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Monday
30.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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in the squad, click here)
Mirko Rainieri, a 16 year old goalkeeper from Perugia, has
signed for Spurs and will join the Academy. The 6' 2" goalie
has represented his country at Under-16 level.
Tom Huddlestone has signed a new
contract at Tottenham that will go through to the summer of 2013.
Giovani Dos Santos has revealed that
he turned down Chelsea and Manchester United to join Juande Ramos,
whose ideas persuaded him to come to White Hart Lane. The
young talent claims he will do great things at Tottenham.
The Times claims that Sevilla have turned
down a £12.5 million offer for winger Diego Capel, while the
Guardian reckon that Liverpool will pursue their interest in
Robbie Keane with Peter Crouch being off-loaded in our
direction as part of the deal. Other sources claim that
Yossi Benayoun will also be part of the deal for the Spurs
vice-captain to go to Anfield.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Sunday
29.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The News of the World claims that Rafa Benitez wants to do a deal
involving Peter Crouch plus cash coming to a grand total of
£20 million for striker Robbie Keane. The first bid has
been refused by Tottenham. not content with possibly signing
our goalkeeper, one of our defenders and wanting Jermain Defoe
before he went to Portsmouth, Aston Villa are said to be interested
in a £4 million move for midfielder Steed Malbranque
according to the Sunday People, although better news is that they
are about to waste £10 million on alleged Spurs transfer target,
West Ham United defender Anton Ferdinand. The People
also reckon that Middlesbrough are favourites to snap up goalkeeper
Paul Robinson and that Spurs will win the race ahead of Liverpool to
sign David Bentley, although the Sunday Mirror say he will
only be sold to a top four side. That must be good news for
Spurs then, being considered a top four side !! It might be
more likely because he wants a return to London though.
OTHER
NEWS ... Spain beat Germany 1-0 in Vienna tonight to win the 2008
European Championship ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Euro 2008 final
was also notable as the last match that commentating legend John
Motson broadcast. His fact-filled run-down of the action will
be much missed.
Saturday
28.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times says that Tottenham may need to seek special dispensation to
complete the signing of goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, because he
has not played 75% of the matched Brazil has played over the last
two years. They go on to say that Spurs are confident of
getting the necessary agreement on appeal.
The Daily Mirror claims that Spurs will
clear the decks this summer with nine players, including Paul
Robinson and Kevin Prince Boateng, leaving White Hart
Lane. Liverpool have beaten Tottenham and Barcelona to the
signing of Danish 17 year old midfielder Nikola Saric from
Herfogle.
Former Spurs youth central defender Clayton Fortune has
signed for Darlington on a free transfer after being released by
Leyton Orient.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Arsene
Wenger has been watching too much Doctor Who, as when asked if he
was concerned about Emanuel Adebayour's rumoured move to AC Milan,
he said he's "not bovvered."
Friday
27.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Express claim that Tottenham are in with Manchester City,
Portsmouth and Newcastle for £9 million Liverpool forward Peter
Crouch, while they must contend with Portsmouth and Ajax
Amsterdam for Liverpool £5 million midfielder Yossi Benayoun.
The free London Lite newspaper predicts that Tottenham will offer
Aaron Lennon plus £7 million for Blackburn Rovers winger
David Bentley and that Paul Robinson will be on his way
to Aston Villa very soon. The paper, which seems to have the
gen on the inside at Spurs, reckons PSV will be back for Young-Pyo
Lee and will pay a knock-down £800,000 for the Korean full back.
The Times has reported that Spurs managed to
pay PSV Eindhoven just £7 million for goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, as
he wanted to leave the club, rather than the £10 million originally
bandied about.
Former Spurs reserve midfielder Ciaran
Toner has had his contract with Grimsby Town cancelled by mutual
consent.
Former Spurs midfielder Mark Gower
has left Southend United for Swansea City on a free transfer after
his contract at Roots Hall expired.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
26.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham announced that they have agreed the transfer of Brazilian
international goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes from PSV Eindhoven to
White Hart Lane. the move is subject
to agreeing personal terms and for the 27
year old to gain a work permit.
The Daily Mail report that Spurs are seeking a double swoop on
Liverpool to sign former Tottenham youth team striker Peter
Crouch and Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun for a total
of £15 million, while the Daily Mirror has Aaron Lennon plus
a bag of cash heading for Ewood Park to secure the services of
winger David Bentley. The Guardian reveal that the
amount in the bag is £7 million. The Sun claim the Spurs
defender Anthony Gardner will return to the Potteries with a
£2 million move to Stoke City. Aston Villa look likely to
offer £5 million for goalkeeper Paul Robinson, although the
Daily Express say that the Villains want o pay less than that for
the England keeper. The Guardian tells us that the deal with
PSV Eindhoven for goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes will come to £10
million, although other sources reckon it is more like £6 million,
but the transfer could include Young-Pyo Lee moving in the
opposite direction as a make-weight. The Times say the deal
has been complicated by some political in-fighting at the Philips
stadion. Harry Redknapp is backing off buying Younes Kaboul,
because of Tottenham's asking price for the young French defender.
OTHER
NEWS ... Jan Poortvliet was cleared to be the new SCBC manager
today ...
...
Wednesday
25.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spanish paper Marca claims Spurs are readying a £20 million bid for
Valencia's David Villa, while more parochially, the
Birmingham Mail claims that Villa (Aston, that is) are considering
bidding £5 million for goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
24.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Newcastle United are keen to sign Michael Dawson from Spurs for
£4 million and Aaron Lennon for £6 million, as they try to
replicate Tottenham's success, the Daily Mirror report. This
money will go towards buying Diego Capel from Sevilla for £8
million, the Independent tells us. Spurs are said to be ready
to pay £10 million for Heurelho Gomes as Gilberto tries to
persuade him to come to N17 the Guardian reports ... 24 hours behind
other sources, but the Times disagree and claim that the goalkeeping
situation would be rectified by offering £9.6 million to Brescia for
Emiliano Viviano, who has made the Italian side's first team
aged just 18.
He
is also the Italian Under-21 goalkeeper. The Guardian
additionally claim that Tottenham have interests in David
Bentley, Lassana Diarra and Diego Milito.
Hossam Ghaly injured knee ligaments
in a game for Egypt against Malawi in the World Cup qualifiers at
the weekend and will be out for three months. This may affect
his chances of finding a club to buy him from Tottenham.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Rather than Kevin Keegan being handed
money to spend on new players, he has been handed Richard Money as
new Academy Director.
Monday
23.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror has a story that Everton are interested in taking
Darren Bent to Goodison Pak but only want to pay £8 million,
while Harry Redknapp is willing to part with £2 million for
Younes Kaboul. That will be a loss on the two players of
£14.4 million in just a year. Almost equally as unbelievable,
that is almost £4.4 million Tottenham are willing to pay for PSV
Eindhoven goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes. Spurs on the other
hand might (according to the Daily Telegraph) or might not
(According to the Daily Mail) get Valencia and Spain star David
Villa.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Ex-Spurs
manager Jacques Santini has thrown his hat into the ring for the job
at Heart of Midlothian. Hope he
knows that there is not a beach too near the ground !!
Sunday
22.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The News of the World reckon that Newcastle United will make a £6
million bid for Aaron Lennon and also that the club have a
£10 million bid in for Blackburn Rovers forward Roque Santa Cruz,
while the The Observer puts us in line for a £10 million bid for
Real Zaragoza striker Diego
Milito and say that Aston Villa and Middlesbrough are interested
in taking goalkeeper Paul Robinson off our hands. The
Sunday Mirror reckon Spurs have made a £20 million bid to Valencia
for Spanish striker David Villa, as Juande Ramos tempts him
to the Premier League.
Didier Zokora scored once as the Ivory Coast beat Botswana in a
World Cup qualifier today.
OTHER
NEWS ... Blackburn Rovers appoint Paul Ince as their new manager,
having got special dispensation as he does not have the requisite
coaching qualifications ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Saturday
21.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Star rumour that Spurs will be making a double transfer bid
in Spain, with bids for £10 million Real Zaragoza striker Diego
Milito and Real Madrid's Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Daily
Mirror put Tottenham at the head of a bunch of clubs chasing Bayern
Munich's international forward Lukas Podolski, while the
Daily Express reckon that Spurs and Chelsea are more likely
destinations than Aston Villa for Blackburn Rovers' winger David
Bentley.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Shock
at Euro 2008 ... a Dutch fan was seen not wearing orange.
Friday
20.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun reports that Spurs have been said to have had a £4 million
offer for Fiorentina's attacking midfielder Mario Santana accepted
and he would be travelling to London to have a medical to seal a
four year deal at the Lane. The Serie A club later denied this
was the case.
Luka Modric played all of Croatia's
Euro 2008 quarter final against Turkey and missed the first penalty
in the shoot-out after the game finished 1-1. Turkey won 3-1
on penalties.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leicester City have announced former SCBC manager Nigel
Pearson as their new manager ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Thursday
19.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Not many Spurs rumours today, apart from more links with Dimitar
Berbatov and Barcelona. The Times blah, blah on about
Tottenham not being able to afford Bayern Munich striker Lukas
Podolski and David Albelda of Valencia reveals he has not
been contacted by any club as he seeks a way out of the debt-ridden
La Liga club.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Wednesday
18.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Rumours in today's press is linking a Dubai consortium with a £250
million buy-out at Spurs.
The Daily Record in Scotland reports that
Glasgow Celtic's move for Darren Bent is only on loan for
next season, although Aston Villa also seem keen on signing him.
The Daily Star give us good news that Richard Dunne is set to
stay at Manchester City and Heurelho Gomes will not leave PSV
Eindhoven.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
17.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Glasgow Celtic are said to be keen on signing Spurs striker Darren
Bent, while Lukas Podolski has revealed that Juventus and
Spurs are both showing an interest in him, with the German forward
being willing to join either club. The Daily Mirror reports
that Tottenham are lining up moves out of the club for Pascal
Chimbonda to Aston Villa and for Younes Kaboul to
Portsmouth.
Reserve team defender Leigh Mills has signed a season long loan
deal at Brentford for 2008-09.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Real Madrid will not be punished by FIFA
for allegedly interfering with Cristiano Ronaldo, who is under
contract to Manchester United.
Monday
16.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham will visit the Riverside Stadium on August 16th to start
their Premier League campaign at Middlesbrough, followed by a home
match with Sunderland the next week and then a visit to Stamford
Bridge on Saturday 30th August.
With fixtures in mind, Tottenham have announced that they will host AS
Roma in a pre-season friendly at White Hart Lane on Sunday 10th
August, the last game before the season
starts.
On the transfer front, the Daily Mirror
reports that Barcelona are planning a £25 million bid for Dimitar
Berbatov and the Bulgarian is keen to move to Spain.
However, the Daily Mail claim that a deal involving goalkeeper
Ben Foster plus cash might tempt Tottenham into parting with the
striker allowing him to join Manchester United.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
15.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Claims in some Sunday newspapers and on the internet indicate that
Spurs have signed 16 year old Belgian Paul Jose Mpoku ahead
of Manchester United. The Standard Liege striker trained with
Tottenham back in December and has supposedly arrives on a four year
deal. The club have not yet confirmed this signing.
The News of the World reckons that Tottenham
will replace Paul Robinson with Manchester City goalkeeper
Joe Hart and also Gregory Coupet, who will be leaving
Olympique Lyonnais. Newly promoted Stoke City and Hull City
are battling for the signing of Spurs defender Anthony Gardner,
who is available for a nominal fee. The Sunday Mirror tell us
that Tottenham want Dimitar Berbatov to decide his future by
mid-July, so that they can prepare to buy a replacement if he
intends to leave and if not they will hold him to the remaining two
years of his contract. However, the News of the World claim
that Spurs are ready to live without the Bulgarian striker as he
will be joining Manchester United, if, and only if, Cristiano
Ronaldo leaves Old Trafford. The Daily Star Sunday think that
Tottenham will be unlucky in their pursuit of striker Alvaro
Negredo of Almeria.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
14.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun run a story claiming that Manchester United are ready to bid
£25 million for Dimitar Berbatov, although the Daily Star
believes that Gareth Southgate has lost interest in taking Paul
Robinson to Middlesbrough.
Didier Zokora was in the Ivory Coast side that drew 1-1 with
Botswana in a World Cup qualifier in Abidjan today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
13.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror claims that Spurs are chasing PSV Eindhoven
goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes as their preferred replacement for
Paul Robinson. The Sun says Sunderland are looking at putting
in a bid for striker Darren Bent.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
12.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs and Manchester City are chasing Lazio midfielder Valon
Behrami, who wants to quit the Serie A side according to
Gazzetta Della Sport, with the Sun claiming that goalkeeper Joe
Hart is refusing to sign a new deal at Manchester City and could
be on his way to White Hart Lane.
Luka Modric played all of the 2-1 win for Croatia over Germany
in Euro 2008 tonight.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Wednesday
11.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times worries all Spurs fans by telling us that Anton Ferdinand is
about to make a £6 million move to White Hart Lane from West Ham
United. Aston Villa, Fulham and Glasgow Rangers are all
interested in Pascal Chimbonda at £2 million, so says the Daily Mail.
Without coming from the player himself (as so little does these
days), Djibril Cisse of Marseille is being linked with a move
to Tottenham or Portsmouth by his agent. Sky Sports' website
reveals that Tottenham have made an offer to Lille for Cameroon
midfielder Jean Makoun, but it is said that the player is
holding out for a club to some in for him who is playing Champions
League football next season.
OTHER
NEWS ... Phil Scolari has been named as the new manager of
Chelsea ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Daily Mirror informs us that Mr.
Joseph "Joey" Barton has politely turned down Newcastle United's
kind offer of a £30,000 a week pay cut from his prison cell.
Who said crime doesn't ...
Tuesday
10.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
19 year old Mexican midfielder
Giovani Dos Santos completed his move to Tottenham today for
an intial £4.7 million that could become £8.6 million.
The Daily Telegraph claims that Portsmouth Chief Executive Peter
Storrie has said that midfielder Lassana Diarra will not
leave Fratton Park, despite rumours that Spurs would be interested
in the £10 million man. It looks like some player lack real
challenges in their professional life. PSV's Peruvian striker
Jefferson Farfan said he rejected moves to the Premier League
(with Spurs) and to Serie A (with Fiorentina) because he wanted to
play for a team in a more competitive league than the Dutch
Eredivise. So, where did he go after blanking the two clubs
above ?? That's right ,,, Spain's La Liga. Oh, no sorry.
That hyper competitive league the Bundesliga, where he will strut
his stuff with Schalke 04. Hmm. Perhaps he should have
at least joined the bst team in that league if he was going to go
there. Another player not wanting to commit to Spurs is
Samuel Eto'o, who said today that with Tottenham being a
mid-table team, it is not enough for him to move to N17, while over
at N7, some Mexican who has been playing Second Division Spanish
football and who nobody has ever heard of reckons that Giovani
Dos Santos is too good for Spurs. Seems like we just can't
win ... but hopefully that will change in the new season !!
Adel Taraabt's agent seems to think that a move to West Bromwich
Albion might be on the cards, as the French midfielder seeks a
chance to get first team football. Pascal Chimbonda's
agent has said that Tottenham have allowed him to punt his client
around for a new club, with the asking price about £2 million.
It is something he has been accused of previously anyway, but this
time he has the blessing of the club, who have adequate replacements
in that position. The Sun report that Tottenham are willing to
take a £5 million hit on the French defender Younes Kaboul,
by accepting just £3 million for him after his £8 million move last
summer.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... From BBC website's transfer gossip ...
"Arsenal have won the £5m race for Cardiff star
Aaron Ramsey ahead of Manchester United and Everton, with boss
Arsene Wenger proving influential for the 17-year-old. (The Sun)"
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... The Times
reports that Blackburn Rovers have a shortlist of 40 names who have
applied for the vacant manager's job. I would hate to have
seen the long list !!
Monday
09.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
No Tottenham news in the papers today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Sunday
08.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday People reckons that Spurs will offer Kevin Prince Boateng
plus £3 million to Sevilla to capture winger Diego Capel.
In Scotland, the Sunday Mail reckons Spurs will not meet Glasgow
Rangers' asking price of £10 million for goalkeeper Allan
McGregor. Good news there then. The News of the
World claim that Hamburg and former Spurs manager Martin Jol
will return to White Hart Lane to enquire about the possibility of
midfielder Teemu Tainio and defender Paul Stalteri
joining him in Germany. The newspaper also reckons that if
Spurs are not successful in buying attacking midfielder Sergio
Garcia from Real Zaragoza, they might go back to try and buy
striker Diego Milito, especially if Dimitar Berbatov
leaves the club. Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is to make a
bid for out of favour Spurs defender Anthony Gardner, but
according to the News of the World, Newcastle United are also
willing to take on the centre-half.
New signing Luka Modric scored from
the penalty spot after four minutes to earn Croatia a 1-0 win in
their opening Euro 2008 match against hosts Austria this evening.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Plymouth
Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick has been charged with causing death
by dangerous driving, driving over the legal limit of
alcohol in the blood and also driving without insurance, following
an accident in Staffordshire yesterday, where two young boys were
killed ...
...
Saturday
07.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have had 22 year old Brescia
goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano watched
in the first leg of the Italian Serie B play-off semi-final, with a
view to signing him up, so relates the Times.
Pascal Chimbonda has been released from his bail conditions
by City of London Police, who were holding him on suspicion of
involvement in a fraud investigation surrounding the game.
Robbie Keane today married his
girlfriend of six years, Claudine Palmer, in Ballybrack, Dublin with
many Current and ex-Spurs players among the invited guests.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... FIFA
have made Adrian Mutu pay Chelsea £9.6 million after his contract
was annulled because of his positive drugs test. UEFA
president Michel Platini complained about the fact that Manchester
United and Chelsea both seem more interested in making money than
winning trophies. Two statements which don't quite add up ...
unless you are Chelsea's accountants.
Friday
06.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have completed the signing of Barcelona's 19 year old
midfielder Giovani Dos Santos for an initial fee of £4.7
million which could rise to £8.6 million over the course of his five
year contract. There will be a 20% payment of any transfer fee
should the Mexican player leave within two years and after that
Spurs will have to pay Barca 10% of the fee. Dos Santos has to
agree personal terms and pass a medical.
AC Milan have said that Dimitar Berbatov
is one of five strikers from across Europe that they are looking at.
The Liverpool Echo inform us that Everton believe that they will be
able to prise Tom Huddlestone away from Tottenham for £6
million, while the Daily Mirror also concentrate on the Tottenham
midfield, with Juande Ramos supposedly set on buying Portsmouth's
Lassana Diarra for £10 million.
Former Spurs defender Chris Perry who
was on loan at SCBC at the end of last season has made his move
permanent on a free transfer.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... for someone who is refusing to discuss
his future, Cristiano Ronaldo can't keep his mouth shut about it.
Thursday
05.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Giovani Dos Santos has said this afternoon that next season he
will be playing for Tottenham. He could be joined by Real
Zaragoza's 25 year old attacking midfielder Sergio Garcia,
according to Sky Sports website, but he would cost around £14.2
million.
OTHER
NEWS ... CSKA Sofia have been denied a place in the Champions
League because of their debts ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Wednesday
04.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham and Arsenal are set to vie for the signing of David Villa
of Valencia, with the price of £17 million quoted in the Daily
Telegraph, while over at the Sun, they let us know that Aston Villa,
Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers are after £4 million rated
Spurs defender Michael Dawson and that West Bromwich Albion
hope to take midfielder Adel Taarabt on loan for next season.
The Daily Mail claim that Spurs are set to
offer Dimitar Berbatov a new contract worth £70,000 a week,
seeing as how they have had no offers for the Bulgarian striker.
OTHER
NEWS ... Mark Hughes was named as the new Manchester City manager
today ...
FC Porto have been ejected from the
Champions League because of a bribery scandal back in 2003-2004 ...
CRIMEWATCH ... Luton
Town have been hit with a 10-point ban and a fine of £50,000 for
irregularities in transfer dealings, although this was under the
club's previous regime. They may receive an extra fifteen
points deduction concerning their going into administration, as they
face a season in League 2 after the club's relegation at the end of
last season.
MEHSTG's
nospin story ... From the BBC Transfer Gossip section ...
Honduran striker Carlo Costly is a £2m target for
Wigan. (Daily Mirror)
Tuesday
03.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Anthony Gardner is a wanted man. Not, it appears, by
Tottenham, but hot on the heels of Queens Park Rangers expressing an
interest in buying him, now Stoke City are keen on the defender, who
comes from the Potteries. And Glasgow Rangers want him as
well. Spurs and Arsenal should be ready to fight it out over
Wolverhampton Wanders' Welsh international goalkeeper Wayne
Hennessey, while the Daily Express have Spurs about to waste £9
million on Glasgow Rangers keeper Allan McGregor. The
Daily Mail claim that Tottenham are in the running to buy Deportivo
La Coruna's Argentinian defender Fabricio Collochini.
Sir Alex Ferguson blames Tottenham for the
current state of Paul Gascoigne, as he said if he had signed
for Manchester United instead, Ferguson could have saved him from
the demons he is now facing.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Monday
02.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Wolverhampton Wanderers are hoping to take Spurs full back Chris
Gunter on loan for next season. Any alleged interest from
Tottenham in Lazio's Macedonian striker Goran Pandev is set
to end in failure, as he looks ready to stay at the Serie A club.
Reportedly more successful is the move for Giovani Dos Santos,
the 19 year old Mexican midfielder with Barcelona, who is supposed
to be signing later this week in a £6.2 million deal rising to £8.6
million if certain criteria are met. Almeria's Alvaro
Negredo has been linked with two offers from Premier League
clubs, one of whom is thought to be Spurs, although West Ham United
and Newcastle United have also been put forward as the mystery
clubs. Things are further complicated as Real Madrid, his
former club have a buy back clause in the deal and intend to take
him back to the Bernabeu, just so that they can sell him on for a
profit at £9.4 million. That seems a standard fee for players
from Real with Ruben De La Red, the midfielder, being the
latest player who Spurs might be interested in, so says the Sky
Sports website. Borja Oubina of Celta Vigo said he is
happy to move to White Hart Lane, but will not go on a trial.
The 26 year old Spanish international midfielder was on loan at
Birmingham City last season, but picked up a cruciate injury in his
second game and returned to Celta, but would like Spurs to make a
firm offer for him.
Former Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne was detained on
Sunday night under the Mental Health Act, the second time he has
been sectioned in the last few months, after acting strangely in
Hemel Hempstead. He left the care of
the hospital this morning. Read our reader's views
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sven Goran Eriksson finally heard the news that everyone
was expecting today and will start job-searching after being sacked
as manager of Manchester City ...
...
Sunday
01.06.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Mirror reckons that Juande Ramos will be clearing
the decks at White Hart Lane for a number of new signings and on
their way out are Paul Robinson (who, it says is on his way
to Middlesbrough), Gilberto, Adel Taarabt, Darren Bent, Younes
Kaboul, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Jamie O'Hara.
While a number of these players have been mentioned as possible
departures before, Taarabt and O'Hara are new additions and as they
appear to be highly rated at the club, it could be unlikely that
they leave just yet. The paper more realistically claims that
defender Anthony Gardner could be snapped up by Queens Park
Rangers. The News of the World worry Tottenham fans by saying
that Anton Ferdinand is set to make a £6 million move to
Spurs from West Ham United. The Sunday Times says that cost of
the deal to bring Crystal Palace teenager John Bostock to
Tottenham will be decided by tribunal. The Observer reckons
that Samuel Eto'o wants a salary of £7.8 million a year to
move from Barcelona, which the paper quotes as three times that of
any other player at the club. The Sunday People inform us that
should Dimitar Berbatov leave the club, Spurs will make a
move for Real Zaragoza's striker Diego Milito and that
Tottenham are hoping to nip in ahead of Liverpool to sign up winger
David Bentley, by offering £7 million plus Aaron Lennon and Hossam
Ghaly to Blackburn Rovers. The paper also puts Spurs in
competition with Newcastle United for Sampdoria's Argentine
international defender Hugo Campagnaro, who would cost £4
million.
Chris Gunter played all of the friendly international for Wales
in their 0-2 defeat in Rotterdam this afternoon.
Jonathan Woodgate played the 90 minutes of the England friendly international
in , where they beat Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 tonight.
Tom Huddlestone was a non-playing substitute.
David Button kept another clean sheet, as England Under-19s
drew 0-0 with Belarus in Minsk to go through to the UEFA European
U19 championships in July.
Younes Kaboul was in the France Under-21 side that drew 1-1
with Sweden in the last of a series of friendlies in the
Scandinavian country.
The News of the World reports that the Spurs back room staff is being
broken apart, with the shock news that one of the most highly
regarded scouts in the game Eddie Presland is leaving the
club in his role as Chief Scout.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Alex
Ferguson revealed that the owners of Manchester United would be
happy for Cristiano Ronaldo to rot in the stands rather than sell
him to Real Madrid. It must be a bit worrying for the
Portuguese international that he will be spending the next few weeks
in Austria.
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