenham are in talks with Celtic's 19 year old
striker Craig Beattie. In Under-19 football last season he
scored over 30 goals and can leave for £200,000 on UEFA's
compensation valuation 'Bosman' ruling.
The
Sunday Mirror claim that Alex Ferguson wants Stephen Carr to bolster
the Manchester United defence - mainly because Roy Keane is a big fan
of the Tottenham wing back !!. He will definitely not be going
to Newcastle United as they would not part with Shola Ameobi as part
of the deal.
It
looks like everyone wants Samuel Eto'o !! The player Spurs
started being linked with last year is now being chased by Manchester
United, Valencia, Lyon, Marseille and Parma.
Bolton
Wanderers are in talks with former Barcelona and Spain midfielder
Josep Guardiola. It is rumoured that Spurs are also interested
in the free transfer of the 32 year old. Newcastle United,
Panathaniakos and a club in Qatar are also monitoring the situation.
The
Spurs website reports that the Tottenham Hotspur Masters side failed
to break out of their group to make the semi-finals, after drawing
with Charlton Athletic and losing to West Ham United and Arsenal.
David
Beckham has said that he turned down the offer of a buy-back clause by
Manchester United, as when he finishes his Real Madrid career, he
wants to return o the Premiership. With speculation that he
wants to be based in his Hertfordshire "Beckingham Palace",
this prompts debate that he will end up at a London club and
obviously, Tottenham will be top of his list to come to when he
decides the time is right.
Saturday 21.6.2003
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Tottenham
are reported to have been beaten to the signing of Wimbledon's young
star Nigel Reo-Coker. A £450,000 deal has been agreed by the
newly promoted side Portsmouth.
Although
he says he is keen to come to Tottenham, Frederic Kanoute was offered
as a part of a player exchange with Newcastle United, with Carl Cort
going the other way to Upton Park. The Magpies were not
interested in the deal though.
Friday 20.6.2003
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There
is a report in the Independent saying that Tottenham and West Ham
United are talking about a deal for Frederic Kanoute, but Spurs' offer
is still well below what the Irons expect.
The
London Evening Standard reports that Spurs have had a week long
fitness top-up, with three days at the Five Lakes country club near
Colchester, Essex and two days at Spurs Lodge to ensure that their
fitness levels are maintained during the summer break.
Zhurab Khizanishvili
of Dundee has said he would like to move to Glasgow Rangers. The
Georgian defender also has interest from Portugal in the shape of
Sporting Lisbon, but said England also appeals, although he says he
has not heard from Tottenham.
Chievo
defender Nicola Negrottaglie, once linked with Spurs, has moved to
Juventus.
Thursday 19.6.2003
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Spurs
start their 2003-2004 season away at Birmingham City on Saturday 16th
August. The first home game will be on Saturday 23rd August
against Leeds United. All fixtures are provisional and may be subject to rescheduling to
allow for live TV coverage and for opposition to recover from European
matches.
The
official website has announced that there was no U-turn on Steffen
Freund's retention at the club. They say they were asked by the
player to re-consider his position and did so, but came to the
conclusion that he was not required for the coming season.
Tottenham
have revealed that they were offered Pierre van Hooijdonk by
Feyenoord, but declined the former Celtic and Nottingham Forest
striker.
Alleged
Spurs target, Sporting Lisbon forward Jardel, appears to want to move
back to Brazil with Santos his preferred destination.
Former
Spurs defender Joe Kinnear might be making a swift return to
management in his previous job at Luton Town !! Having been
sacked by a consultant brought in by the new owners, he may now resume
his work at Kenilworth Road.
Wednesday 18.6.2003
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Reports
on Planet Football claim that Daniel Levy met the agent of Monaco's
Congolese international striker Shabani Nonda on Monday, but there are
financial problems with the proposed deal to bring him to White Hart
Lane. It is said that the player has refuse a move to Lyons and
will only move to the Premiership.
Having
been told he might have a place in Glenn Hoddle's plans for the coming
season, Steffen Freund was informed by Daniel Levy last week that he
is being released and can find a new club. The German feels that
there must be a personal problem between the manager and him, as
he feels there is no way back now that the decision has been turned
around.
Previous
rumours that had connected Spurs with Charlton Athletic's left back
Paul Konchesky may gain more weight with the player putting in a
transfer request, which his club have reluctantly agreed to.
Tottenham are bound to have competition from Liverpool, who have also
been linked with the England international in the past.
Real
Madrid are said to be ready to offload Steve McManaman and Manchester
City and Tottenham are reported to be first in the queue for the
former Liverpool midfielder.
Liverpool
are to step up their interest in Frederic Kanoute, now that he has
made it clear that he is willing to leave West Ham United.
Cardiff
City have said they want to sign ten players to help in their first
season back in Division One and one player they have their eyes on is
Gary Doherty, while two others are players linked with a move to
Tottenham - Oldham Athletic centre half Fitz Hall and Wimbledon
midfielder Lionel Morgan.
Tuesday 17.6.2003
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Striker
Frederic Kanoute has said that if his club, West Ham United and Spurs
can agree a fee he would be willing to move to White Hart Lane.
Spurs have offered £3 million, while West Ham are holing out for
double that.
Glenn
Hoddle is supposed to be reviving a former interest in Alaves' Dutch
striker Jordi Cruyff.
Monaco
striker Shabani Nonda's agent has said that he has not spoken to
Tottenham and it is therefore unlikely that he will come to England.
Apparently,
former Spurs midfielder Oyvind Leonhardsen has not responded within
the required one month to Aston Villa's contract offer and may now
move on from the Midlands club.
Swindon
Town manager Andy King is interested in taking Paul Gascoigne to the
County Ground from his Chinese Second Division side.
Monday 16.6.2003
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Spurs
today announced that they had not had an approach from Newcastle
United for Stephen Carr.
Rumoured
Spurs midfield target Ipswich Town's Matt Holland has joined Charlton
Athletic for £750,000.
Another
player that interested Spurs who they will miss out on is Shabani
Nonda of Monaco, who looks like joining Lyons for more than £10.5
million.
According
to quotes attributed to Northampton Town manager Martin Wilkinson, it
appears that Wimbledon midfielder Lionel Morgan has been sold to
Tottenham for a fee of around £150,000. There is no solid
confirmation of this transfer though.
Dundee's
Georgian defender Zhurab Khizanishvili has been the subject of
speculation concerning a transfer away from Dens Park. Glasgow
Rangers and Spurs are two clubs said to be involved in the interest
shown in the 21 year old, with Sporting Lisbon, Everton and Leicester
City also linked.
The
London Evening Standard reports that last week Gus Poyet shunned the
sunshine and studied for his UEFA 'A' coaching badge.
Sunday 15.6.2003
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Newcastle
United chairman Freddy Shepherd said that there was no deal for
Stephen Carr and it was all a total fantasy. He told reporters
that he should know as it was him who signed the cheques.
According
to the News the World, Glenn Hoddle is ready to outbid Chelsea
for £2 million rated Valencia striker, Kily Gonzalez.
The
Sunday People newspaper reckons Spurs will be watching Brazilian born
Japanese striker Alex in the Confederations Cup along with Charlton
Athletic, who are said to be favourites to sign the 25 year old.
David
Pleat is supposedly ready to come to the aid of Luton Town by
returning to manage them after an unsettled period under new
ownership, so say the News of the World.
Former
Spurs defender Richard Gough might be a leading candidate for the job
as manager at Hartlepool United.
Saturday 14.6.2003
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Newcastle
United are closing in on the signing of Stephen Carr for a sum of
£5million, the Daily Mirror reports. Having turned down the
offer of Carl Cort plus cash, Spurs are to take the money for the
Republic of Ireland full back, who has one more year to run on his
contract.
Tottenham
are reportedly ready to bid £3 million for Shabani Nonda, the Congo
and Monaco forward. The French side are about to be relegated
due to financial irregularities and are having to sell off some of
their higher wage earners, so Glenn Hoddle is ready to step in for the
free-scoring striker, who got 26 goals in 35 games last season.
Apparently,
Gus Poyet is considering an offer from a club in Qatar to join them in
the Gulf.
Friday 13.6.2003
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Daniel
Levy is reported in the London Evening Standard to be warning that it
will be a long hard summer of negotiation to get some players in at
White Hart Lane and even then, Tottenham will not pay inflated prices
for their targets. The club chairman said that he and Glenn
Hoddle had started to strengthen the squad, but it would be naive to
imagine that this would be an easy task, but he would do his best to
get the best deal for the club.
Alleged
Tottenham transfer target Matt Holland has turned down a move to
Portsmouth as he could not agree terms, but his club Ipswich Town have
agreed a fee with Charlton Athletic and it is now down to the player
to decide if he wants to move to the Valley. As far as anyone
knows, Spurs have not made a firm bid for the Republic of Ireland
midfielder.
Spurs
have pulled out of the chase for West Ham United striker Frederic
Kanoute. After refusing to increase their bid beyond £3.5
million, Spurs dropped out of talks with the Frenchman for whom West
Ham wanted £6 million. However, the player's agent said he
thinks the move will go ahead should the clubs agree a fee and Kanoute
was looking forward to moving across London to play for Tottenham.
The
Daily Mirror said that Glenn Hoddle hoped to conclude a £2 million
deal for Brighton and Hove Albion's forward Bobby Zamora.
Pierre
van Hooijdonk's move back to the Premiership from Feyenoord is
reportedly involving interest from Birmingham City, Portsmouth and Spurs.
£600,000 is the maximum that he should cost ... according to the
player himself !!
Spurs
youth and reserve players Rob Burch and Ben Bowditch were in the
England Under-21 side that lost 0-8 to Argentina in the Toulon
tournament.
Former
Spurs youth midfielder David Lee is in talks to take him from Brighton
and Hove Albion to Cambridge United, but nothing might happen until
the end of the month.
Thursday 12.6.2003
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Spurs
and SCBC are in competition for the Monaco striker Shabani Nonda.
The 26 year old striker would be available for a fee of £6 million.
Celtic
and Manchester City will vie with Tottenham for Crewe Alexandra's
transfer listed striker Rob Hulse. His current club said that
they have to sell him this summer, as they cannot afford to let him go
on a free transfer when his contract is up next season.
Leicester
City seem to have a thing about Tottenham defenders at the moment and
are now after Ben Thatcher. The 27 year old is out of favour at
White Hart Lane and could be allowed to leave by manager Glenn Hoddle,
who has been a target for criticism
Released
defender Alton Thelwell has been signed by Hull City's manager Peter
Taylor. Gillingham and Wycombe Wanderers were also interested in
the 22 year old.
Rob
Burch got a place in the starting line-up for England Under-21s v
Portugal in the Toulon tournament, but England lost 0-3.
Midfielder Ben Bowditch came on as a second half sub.
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne is reported to be having talks with
Stockport County manager Carlton Palmer after the Geordie had come out
of an American clinic where he had been having treatment for his
alcohol dependency.
Former
Spurs midfielder Allan Nielsen has returned home to Denmark after
being released by Watford and will join Herfolge on a free.
Former
Spurs forward Ilie Dumitrescu has been appointed as manager of Cyprus
side Apollon Limassol.
Wednesday 11.6.2003
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Planet
Football reports that Glenn Hoddle has apologised for saying that
Steffen Freund has no future at the club and the German hinted that he
might be staying at White Hart Lane, although he left the door open
for an exit by saying that there are other parties interested in his
services.
Stephen
Carr's transfer to Newcastle United might have hit problems in that
Spurs are asking for Shola Ameobi as part of the deal and Robby Bobson
is not keen on letting his England Under-21 international striker
leave.
Both
Cardiff City and Leicester City are keen on buying Gary
Doherty. The Republic of Ireland international would cost in the
region of £1.5 million and the Daily Express says the clubs are in
talks with him.
Alton
Thelwell is also a wanted man, with Hull City leading the way, but
other clubs are now expressing an interest following his release from
Tottenham.
Now
Reading are in the chase for Teddy Sheringham.
Spurs
target, AC Milan's Martin Laursen, is supposed to be having talks with
Bolton Wanderers.
Real
Mallorca's Uruguayan striker Walter Pandiani is reported to be an £8
million target for Spurs.
Both
Gary Doherty and Robbie Keane scored for the Republic of Ireland in
their Euro 2004 qualifier at home to Georgia tonight. Stephen
Carr also played for the Irish side.
Steffen
Iversen was a sub, coming on for the last nine minutes in Norway's 1-1 draw with Romania in their
Euro 2004 match.
Tuesday 10.6.2003
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Gary
Doherty has discussed his future position with Niall Quinn and has
decided that he will prefer to play at centre-half for Tottenham and
up front for the Republic of Ireland. The former Luton Town man
believes that he will get more chances in defence at Spurs.
Charlton
Athletic are the latest club to express an interest in Teddy
Sheringham.
Glenn
Hoddle is supposedly renewing his interest in Kaiserslautern's German
international striker Miroslav Klose.
Monday 9.6.2003
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Ipswich
Town manager Joe Royle has said that there has been plenty of time for
Spurs to come in for Matt Holland and they have not heard anything
from White Hart Lane, so as far as they were concerned the player
would be leaving to go to Portsmouth. The player said he will
not think about his future until he had completed the Republic of Ireland's
Euro 2004 games and he returned to talk things over with his wife.
Former
Spurs skipper and assistant manager Steve Perryman has been unveiled
as Director of Football at Exeter City. Stevie will work two
days a week and will not receive payment for his services.
Sunday 8.6.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle's position as Spurs manager is safe according to chairman
Daniel Levy. Stories are circulating that the club have
approached Blackburn Rovers boss Graeme Souness and Celtic manager
Martin O'Neill, but these have been denied by Levy, who said Hoddle
would be Spurs manager on the first day of the new season.
Spurs
plan to match Portsmouth's offer for Ipswich Town's midfielder Matt
Holland and hope to tempt him to come to White Hart Lane. Pompey
have agreed a £750,000 fee for the Irish international, but personal
talks are on hold while he is away playing Euro 2004 qualifiers.
However, Tottenham are said to be ready to talk to his club and then
hold negotiations with the player next week.
Spurs
and other clubs interested in signing Scott Parker from Charlton
Athletic will be disappointed by the news that he is happy at the
Valley and intends to stay.
The
News of the World claim that Spurs might take Dwight Yorke off
Blackburn Rovers' hands for a fee of £1 million.
Teddy
Sheringham is to be made an MBE in next Saturday's Queen's Birthday
honours list.
Having
been linked with a move to Spurs in the past, Chelsea's Jody Morris in
the past, the midfielder is regretting some of his previous
misdemeanours. The diminutive England Under-21 international
said "I'm sure a lot of people don't think too highly of me as a
person."
Saturday 7.6.2003
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The
club have formally announced two friendlies in South Africa, as
reported elsewhere previously. Details of the matches will be
released at a later date.
Tottenham
are being linked with an £8 million bid for Walter Padiani, the
Uruguayan striker at Real Mallorca, where he is on loan from Deportivo
La Coruna. Planet Football report that he has a £40 million
buy-out clause, but for some reason Spurs believe they can clinch a
deal at £8 million and the piece claims there might be some
discussion over the means of payment, with Deportivo wanting a lump
sum, while Spurs might prefer a payment by instalments deal for the 27
year old.
Stephen
Carr and Robbie Keane played the whole of the Republic of Ireland's
Euro 2004 qualifier against Albania at Lansdowne Road, while Gary
Doherty started on the bench, but got on in the second half. All
played a part in the 2-1 victory, with Keane opening the scoring in
the sixth minute, while Carr crossed to Doherty in injury time for the
sub to hit a low cross that was stuck into his own net by an Albanian
defender.
Premiership
chairmen voted yesterday to allow Premiership to loan players to each
other. The move is a change in policy and clubs will be able to
use two Premiership loaned players at any one time and four in a
season, as long as the moves take place in the transfer windows.
Milenko
Acimovic played in Slovenia's 0-0 draw with Israel in his country's
Euro 2004 qualifying match.
Former
Spurs midfielder Neil McNab is being linked with the role as assistant
manager to Steve Claridge at non-league Weymouth Town.
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been linked with a move to
Stockport County .
Friday 6.6.2003
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Stephen
Carr has issued a challenge to Spurs to qualify for the Champions
League or he might have to leave the club. In the London Evening
Standard, he said that Tottenham cannot consider getting in to the
Champions League when they can't even get a UEFA Cup place and if the
progress is not quick, he will consider leaving before his contract
expires in two years time. He did admit that the reason the club
had failed to gain a high enough placing for the UEFA Cup this year
was because their results and performances in the second half of the
season were not good enough.
Anderlecht's Serbia & Montenegro striker Nenad Jestrovic is a
target for Tottenham, Aston Villa and Newcastle United and has
been watched by all the clubs recently. The player scored the
goal for his country in their 1-2 defeat by England on Wednesday.
Portsmouth
have offered Teddy Sheringham a player-coach role in an attempt to
tempt him to join the Premiership new boys.
Ousmane Dabo
of Atalanta has said that he has heard the rumours of Tottenham's
interest, but can say no more than that before he spoke to his agent.
Cardiff
City might be interested in taking Gary Doherty to Ninian Park to
boost the squad for their first season back in Division One.
Goalkeeper
Rob Burch and midfielder Ben Bowditch have been included in the
England under-20 squad attending the Toulon tournament in France,
where they will play Portugal, Argentina, Turkey and Japan.
Thursday 5.6.2003
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The
Daily Telegraph claim that Arsenal are closing in on signing Stephen
Carr, who allegedly has a £4 million get out clause in his contract.
The
Daily Mirror claim that Glenn Hoddle yesterday had a £3.5 million bid
for West Ham United's Frederic Kanoute turned down.
Both
Spurs and Chelsea may be in competition for AC Milan's Danish
midfielder Thomas Helveg, who will be leaving the Champions League
winners.
Christian
Ziege has returned from a family holiday in Crete and was exercising
his injured thigh every day in an attempt to be fit for the start of
the Premiership season.
The
Daily Mail report that Tottenham have said they will not pay more than
£2 million for Brighton and Hove Albion's Bobby Zamora.
Thanks
to Enda McGuire in South Africa who reports that there are rumours
circulating there that Spurs might play Kaiser Chiefs in Cape Town a
few days after their fixture with Orlando Pirates.
Wednesday 4.6.2003
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Spurs
are said to be due to play Orlando Pirates in South Africa as a part
of a two team tour with Liverpool. The Tottenham match is said
to be set for Sunday July 27th.
After
Atalanta's relegation to Serie B, midfielder Ousmane Dabo wants a move
away and the Premiership is his preferred destination. He has
been called up for the French national squad and Tottenham are
believed to be following the situation closely. Blackburn Rovers
are also supposed to be interested in the player who is contracted
until 2005.
Glasgow
Rangers claim that signing Sporting Lisbon's Brazilian forward Mario
Jardel is a long shot, but the Daily Express states that Tottenham are set
to nip in to capture the prolific goalscorer.
Portsmouth
are said to have agreed a fee of £750,000 for Ipswich Town's
midfielder Matt Holland, who has been linked with a transfer to
Tottenham. The player said some other clubs have contacted his
agent and nothing will be sorted out until after he has played for the
Republic of Ireland and gets back from a family holiday.
One
transfer rumour that won't be coming true is the Seaman for Spurs
story, as he signed for Manchester City today.
Former
Spurs forward Neale Fenn of Peterborough United, who almost joined
Barnet last week, is allegedly having talks with Dagenham &
Redbridge about a move to Victoria Road.
Former
Spurs midfielder and scorer of the winning goal in the 1999
Worthington Cup Final, Allan Nielsen, has been released by Watford and
will return home to Denmark to find a team to play for in his homeland.
Former
Spurs goalkeeper Kevin Dearden has been released by Torquay United.
Former
Spurs youth player Narada Bernard has been released by Bournemouth.
ENIC
have put Vicenza up for sale. The investment company have a
majority shareholding in the Italian club and their are no interested
parties at the moment.
Tuesday 3.6.2003
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AC
Milan's Danish defender Martin Laursen has changed his tune since the
weekend, as he is now saying that his future is secure at the Italian
winners of the Champions League. Three days ago, he was saying
that he would love to come to Spurs.
Gillingham
could be keen on signing released Spurs defender Alton Thelwell, but
Peter Taylor at Hull City also has his eyes on the former England
Under-21 player.
Montpelier's
Bertrand Robert is set to disappoint Tottenham by singing his first
professional contract with the French club. Spurs had allegedly
watched the brother of the Newcastle United winger, as had Manchester
United.
Former
Spurs manager Christian Gross has signed on at FC Basel until 2006,
after turning down the offer of taking over at German side Schalke 04.
Monday 2.6.2003
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The
Spurs website reports that Kasey Keller's elbow surgery has gone well
and he hopes to be back paying for the USA national side next month.
Spurs
will release defender Alton Thelwell at the end of his contract on
June 30th, after he suffered a string of injuries that kept him out of
the first team picture.
Keeper
Gavin Kelly has also been released.
Tottenham
target PSV and Serbian and Montenegro striker Mateja Kezman is also
being chased by Barcelona, the London Evening Standard claim.
Tottenham are alleged to have moved their focus onto the 24 year old
goalscorer after West Ham United asked for £6 million for Frederic
Kanoute, the same price Kezman might move for. When the PSV man
scored 35 goals in 32 games, the value for money rating blows Kanoute
out of the water.
Having
been linked to Charlton Athletic left back Paul Konchesky, the player
has threatened not to sign a new contract if he continues to be played
out of position by manager Alan Curbishley.
Pierre
van Hooijdonk has said that he will stay at Feyenoord despite the loss
in the Dutch Cup final at the weekend. Spurs were rumoured to be
after the former Celtic and Nottingham Forest striker.
Leeds
United have announced that another alleged Spurs target - Mark Viduka
- is not for sale.
Tottenham
are being linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon's Brazilian striker
Mario Jardel, along with Hertha Berlin, Glasgow Rangers and
Middlesbrough. A value of £2 million has been placed on his
head.
Former
Spurs striker Les Ferdinand has been released by West Ham United.
Former
Spurs midfielder John Moncur has been released by West Ham United.
Former
Spurs striker Chris Armstrong has been released by Bolton Wanderers.
Former
Spurs youth player Charlie Mapes has joined Wycombe Wanderers from
Berkhampstead.
Stephen
Kelly played for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s against Germany
Under-21s in a 2-2 friendly draw.
Sunday 1.6.2003
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AC
Milan's Danish defender Martin Laursen has said it would be good for
him to transfer to Tottenham Hotspur as they are a big club with great
traditions.
Glenn Hoddle is
rumoured to be ready to offer around £4 million for Mateja Kezman of
PSV Eindhoven. The 24 year old Yugoslav international said he
would be happy to move if a club came in with a big bag of money for
him. That would be in addition to the reported £6 million fee
he would cost.
Newcastle United
were reported to still be willing to offer Carl Cort plus cash in
exchange for Stephen Carr ... while the Sunday Mirror claims Chelsea
are leading the chase for Carr with a £3.5 million offer in the
pipeline. The report claims that Carr is not interested in
staying at Tottenham after his contract expires next summer.
The News of the
World report that Teddy Sheringham might return to Millwall as coach,
following Steve Gritt's departure and combine it with a playing role
too ...
... but
Wolverhampton Wanderers denied that they had made an approach for the
former Spurs and Manchester United forward.
The
reserve/youth Spurs XI's pre-season fixtures have been released by the
club on their website and are as follows
Tuesday July 29 (kick off
7.30pm)
Leyton Orient
Saturday August 2 (kick off
3pm)
Aldershot Town
Wednesday August 6 (kick off 7.45pm)
Crawley Town
Tickets for the
pre-season friendly at Stevenage Borough on Wednesday 16th July go on sale on Monday 2nd June
2003. Prices are £15 (£12 concession) for seats and for
standing terrace tickets £10 (£8 conc.).
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