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Thursday
31.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
A slightly disappointing day with no players
leaving or joining.
However, quite worryingly, Spurs are said to
be ready to bring in rubbish Derby County goalkeeper Stephen
Bywater as cover for the first choice two goalies.
Spurs are reported on the BBC Football website to have opened talks
with Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko of Spartak Moscow .
Nothing substantial has been agreed as yet, although his
international team-mate Andrei Arshavin has allegedly agreed
terms, although Tottenham are said to be a long way away from Zenit
St. Petersburg's price tag for the midfielder. In a really
unusual turn of affairs, the agent of Real Zaragoza striker Diego
Milito has said in a statement that Tottenham are not interested
in his client. Tottenham were scared off by the £14 million
asking price for the 29 year old forward, he said. Meanwhile,
elsewhere in Spain, Deportivo La Coruna's Argentine central defender
Fabricio Collochini is interesting Newcastle United and Spurs
... possibly as a replacement for Younes Kaboul, who looks
set to join Portsmouth for around £5 million. Blackburn Rovers
seem to think that players are going cheap these days and want to
spend £4 million of the £15 million down payment for David
Bentley on Aaron Lennon, who obviously is nowhere near as
good as the man Spurs have just signed.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Joey
Barton has been charged by the FA with violent conduct for his
assault on Ousemane Dabo in May 2007, for which he was found guilty
in court recently. The FA could not deal
with the matter until it had gone through the legal system and now
will consider the charge, which does not have a maximum sentence...
Middlesbrough have been fined £20,000 and have a £30,000 fine
suspended for 12 months after having the worst disciplinary record
in the Premier League last season ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Former Spurs midfielder Rohan Ricketts
has told new Tottenham signing David Bentley that he will not
be popular at Arsenal. And the
problem is ?????????
Wednesday
30.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs beat Leyton Orient 5-1 at Brisbane Road tonight in a pre-season
friendly with goals from Luka Modric, Aaron Lennon and three
more from Darren Bent. For a
match
report, click
here.
David Bentley has joined Spurs after
he had a medical today and there is a press conference set for 10:00
tomorrow morning to formally introduce the England winger as a
Tottenham player. Unfortunately, Arsenal will receive some of
the fee due to Blackburn Rovers, because of a sell-on clause in the
deal that took him to Ewood Park.
Midfielder
Steed Malbranque has left Tottenham
to join the exodus to Sunderland on a four year deal.
Defender Younes Kaboul has turned
down the opportunity to join his team-mates at the Stadium of Light,
despite an offer for the player being accepted and the Frenchman is
supposedly keen on a move to Portsmouth.
On TalkSport radio tonight, Graham Roberts
claimed that a source at the club reckons they have made an offer
for Sporting Lisbon's defensive midfielder Miguel Veloso.
Tottenham have added a year to the contracts of defender Michael
Dawson and midfielder Jermaine Jenas potentially taking
them through to 2013 with the club.
The Daily Mirror has Andrei Arshavin
for £19 million from Zenit St. Petersburg and David Bentley
both joining Spurs in the near future.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Tuesday
29.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs and Blackburn Rovers were in talks about the transfer of
winger David Bentley.
Defender Anthony Gardner has joined
Hull City on loan until January, with a view to a permanent transfer
after that.
In true Hollywood cop movie style,
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has given Younes Kaboul and
Steed Malbranque just 24 hours to decide whether they want to
join the North East club. The Daily Mirror claim that Spurs
have had a £10 million bid for Roman Pavlyuchencko rejected
by Spartak Moscow, but are keen to pursue their interest in him,
while they are almost certain to sign Real Zaragoza striker Diego
Milito for around £8 million. They also claim that
Tottenham will sign Diego Capel from Sevilla and Roque
Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers. The Daily Mail have
Everton making a £10.75 million bid for four goal striker Darren
Bent, but after the hit-man showed great scoring form last
night, he must be worth at least £16.5 million. The Sun run a
story that Juande Ramos is looking for a suitable back-up keeper for
Heurelho Gomes and is considering Elfsborg keeper Johan Wiland
and Bosnian goalie Sead Ramovic, who plays for Norwegian
side Tromso. TeamTalk report that Palermo's Uruguayan 21 year
old striker Edison Cavani will stay in Italy with his club
despite interest from Spurs and West Ham United.
The Spurs XI visited Aldershot tonight and
the game ended in a 3-1 win for the Tottenham team, with goals from
Alan Hutton, Tomas Pekhart and Andy Barcham.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Ryan Giggs says he is still afraid of Alex
Ferguson's "hairdryer". I am more afraid that a man of his age
is still using one.
Monday
28.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs beat Norwich City 5-1 in a pre-season friendly at Carrow Road
tonight, with an own goal and four from
Darren Bent gave Tottenham victory. For a match report
click here.
Robbie Keane has left Tottenham to join Liverpool in a £19
million deal, which could rise to £20.3 million if certain
conditions are met. Additionally, Spurs have dropped their
complaint to the Premier League about Liverpool's illegal approach
for Keane, with the Scouse club making an apology and a donation to
the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
Spurs are supposedly lining up Russian striker Andrei Arshavin
from Zenit St. Petersburg for £17 million to replace Keane.
Younes Kaboul is believed to have snubbed Portsmouth's attempt
to sign him and Tottenham are reported to be pulling out of the
chase for Valencia's David Villa believing that he will end
up at Real Madrid.
A Spurs XI drew 1-1 in a behind closed doors
friendly at the New Den against Millwall today. The Tottenham goal
came from an Alex Olsen penalty.
OTHER
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Sunday
27.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
A number or papers today claim that Manchester United are stopping
their bidding for Dimitar Berbatov at £20 million, as they
feel a package, including wages, that could rise to £38 million is
too much, although the Sunday Times reckon that a £25 million deal
could be agreed, but the relationship between Alex Ferguson and
Daniel Levy is blocking it. The Sunday Express plump for a
£24 million deal taking place this week for the Bulgarian forward,
but also add that AC Milan, Barcelona and (more unlikely) Newcastle
United and Manchester City are also keen to purchase the player.
The News of the World report that Liverpool are making Robbie
Keane their sole transfer target, as they think he will look
better in red than Gareth Barry and if the deal goes through, the
Sunday Telegraph believe that Tottenham will use the money to buy
David Villa from Valencia, although Real Madrid and Manchester
United are both interested in the forward too. The Sunday
People think it will be Russians Andrei Arshavin and Roman
Pavlyuchenko who come in for Keane and Berbatov as the new
strike partnership at the Lane. A story on TeamTalk claims
that Spurs have approached the agent of Elfsborg keeper Johan
Wiland. The 27 year old goalie says he is in no rush to
leave, but is flattered by the interest in him.
In an interview in the News of the World, Dimitar Berbatov
allegedly says he does not go out to nightclubs and prefers to feed
squirrels from his balcony.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Newcastle United are reported in the Mail on
Sunday to have made a "shock £4 million" offer for Arsenal's
Phillipe Senderos. No kidding !! Who would think he was
worth even half that price.
Saturday
26.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Defender Pascal Chimbonda has left
the club to move to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee tonight.
A number of sources today report that the agent of Valencia striker
David Villa has said that he is open to a move to Spurs as he
likes the style of football played by manager Juande Ramos.
The Sun claim that Portsmouth have taken pole position in the race
to sign defender Younes Kaboul. The Daily Mail claim
that Gus Poyet is on the short-list to be the Manchester
United number two and might give it serious consideration, only a
week or so after he denied any interest.
Former Spurs reserve striker Steve
Robinson has been released by Luton Town.
OTHER
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Friday
25.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson completed a
£3.5 million move to Blackburn Rovers tonight.
The Independent claim that Spurs have accepted a bid of about £3
million for goalkeeper Paul Robinson from Blackburn Rovers or
£3.5 million if you read the Daily Mirror, while the Daily Mail
claims that midfielder Andrei Arshavin is interested in a
move to Tottenham from Zenit St. Petersburg or at least his agent
says, but then other sources reckon the player wants £100,000 a week
in wages.
OTHER
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Thursday
24.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Hercules of Alicante
tonight in Spain in a pre-season friendly. The Tottenham goal
came from Darren Bent. Click
here for a
match report and reaction.
Defender Anthony Gardner is due to have a medical to go on
loan at Hull City until January. It appears that this is with
a view to a permanent move, although the asking price was too high
for the newly promoted club initially, but has come down now to what
is believed to be £2.5 million.
The Sun claim that Tottenham are set to sell off striker Dimitar
Berbatov for just £25 million to AC
Milan or Barcelona, rather than let him join Manchester United for
£30 million. The same source reckons that Paul Robinson
could be the player to spark a mini-transfer wave, with Brad Friedel
having agreed to join Aston Villa and Robinson could be his
replacement, with his move also paving the way to allow David
Bentley to move to White Hart Lane. The Times claim that
Robinson will make his move by the weekend. Back at the Sun,
they say that West Ham United have offered young striker Freddie
Sears a new deal to deter him leaving amid interest from Spurs
and Arsenal. Mark Hughes has said that Spurs, Everton and
Liverpool will be disappointed, as midfielder Michael Johnson
will be staying at Eastlands.
OTHER
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Wednesday
23.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Teemu Tainio has left Tottenham to join Sunderland
on a three year contract.
Pascal Chimbonda is reported to be heading to Sunderland for
a medical ahead of his move to the Stadium of Light. Spurs
were apparently after Portuguese defender Fernando Meira, but
the 30 year old has joined Galatasaray. The Daily Star claim
that Aston Villa will sign Younes Kaboul,
It is reported on TeamTalk that reserve midfielder Jake Livermore
has sustained a fractured fibula in a friendly against Wrexham for
Crewe Alexandra, the club he is on loan at.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Alex Ferguson said he does not think that
Phil Scolari's Chelsea side will give his team a run for their money
for the Premier League title. Or was it the Norwegian Man U
supporters club who said that ??
Tuesday
22.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Blackburn Rovers want more than £18 million for David Bentley
say the Times, while The Guardian claim that Sunderland manager Roy
Keane is still interested in buying Darren Bent from Spurs.
For some reason, Harry Redknapp thinks Younes Kaboul will
join Aston Villa rather than Portsmouth, although the word in the
media is that he looks set to join Sunderland !! The player
himself said he will announce his decision on a move to the
North-East in the next 24 hours. The Independent claims that
when Everton sell Andy Johnson, they will send for Darren
Bent and pay £10 million for him.
The deal to bring John Bostock to White Hart Lane can end up
costing Tottenham up to £2 million, with add on fees for reaching
10, 20, 30 and 40 first team appearances, with additional payments
for playing for the senior England team and a 15% take of any
subsequent transfer.
A Spurs XI lost 1-6 at Crawley own tonight.
The solitary Tottenham goal came from Andy Barcham.
OTHER
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Monday
21.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have allegedly submitted a year's worth of evidence about
Alex Ferguson's pursuit of Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov and
evidence on Rafael Benitez's comments in public about how he wanted
to sign Robbie Keane. The Premier League confirmed the
receipt of the complaints from Tottenham.
The BBC website says that the move to
Sunderland by Pascal Chimbonda, Younes Kaboul, Steed Malbranque
and Teemu Tainio looks set to go through with the North-East
club paying £23 million for the quartet. Zenit St. Petersburg
have been contacted by Tottenham about the signing of Andrei
Arshavin according to the Russian media. The midfielder
impressed for Russia in Euro 2008, with Tottenham believed to have
made a £15.9 million offer. This may not meet the asking price
the Russian club have set though. Barcelona's Cameroon striker
Samuel Eto'o claims that he has been the subject of offers
from Chelsea, Internazionale and Spurs. The Sun reckon that
Tottenham will sign Sevilla winger Diego Capel, Real Zaragoza
striker Diego Milito, David Bentley from Blackburn
Rovers and Spartak Moscow forward Roman Pavlyuchenko in a £57
million spending spree that includes the money raised from the sales
of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov. .
OTHER
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Sunday
20.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Darren Bent has turned down a £10 million move to Sunderland
hoping that Everton will pursue their interest in his striking
services it says in the Sunday People. Also in the paper, they
claim that the four players Spurs have allowed Sunderland to talk to
have been up to see Roy Keane and look around their facilities.
Pascal Chimbonda and Teemu Tainio went up first and it
is reported that Younes Kaboul and Steed Malbranque
followed after when they found out the numbers on offer for the move.
The paper corners the market on Tottenham stories today, as they
also tell that Chelsea and Spurs may be in for Valencia's 30 year
old midfielder David Albelda, who will cost as little as £1.5
million and that Blackburn Rovers are close to agreeing a price to
buy Paul Robinson. The Observer claims that Liverpool
will bid £18 million for Robbie Keane in the next 48 hours,
while some other sources claim it will be between £20 million and
£22 million any time up to Thursday.
The Sunday People report that Juande Ramos has fined Dimitar
Berbatov a week's wages for being moody while away in the
Spanish training camp.
David Button and Danny Rose
were both in the England U19 side that crashed out of the European
Championships today with results elsewhere condemning them to a
journey home despite a 3-0 win over Greece today.
OTHER
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Saturday
19.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat C.D. Denia 4-2 in a friendly
at the club's Spanish training ground, with goals coming from
Adel Taarabt, Jermaine Jenas, an own goal and Darren Bent.
The Press Association report that Pascal Chimbonda has
travelled to Sunderland for talks with the club about a move from
Tottenham, with this coming after the Daily Mail claimed he was set
to turn his back on the Stadium of Light club for a move to Everton
or Newcastle United. It is reported that Blackburn Rovers are
believed to have rejected a straight £12 million cash offer from
Tottenham for winger David Bentley.
Alex Ferguson thinks Spurs will be
embarrassed over the complaint to the FA Premier League about his
public pronouncements on buying Dimitar Berbatov. He
claims that he doesn't know where the club got their information
form, but he didn't make those comments to a newspaper last week.
When asked about the Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, he described
him as "different."
OTHER
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Friday
18.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Late tonight a statement appeared on the
Spurs website from chairman Daniel Levy criticising the
managers of Manchester United and Liverpool for their public
comments about wanting to sign Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane
respectively against the wishes of THFC. Neither club had
reportedly been given any indication that Tottenham would sell nor
were they given permission to speak to the players involved.
However, Levy has said that both players now wish to leave for the
clubs who have expressed their desire to take them and THFC have
made official complaints to the Premier League about the behaviour
of those clubs. Levy went on to say the players have now
become negative influences within the dressing room and it perhaps
can be drawn from that they will be allowed to leave, but hopefully
in circumstances which suit Tottenham rather than their suitors.
Dimitar Berbatov will be a Manchester United player by the
end of the month if you believe The Sun, but the Guardian claim
Barcelona have turned to the Bulgarian hit-man after failing to take
Adebayour from Arsenal and will make a £24 million bid for Dimi.
Sunderland want to become Tottenham, as they have put in bids for
Teemu Tainio, Steed Malbranque, Younes Kaboul and Pascal
Chimbonda, Football 365 report, for anywhere between £23 million
(Daily Mirror) and £12 million (The Daily Telegraph). It was
all a bit of a farce according to the Mirror, as the four players
were flown from the Spanish training camp to London and only on
touchdown were they told why. Apparently, they were all to
meet the Sunderland representatives to discuss terms, but none of
them want to join the club, with Kaboul's agent saying he wouldn't
join the Black Cats even if there was an earthquake. Where
this leaves them, Tottenham and Sunderland, who knows.
The Spurs website has informed us that
Luka Modric, Didier Zokora and Gilberto have joined the
squad in Spain after playing in the European Championship and the
World Cup qualifiers respectively.
OTHER
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Thursday
17.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Manchester United may have to battle with Barcelona for the signing
of Dimitar Berbatov according to today's press, while
Liverpool have made Robbie Keane their number one target,
with an £18 million offer being prepared apparently. Juande
Ramos has denied an interest in Espanyol striker Luis Garcia.
The Sun tell us that Everton and Newcastle United are slugging it
out to buy Pascal Chimbonda for £4 million.
David Button and Danny Rose played in England Under-19s second group
game against Italy in a 0-0 draw in the European Championships.
OTHER
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Wednesday
16.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs will face Hercules of Alicante in a
pre-season friendly in Spain on July 24th.
Rumours that Juventus dropping out of the bid for Xabi Alonso, may
leave Liverpool short of funds to buy wither Aston Villa's Gareth
Barry and Spurs striker Robbie Keane, surmise the Daily
Mirror, although the Sun think that the Reds will find £20 million
for Keane anyway. Diego Capel, the Sevilla winger, said
that if his club agree a fee with Spurs, he would consider a move to
develop his career, according to the Press Association.
Hossam Ghaly said he is "anticipating" offers for his services
from Europe, but if not he will accept a move back to Egypt with his
old club Al-Ahly.
Spurs have apparently refused to negotiate with Manchester United or
any other club about the sale of Dimitar Berbatov, contrary
to reports yesterday about a deal being agreed with the Old Trafford
club.
Aaron Lennon has said he is intent on
staying at Tottenham, with Juande Ramos saying he wants the winger
to be part of his plans at the club.
A Spurs XI won 2-1 against St. Albans City tonight at Clarence Park.
The Tottenham goals came from David Hutton and Alex Olsen.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Alexander Hleb's buy-out clause in his
contract for the move to Barcelona has been set at £71 million.
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2... Chelsea bench-warmer Wayne Bridge has signed
a new four year deal believed to be worth £16.6 million.
Tuesday
15.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Gus Poyet has told the Spurs website that he is happy at
White Hart Lane and wants to work with the manager and the current
squad of players, so will not be joining Manchester United as Alex
Ferguson's assistant.
The Sun claim that the transfer of
Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United is dependant on the Old
Trafford club stumping up £30 million, although they only want to
pay £24 million and might tough it out to get a drop in the asking
price. The Guardian claim that Roque Santa Cruz has
said he wants to leave for a bigger club, allowing Spurs and Arsenal
to monitor the forward's situation. The Daily Mail reckons
that Damien Comolli has been in contact with Zenit St.
Petersburg about Andrei Arshavin, but he would prefer a move
to a South London Premier league club. Spurs are believed to
have been in talks with Blackburn Rovers yesterday about a transfer
for David Bentley. The winger is priced at £17 million,
but Spurs would prefer a lower price tag or to use players as part
exchange. Paul Robinson's involvement in the deal is at
risk, with Rovers' manager Paul Ince saying he is not interested in
the keeper, although right back Pascal Chimbonda has been
mentioned as an alternative. The Independent reckon Blackburn
would prefer a cash deal to allow them to buy replacements.
The Daily Express claim that Spurs are willing to sell Robbie
Keane too and will be concentrating on brining in new strikers.
Following this theme, the Daily Telegraph reckon Juande Ramos might
turn to Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito, while other sources
think Roman Pavlyuchenko is another in the frame, as Comolli watched
him in action for Spartak Moscow at the weekend.
Former Spurs forward Bobby Zamora has
left West Ham United for Fulham and was part of a deal worth £6.3
million that included John Pantsil too.
OTHER
NEWS ... Luton Town lost their appeal against a ten point deduction
for illegal payments to players and agents, leaving them to start
the season 30 points behind everyone else in League Two ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... even though Manchester City are offering £25.5
million to Barcelona and £200,000 a week to Ronaldinho, it looks
like he is still reluctant to sign on for the side from Eastlands.
Monday
14.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Spanish side Tavernes 8-0 tonight in a pre-season
friendly at their training camp.
Giovani Dos Santos scored 2, with other goals coming from Tomas
Pekhart 2, Jamie O'Hara 2, Aaron Lennon and Steed Malbranque.
The London Evening Standard claims that Spurs have agreed the £28
million sale of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United.
The fee involves some money up front and the rest on conditions, but
will free up money to complete the signing of David Bentley
from Blackburn Rovers, with Paul Robinson going the other way
as part of the deal, the Daily Mirror says. The Independent
links Spurs striker Darren Bent with a move to Everton, with
the Mirror reckoning on Younes Kaboul being keen on a move to
Portsmouth (as his agent told Sky Sports website that the two clubs
are talking about a deal) and looking forward to linking up with
Tony Adams. The Times run the "Ricardo Rocha to Hull"
story ... for £3.3 million (!!) and the Daily Mail put Roque
Santa Cruz up as the man to replace Berbatov.
David Button and Danny Rose were both in the England
side that lost 0-2 to the hosts the Czech Republic
in the European U19 Championship.
OTHER
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CRIMEWATCH
... Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin has been fined £2,000 and
made to pay £982.95 costs for refusing to cancel his holiday to
appear in court over the charge of assault by Joey Barton on Ousmane
Dabo ...
...
Sunday
13.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It's all Spurs in the papers this morning, as the Sunday Express
reckon that Spurs have turned down a £20 million bid for Dimitar
Berbatov from Manchester United, but will sell for £25 million
(or £35 million in the Daily Star), although over at the News of the
World they claim that the club have struck a £24 million deal for
the sale, but it is on delay until Tottenham can secure a
replacement for the Bulgarian. Who that replacement is
concentrates the attention of many of the papers. The NoTW put
us in the frame for Blackburn Rovers' Roque Santa Cruz, while
the Mail on Sunday reckons it will be either Luis Garcia of
Espnayol and Roman Pavlyuchenko of Spartak Moscow and also
ponders on THFC making an £18 million swoop for Zenit St. Petersburg
midfielder Andrei Arshavin before Barcelona sign up the
Russian. The Sunday People continues Alex Ferguson's love of
all things Tottenham with a story that he wants Gus Poyet to
join him as his number two to replace the departing Carlos Queiroz.
The Sunday People write that Spurs could bid for West Ham United
central defender Matthew Upson as there are still doubts
about injury-hit duo Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate. Why
then go for someone who is injury-hit themselves, unless we want to
go for a like-for-like replacement ?? The People seem to have
cornered the market on weird Tottenham stories this week, as they
sensibly claim that Blackburn Rovers might make a £5 million bid for
goalkeeper Paul Robinson (or £2 million in the NoTW), but
then claim that Juande Ramos has brought in Fulham's haphazard
keeper Tony Warner as cover for Heurelho Gomes !!
Haven't we got enough goalkeepers on the books and one of them must
be better than Warner ?? Another story the paper runs is that
Hull City have pulled out of talks about a loan for Ricardo Rocha
on the grounds that they didn't realise he was that short.
Television must put inches on you !! Warming to their subject,
they go on to tell us that Stoke City have been shocked by the £4
million price tag Spurs have put on defender Anthony Gardner.
Not half as shocked as we are !! The Potters are willing to
shell out £1.5 million. And still the People keep them coming,
with Fulham being set to make a £4 million bid for midfielder
Jamie O'Hara in the next 48 hours and they claim the youngster
will consider the move to have first team football (a story also
carried in the News of the World, who say that a loan deal was
refused). The News of the World reckon Everton are shirking at
paying £12 million for Darren Bent, but Sunderland are keen
on the Spurs striker, while the Stadium of light club are also
willing to pay £4 million for Steed Malbranque, with the
midfielder also interesting Manchester City and Aston Villa.
The Sunday Express claim that Aaron Lennon has "played down"
talk of him leaving White Hart Lane.
OTHER
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Saturday
12.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times claims that Tottenham have succeeded in obtaining a work
permit for PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, with a
special dispensation as he has not played 75% of Brazil's
internationals over the last two years. The deal will cost
Spurs £7.8 million. Central defender Ricardo Rocha is
interesting Hull City and he may move either on a season long loan
or a permanent move, depending which source you read.
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson has turned down a season long loan
move to West Bromwich Albion and is hoping to complete a transfer to
Aston Villa or Middlesbrough, although Villa have agreed a deal for
a US keeper. Almost as an afterthought, an article in the
Daily Mirror about slave Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned that Manchester
United have made a £20 million bid for striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Other sources reckon a deal could be done and dusted within a week.
Apparently, the Times claims that Liverpool are selling almost half
their team to secure funds to bid for striker Robbie Keane.
The Daily Star claim that Tottenham are set to pay Asante Kotoko £2
million for Ghanaian international striker Eric Bekoe.
The 21 year old is also being chased by Hertha Berlin. The Sun
inform us that midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng is close to a
£3 million move to VfB Stuttgart. Nelson Cabrera, a 25
year old Paraguayan international central defender, is unlikely to
join Spurs, as he cannot be guaranteed first team football.
OTHER
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Friday
11.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs will feature seven times in the first batch of Sky Sports TV and Setanta Sports covered live matches up to the end of November.
The games affecting Tottenham are ...
Sunday 31st August 2008
Chelsea (Away) kick off 13:30 [Sky]
Monday 15tt September 2008
Aston Villa (Home) kick off 20:00 [Setanta]
Sunday 28th September 2008
Portsmouth (Away) kick off 13:30 [Sky]
Sunday 19th October 2008
Stoke City (Away) kick off 16:00 [Sky]
Wednesday 28th October 2008
Arsenal (Away) kick off 20:00 [Sky]
Saturday 1st November 2008
Liverpool (Home) kick off 17:30 [Setanta]
Sunday 23rd November 2008
Blackburn Rovers (Home) kick off 13:30 [Sky]
Some of the club's pre-season friendlies are
also being televised live ...
Monday 28th July 2008
Norwich City (Away) kick off 19:45 [Setanta]
Friday
1st August 2008
Celtic (at Feyenoord) kick off 18:30 [Sky]
Sunday 3rd
August 2008
Borussia Dortmund (at Feyenoord) kick off 17:45 [Sky]
Because of our
UEFA Cup ties, the Premier League games at
White Hart Lane have been moved and Spurs will now play Wigan
Athletic on Sunday 21st September and Hull City on Sunday 5th
October.
Contrary to yesterday's story about Spurs being on the brink of
signing Espanyol's Luis Garcia and today's Sun story about a
£10 million deal, the Spanish club's chairman said they have not
received a bid from Spurs for the striker. Winger Charles
N'Zogbia is to hold talks with manager Kevin Keegan about his
future at Newcastle United, but is keen to move back to his native
London with Spurs or Arsenal.
The Daily Star report that Stoke City have
had a £1 million offer for defender Anthony Gardner knocked
back by Tottenham. .
Reserve midfielder Jake Livermore will continue his football
education with a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra until January 2009.
Former Spurs reserve striker Peter Crouch has joined
Portsmouth from Liverpool for a fee of £11 million.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Peter Crouch said today of leaving Liverpool
for Portsmouth ...
"I have left a great club but
this club is going where it can be."
Thursday
10.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The BBC website claims Spurs are close to signing Espanyol striker
Luis Garcia and Blackburn Rovers winger David Bentley.
The 27 year old Spaniard would cost around £8 million, while Bentley
would go for around £15 million. Meanwhile, Rafael Benitez has
said that Liverpool are interested in signing Robbie Keane
and claims that the two clubs are talking and he said he will what
comes out of it. The Daily Express claim that Espanyol keeper
Carlos Kameni turned down a £4.5 million move to White Hart
Lane because Tottenham wanted a clause in the contract preventing
him representing Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations. The
Sun runs a story claiming that Tottenham want to sell a whole team
of players and five substitutes (including
Young Pyo Lee,
Robbie Keane,
Younes Kaboul,
Anthony Gardner,
Paul Robinson,
Kevin Prince
Boateng,
Steed Malbranque,
Michael Dawson, Hossam
Ghaly, Paul Stalteri, Adel Taarabt, Teemu Tainio, Darren Bent,
Ricardo Rocha
and
Pascal Chimbonda), but this was denied in a BBC website
article later in the day.
OTHER
NEWS ... The Football League have added a twenty point deduction
(for financial insolvency) to ten points that Luton Town have
already had removed (for misdemeanours involving agents payments)
from their starting total for their first season back in League Two
...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Gareth Southgate says he is the man to take
Middlesbrough into the Champions League.
Wednesday
09.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham are being linked to a move for Juan Arango, a winger
with Real Mallorca, as he wants a move to England this summer or so
say ClubCall. The Sun claim that it is between Spurs and
Arsenal as they try and sign the £15 million rated Real Madrid
midfielder Ruben de la Red. Spurs have reportedly
refused VfB Stuttgart's offer to take Kevin Prince Boateng on
loan.
A tribunal has set the fee for 16 year old
midfielder John Bostock at £700,000, which could rise to £1.2
million depending on certain conditions being met. Crystal
Palace chairman Simon Jordan said (from behind his sunglasses) that
he thought the decision was "scandalous" and that he was wondering
what he was doing in football (something that has passed through our
mind from time to time).
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
08.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror say that Blackburn Rovers are willing to sell
David Bentley for £17 million and the Guardian helpfully
indicate that Tottenham are throwing players such as Paul
Robinson, Anthony Gardner and Darren Bent into the
equation to secure the winger. The Times report that Steed
Malbranque will be allowed to leave White Hart Lane, with Aston
Villa keen to snap him up and also claim that Tottenham are
monitoring the move by Manchester City for Blackburn Rovers' keeper
Brad Friedel. Unfortunately, Valencia have denied any
interest in paying £8 million for Pascal Chimbonda.
Damn !!
It is being reported on TeamTalk that as
part of the deal that took Tommy Forecast to SCBC, the
Championship club also accepted an immediate payment for the
remainder of the fee for Gareth Bale, which was less than the
originally agreed sum.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Sun report that Felipe Scolari was shocked to see a game of darts
being played in the Chelsea dressing room. It was the amount
of weight that Frank Lampard and John Terry had put on over the
summer that stunned the Brazilian boss.
Monday
07.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Reports on the BBC website, through the Press Association, claim that
Spurs transfer target Sevilla's Diego Capel will not be
moving this summer and that Rafael van der Vaart has turned
down a move to Tottenham, saying Tottenham is not the club he wants
to swap Hamburg for. The Daily Mail claim that Aston Villa,
Arsenal and Spurs (although the Guardian got mixed up with their
claret and blue and reckon it is West Ham United not Villa) are
battling to sign Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red and
the Daily Mirror reckons that Valencia will pay Tottenham £8 million
for Pascal Chimbonda ... it would be nice if it was part of a
deal to bring David Villa to White Hart Lane. A number of
papers and websites reckon Portsmouth will make a move for defender
Younes Kaboul soon, with the French press claiming the deal
will cost the FA Cup winners £6 million. It is claimed that
Juventus, Hamburg and two other Premier League clubs are also
interested, but Kaboul has set his mind to moving to Fratton Park.
Football 365 claim that Juande Ramos will take the first team
squad to Spain for a pre-season training camp with Luka Modric
joining up a little later, after being involved in Euro 2008.
Spurs reserve goalkeeper Tommy Forecast
has joined SCBC on a five year deal for an undisclosed fee.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Perhaps
Valencia think they can recoup the large expenditure on Pascal
Chimbonda by merchandising his trademark woolly gloves and tights.
Sunday
06.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have moved to dispel rumours that
Aaron Lennon will be sold. He has often been mentioned
as a makeweight in any move Spurs might make for David Bentley.
Spurs are set to make a £15 million bid for Blackburn Rovers winger
David Bentley, the Mail on Sunday say, while the Sunday People
seem to have change their target by going for Andrew Johnson of
Everton after failing to get Darren Bent to leave Spurs.
The same paper claim that Everton have joined the chase for £10
million rated Spurs winger Aaron Lennon. The News of
the World think Martin Jol might return to White Hart Lane to pay £4
million for Pascal Chimbonda.
The News of the World
reproduce a well-circulated rumour on the
Internet about Tottenham sharing the MK Dons stadium when the
development of White Hart Lane takes place.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Mail on Sunday report that
A wealthy construction company run by the family
of terrorist Osama bin Laden has emerged as a front-runner to buy
Newcastle United. (from the BBC Football website)
MEHSTG's spin story ... Former
Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce believes that Joey Barton
could become suicidal if the player, who is currently returning to
training after a jail sentence, is sacked by the Geordie club, he
tells the News of the World. If I was Barton, I wouldn't beat
myself up about it. Or perhaps I would.
MEHSTG's spin story
2 ... The Sunday Express reports that Manchester United will
employ electric vans to ferry injured players off the pitch next
season. This could lead to further serious injuries occurring,
as the pitch at Old Trafford falls away sharply beyond the touchline
!!
Saturday
05.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Guardian report that newly promoted West Bromwich Albion have
approached Spurs about signing goalkeeper Paul Robinson on
loan for the season.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
04.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Real Madrid have very kindly decided Dimitar Berbatov's future
at Spurs by telling Manchester United that they will not contest the
Red Devils' attempt to sign the Bulgarian striker if they let
Cristiano Ronaldo go to the Bernabeu and join the Spanish champions.
In what might be an attempt to secure a replacement for Berbatov,
Spurs have bid £10 million for Roman Pavlyuchenko turned down
by Spartak Moscow, the Daily Mirror reports.
19 year old reserve defender/midfielder Joe Martin
left to join Blackpool for an undisclosed fee today.
Danny Rose and David Button have been selected for the England
Under-19 squad for the European Championships in the Czech Republic
later this month.
Spurs transfer target Richard Dunne is set to sign a new four
year deal with Manchester City, along with goalkeeper Joe Hart,
who Tottenham were also said to be interested in.
OTHER
NEWS ... Mansfield Town manager Paul Holland was sacked today and
immediately replaced with Billy McEwan ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Newcastle
United have said that a reported £420 million bid to take over the
club from America is "absolute nonsense." A spokesmanwomanman
went on to add that the club are worth nothing like that much !!
Thursday
03.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mail reckon that Dimitar Berbatov might stay with
Spurs one more season as long as they drop the £30 million asking
price next summer. The Independent reckon Spurs and Sunderland
are a long way apart in their valuations of Darren Bent,
putting a move to the Stadium of Light in jeopardy. Lots of
sources report that Giovanni Trapattoni has told the Press that he
thinks Robbie Keane would be a better player if he moved to
Liverpool. The Guardian claim that Spurs are confident they
can complete the transfer of David Bentley from Blackburn
Rovers for £12 million.
Most of the Spurs players returned for
pre-season training today.
OTHER
NEWS ... Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed as the new manager
of MK Dons ...
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Wednesday
02.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times claim that Kevin Price Boateng has been told he can
leave Tottenham, with Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart interested
in the German midfielder, with German newspapers claiming he is more
likely to join Stuttgart on a year's loan. Sunderland aim to
sign Darren Bent for £10 million and make him the best paid player
in the club's history according to a number of reports.
Younes Kaboul says he wants to join Portsmouth and Aston Villa
will try to wrap up the signing of Paul Robinson before the
weekend.
Reserve striker Simon Dawkins will be
on loan until January 2009 at Leyton Orient.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Blackburn
Rovers have been fined £10,000 (£7,500 of which is suspended until
31st May 2009) for failing to control their players on a game at St.
James Park against Newcastle United, when Morten Gamst Pedersen and
Habib Beye fought over a ball that had gone out for a throw-in
...
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Tuesday
01.07.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It looks as though Spurs will be taking the field next season with no
recognised strikers. With Manchester United looking to step up
their interest in Dimitar Berbatov, although they only want
to pay £23 million rather than the £30 million Tottenham want, there
is news that the other two senior strikers might be leaving too.
The Daily Mirror, which carried the Berbatov story also reckon that
Sunderland want to prise Darren Bent away from White Hart
Lane for £12 million, with Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers waiting
to see what happens. Over at the Sun, they run a story, which
we heard about last night (see
incoming), in
which Robbie Keane has handed a transfer request in to the
club as he wants to play for his boyhood heroes Liverpool.
Benitez wants him and is willing to offer Peter Crouch plus
£5 million to secure the Irishman's services. Tottenham have
been linked with a £9.5 million move for Espanyol forward Luis
Garcia, in an attempt to have at least one man in attack next
season. Also in Spain, Spurs are being linked with Sunderland
and Manchester City in an interest in Spanish international striker
Dani Guiza. Roma and Barcelona are also keen on the
Real Mallorca forward.
Tottenham reserve midfielder/defender Joe
Martin has been allowed to talk to Blackpool about a permanent
move after the two clubs agreed a fee. Joe had spent a period
on loan at Bloomfield Road late last season.
Ex-Spurs goalkeeper Rob Burch has
left Sheffield Wednesday after his 12 month contract expired and has
signed a two year deal with Lincoln City.
OTHER
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CRIMEWATCH ... Joey
Barton has been sentenced to four months suspended for two years and
200 hours community service for being found guilty for assaulting
Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo in training. Barton
also had to pay £3,000 compensation to Dabo and all of the
Frenchman's costs for the case ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Untypically for a Scot, David Moyes is
trying to get a Round in at Goodison Park ;o) Newcastle United
coach Steve Round is at the centre of a (light and) bitter battle to
secure his services for Everton.
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