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Sunday
31.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Stamford
Bridge this afternoon. For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click here.
The last Sunday before the transfer window closes and a whole pile
of links about player who may or may not be coming to Spurs are in
the papers. So, here goes ...
The People reckon that Dimitar Berbatov will complete his move
to Manchester United by the close of the window
for a fee of £25 million.
He will be replaced, the People tells us, by Real Zaragoza's striking
pair Diego Milito and Sergio Garcia, as well as Wigan
Athletic's Emile Heskey.
Former Spurs striker Mido added fuel
to the Heskey fire by saying that Wigan manager Steve Bruce wants to
buy him to replace Heskey. However, Heskey later stated that
he was going nowhere.
The News of the World claim that Tottenham
will demand the inclusion of 20 year old striker Fraizer Campbell
as part of the deal worth £30 million.
Depending on whether the Berbatov deal goes
through, the Sunday Mirror claim that either Manchester United or
Spurs may bid for Newcastle United forward Michael Owen, who
is refusing a new contract at the club.
The Mail on Sunday think he could be
available for as little as £2 million, as he would be able to leave
on a free transfer at the end of the season. He will cost £5
million according to the People, but they think only Manchester
United are interested in him.
Midfielder Lassana Diarra of
Portsmouth will be moving to Spurs for £12 million if his club fail
to offload a number of players to reduce the wage bill at Fratton
Park.
The Independent on Sunday think that a deal for Zenit St. Petersburg
midfielder Andrei Arshavin might still go through before the end of
the window.
The News of the World run a piece stating that midfielder
Kevin-Prince Boateng wants to leave
Spurs, as he is in the reserves and does not have a squad number.
The Sunday People reckon that chairman Daniel Levy is being
called a skin-flint because he only wanted to pay £12.8 million for
27 year old Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Andrei Arshavin.
Jermaine Jenas and David Bentley are included in the
England squad for the World Cup 2010 qualifiers
against Andorra and Croatia next week.
England Under-17s beat Italy 2-0 at
Northampton Town this afternoon, with John Bostock playing
for England and Mirko Ranieri featuring in goal for Italy.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
30.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have announced that they have completed the signing of Russian
striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from
Spartak Moscow. He joins the club for a fee reported to be
around £14 million.
Tottenham have been drawn away to Newcastle United in the Third Round
of the League Cup.
The transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United is
expected to go through this weekend for a fee of £25 million plus a
£3 million "adjustment" according to the Daily Mirror, to compensate
Tottenham for the tapping up of the player through the media.
Some papers claim a late bid by Bayern Munich might challenge
United's position, but it is thought that he will move to Old
Trafford when Spurs have signed two new strikers. The Mirror
also claim that Spurs are closing on Sporting Lisbon's defensive
midfielder Miguel Veloso, while the Daily Mail put a new name
in the frame, with Anderlecht's defender Nicolas Pareja, who
had just returned from Beijing with a gold medal having played for
Argentina in the Olympic Games. The Times think that Pablo
Zabaleta's move to Manchester City will free up Croatian defender
Vedran Corluka to join Spurs. Russian midfielder Andrei
Arshavin's asking price was £6 million more than Spurs were
willing to pay for the 27 year old, with an offer of £16 million
rejected by Zenit St. Petersburg. The Daily Express report
that Celtic are seeking to sign midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng
on loan for a season with a view to making the deal permanent.
On the website of Guillame Ballague, the Spanish football
journalist, it is claimed that Tottenham are offering £10.47 million
for Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito and £4.83 million for
team-mate and striker Sergio Garcia, but the offer for Garcia
may not meet the asking price.
Midfielder Didier Zokora has signed a
new contract at Spurs taking him through to 2012.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
29.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have been drawn to play against Polish side Wisla Krokow
with the first leg at home on 18th September and the second leg in
Poland on 2nd October.
Spurs are being linked with a move for 36 year old Swedish striker
Henrik Larsson, who will be out of contract at Helsingborg in
November. Everton and Feyenoord are
also in for the former Celtic and Manchester United forward the
Daily Mail says. The Times report that Tottenham have come to
a verbal agreement with Manchester United to sell them Dimitar
Berbatov once the transfer of Roman Pavlyuchenko is
completed, although Alex Ferguson is mithering in the papers about
how pessimistic he is about signing any more players in an attempt
to knock down the price and take another pop at Daniel Levy.
Other stories claim that Damien Comolli wants to keep the
striker beyond the transfer window and the Sun claimed in the
afternoon, that Bayern Munich (who pursued him when he was with
Bayer Leverkusen) are interested in buying the Bulgarian. The Guardian regurgitate the Miguel Veloso rumour, while
Andrei Arshavin has told the Daily Express that it looks like he
will be staying with Zenit St. Petersburg (backed up by a comment
from the club's manager after the UEFA Super Cup match, when he said
Spurs would not meet their £22 million asking price), much the same way that
Fredi Kanoute has come out and told the media that he will be
continuing his career at Sevilla. Football 365 reckon the
absence of Diego Milito and Sergio Garcia from the
Real Zaragoza squad means Tottenham might be preparing a double
swoop for the players from the side relegated to the Spanish Second
Division.
OTHER
NEWS ... Zenit St. Petersburg beat Manchester United 2-1 to win
the UEFA Cup in Monaco tonight ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story
... In the UEFA Super Cup game in Monaco tonight, Manchester
United's Paul Scholes made the least surreptitious attempt at
punching a ball into the net ever. His volleyball-like smash
earned him a red card, but drew admiring glances from the Team GB
volleyball selectors, who are seriously considering trying to
persuade him to come out of international retirement for the 2012
Olympic volleyball team.
Thursday
28.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent link Spurs with a move for
striker Vincenzo Iaquinta of Juventus.
The draw for the UEFA Cup First Round takes place tomorrow at Noon,
with Spurs amongst the teams in the pots.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Defender Matthew Upson has endeared
himself to the fans at Upton Park, but not West Ham United manager
by implying that the crowd were right to sing "You're getting sacked
in the morning" to Alan Curbishley during the League Cup tie
against Macclesfield, which they were losing for about 70 minutes.
Wednesday
27.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Stories in several sources indicate that
Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is set to sign for
Spurs. Having originally said that he did not want to uproot
his family from Russia, his wife has now given him the go-ahead to
make the move to London and the price is between £12 million and £14
million. The forward is waiting for a visa to travel and then
will have his medical before agreeing terms with Tottenham.
Defender Young-Pyo Lee has been
allowed to move to Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee.
Spurs look set to renew their interest in Zenit St. Petersburg's
attacking midfielder Andrei Arshavin, as they are now willing
to sell at a lower price than first envisaged. The BBC website
also claims that two more deals will be done before the end of the
transfer window on Monday night, with defender Vedran Corluka
from Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon's defensive midfielder
Miguel Veloso both set to join the club. However, a deal
for Ajax forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is not likely to come to
fruition, as the price being asked by the Dutch club is too high for
Tottenham. Steve Bruce says that it would take a hell of an
offer to make him think about losing Emile Heskey from Wigan
Athletic amid rumours of Tottenham's interest.
John Bostock captained the England Under-17
in their 1-2 defeat at Rushden and Diamonds' Nene Park.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
26.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham are linked on TeamTalk with a move for Italian striker
Marco Borriello, who plays for AC Milan, but might not get much
of a look in now the Serie A side have bought some new forwards.
Reserve defender Charlie Daniels has
joined Gillingham on a one month loan deal.
Reserve striker Tomas Pekhart has been allowed to join SCBC on
a loan until January 2009.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
25.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent reckons that Dimitar Berbatov will be
moving to Manchester United soon for between £25 million and £28
million. The Guardian say that Spurs are looking at Klaas-Jan
Huntelaar of Ajax as a replacement, the Daily Mail say
that Atletico Madrid want £23 million for Diego Forlan if
Tottenham want him to come to White Hart Lane, but most sources
think it will be £10 million-rated Columbian striker Radamel
Falcao of River Plate who takes the Bulgarian's shirt.
Football365 think that Spurs might let Berbatov rot in the reserves
if he does not leave in this transfer window, which must really
please Development team coach Clive Allen.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
24.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Manchester United are reported in the News of the World to be ready
to lodge a £25 million final offer for Dimitar Berbatov, with
Spurs reportedly looking to waste £10 million of that on Wigan
Athletic striker Emile Heskey. God no !!
Apparently Latics manager Steve Bruce wants a deal done quickly if
Spurs are interested. No wonder he does. He probably
think all his birthday's have come at once. The Sunday Mirror
claims that the deal for Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka
could still be on this week at £8 million and that the club have
circulated a list of eight players, including Ricardo Rocha,
Young-Pyo Lee and Paul Stalteri, who are available for
sale before the deadline. Rocha is supposed to be
interesting Espanyol in the News of the World, which might see them
persuaded to let one of their players go as part of the deal and in
the same paper, Plymouth Argyle and SCBC are both interested in
taking Czech striker Tomas Pekhart on loan to give him some
first team football.
News heard after yesterday's game is that The Park (the pub next to
the BR station at Northumberland Park) is
now boarded up and will become a Spurs Shop. Like there aren't
enough already.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
23.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 1-2 at home to Sunderland today in the Premier League.
For a match report, click
here and for reaction click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
22.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs announced that the transfer of Anthony Gardner to Hull
City has today been made permanent. It was news that broke a
while ago, but the club have it as completed today.
Another confusing change of mind comes in
the shape of the Andrei Arshavin transfer. With a
comment that he would not be going to Spurs yesterday, the news
today is that he might be available at a knock-down price after all,
as Zenit St. Petersburg manager Dick Advocaat said it looked as
though the striker was probably joining Tottenham and then he was
omitted from their next game.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
21.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Gillingham have extended defender Leigh
Mills' loan spell until January 2009, while making former Spurs
reserve Stuart Lewis available to go out on loan.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Alan Hutton is continuing his recovery from a stress fracture of
his foot and will not be rushed back into action, while Tom
Huddlestone and Jamie O'Hara are both expected to be fit
to feature for Spurs.
For a preview of Saturday's match against Sunderland, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Wednesday
20.08.2008 (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 Juande Ramos wants to move
Dimitar Berbatov on, so that he can bring in Atletico Madrid's
Diego Forlan and Blackburn Rovers' Roque Santa Cruz.
Zenit St. Petersburg say that a move to Tottenham for Andrei
Arshavin is out of the question and fellow Russian, striker
Roman Pavlyuchencko has said he might not want to leave his home
country, as he has a new baby and might not want to uproot his
family.
Jonathan Woodgate (57 mins), David
Bentley (79 mins) and Jermaine Jenas (79 mins) all came on as
substitutes in England's 2-2 friendly draw at Wembley against the
Czech Republic.
Dimitar Berbatov scored both
BUlgarian goals in their 2-1 friendly win over Bosnia-Herzogovina
tonight.
Canada's Paul Stalteri played in the
1-1 World Cup qualifier draw with Jamaica today.
Luka Modric featured in Croatia's 3-2 friendly victory over
Slovenia tonight.
Didier Zokora was in the Ivory Coast side that beat Guinea 2-1
today in a friendly.
Giovani dos Santos played 56 minutes in Mexico's 2-1 World Cup
qualifying win over Honduras under new manager Sven Goran Eriksson
today.
Defenders Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter
played for Wales U21 in their 0-1 defeat by Romania at Wrexham today.
OTHER
NEWS ... FA Chief Executive Brian Barwick will leave his post
at the end of 2008 ...
...
Tuesday
19.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror scare Spurs fans with a story that the club are
monitoring Anton Ferdinand's situation after West Ham United
turned down a £6 million bid from Sunderland for the central
defender, although better news on TeamTalk, who say that the lumpy
Iron is not a target for Tottenham. Additionally, the agent of
Diego Forlan said he knows nothing about an approach by Spurs
and it would be difficult for his goal-scoring client to leave
Atletico Madrid anyway. In The Times, they say that Zenit St.
Petersburg say that Andrei Arshavin is not going anywhere
unless someone pays over £20 million.
Tom Huddlestone played 61 minutes and
Aaron Lennon 74 minutes of England Under-21s 2-1 friendly win
over Slovenia at Hull City FC tonight. Jamie O'Hara
missed out with a neck injury.
Former Spurs reserve striker John Sutton has
moved back to Scotland with Motherwell on leaving Wycombe Wanderers
for an undisclosed fee.
Former Spurs youth midfielder Stuart
Thurgood has re-joined Grays Athletic from Gillingham on a
season's loan.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... In The Times, Arsene Wenger gives further
evidence of his poor eyesight (and a surprising insight into his
lifestyle) when he said, "I didn't know
the English were good at swimming. I have been in this country
for 12 years and I haven't seen a swimming pool."
Monday
18.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The agent of Andrei Arshavin is still trying to peddle his
player Tottenham's way, while some stories claim a deal for Russian
striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is close to completion.
Jonathan Woodgate missed England
training supposedly because of his injury record, although he will
be fit to play on Wednesday. It was also revealed that he won
an appeal against a speeding fine in Middlesbrough today, thanks to
his brief - "Mr. Loophole", who specialises in getting celebrity
people off their motoring offences.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Sunday
17.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Express claim that Spurs are lining up Newcastle United
striker Michael Owen to replace Dimitar Berbatov and this may
be because the Sunday Mirror informs us that Tottenham are not going
through with the transfer of Andrei Arshavin, because Zenit
St. Petersburg will not reduce the asking price sufficiently. Late
on, the BBC website reported that Tottenham had pulled out of any
deal for Arshavin and were looking at alternative targets.
These did not include Owen nor Pavlyuchenko nor
Kanoute.
Jonathan Woodgate and David Bentley are in the England
squad for next week's friendly with the Czech Republic.
Jermaine Jenas has been called up to replace the injured
Michael Carrick.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
16.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost their opening league game of the season 1-2 at
Middlesbrough this afternoon. For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to
follow.
The Sun claim that Dimitar Berbatov
has handed in a transfer request, following the lead of Robbie
Keane, to try and achieve his move to Manchester United. With
the Daily Mirror saying that the deal to bring Andrei Arshavin
to White Hart Lane probably going through this weekend, it looks
like that will free up Berbatov to leave for Old Trafford. The
Daily Mail reports that Spurs are still pursuing the transfer of
Vedran Corluka, despite Manchester City refusing to allow him to
join Tottenham earlier this month, when all seemed set for his move.
The Sun reckons Tottenham are keen to bring Fredi Kanoute
back to the club, but Sevilla are asking £12 million for the 30 year
old, which is a sticking point with Spurs.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
15.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
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The big rumour today is about the ever-decreasing asking price of
Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin, which might put him
within Tottenham's price range. With the deal maybe hinging on
Dimitar Berbatov's move to Manchester United, stories about him
being in Manchester having a medical today indicate that Arshavin
might be a Spur by the time they host Sunderland at White Hart lane
next week. The Daily Mirror pitch Spurs and Manchester City
against each other as they both want to sign Blackburn Rovers
striker Roque Santa Cruz. Where Dimitar Berbatov
will end up is a matter for conjecture with the Daily Star reckoning
that he will be shown off before their home game on Sunday, but the
Sun claim that there will be a twist in the transfer saga, with his
final destination being Barcelona. The Times report that
Sevilla have told Tottenham that they are not selling Diego Capel
and Fredi Kanoute.
The club has announced squad numbers for the first team ...
|
1 |
Heurelho
Gomes |
|
2 |
Alan
Hutton |
|
3 |
Gareth
Bale |
|
4 |
Didier
Zokora |
|
5 |
David
Bentley |
|
6 |
Tom
Huddlestone |
|
7 |
Aaron
Lennon |
|
8 |
Jermaine
Jenas |
|
9 |
Dimitar
Berbatov |
|
10 |
Darren
Bent |
|
11 |
Gilberto |
|
14 |
Luka
Modric |
|
16 |
Chris
Gunter |
|
17 |
Giovani
dos Santos |
|
20 |
Michael
Dawson |
|
21 |
Cesar
Sanchez |
|
24 |
Jamie
O'Hara |
|
26 |
Ledley
King |
|
32 |
Benoit
Assou-Ekotto |
|
39 |
Jonathan
Woodgate |
.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Alan Hutton is the only player absent from the squad as he has
picked up a foot injury. All the new signings and Ledley
King are available for selection.
MIDDLESBROUGH TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder
Julio Arca and defender Chris Riggott both miss the opening game of
the season with injury.
Former Spurs defender Ben Thatcher has joined
Ipswich Town after being released by
Manchester City. It looked like he might sign for West Ham
United, but was booed throughout a friendly against Villareal last
week, which he played in as a trial.
Former Spurs midfielder Pedro Mendes has left Portsmouth to join
Glasgow Rangers.
Former Spurs striker Grzegorz Rasiak has joined Watford on a
season long loan from SCBC.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Thursday
14.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Anthony Gardner has signed for Hull City on a permanent basis
for £2.5 million, becoming the Premier League newcomers' record
signing.
Juande Ramos is happy that Spurs have enough
attacking options even if Dimitar
Berbatov leaves the club, which, if it happens in Daily Mirror
style, will cost United £32 million after Tottenham were riled by
proclamations that the deal was nearly done. To try and avoid
making a decision on whether United have been playing fast and
loose, the Premier League decision makers have made a decision ...
to ask Spurs for even more evidence that the Bulgarian had been
tapped up through the media. Can't these people read
newspapers or websites ?? The Daily Mail prepares Tottenham's
front line for the future, with news of an improved bid of £17
million for Zenit St. Petersburg's attacking midfielder Andrei
Arshavin and add to the attack by bringing Fredi Kanoute
back from Sevilla. They also tell us that Barcelona are keen
on Berbatov and will enter the bidding, possibly bumping the price
up further.
For some reason, Jose Mourinho reckons that Spurs will finish fourth
this season in the Premier League.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Blackburn Rovers have installed a prayer
room at Ewood Park. With the stories coming out of that part
of Lancashire, it looks like they might need one.
Wednesday
13.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Lots of papers, websites, TV and radio stations are all saying that
Dimitar Berbatov will be joining Manchester United for around
£28 million in the next couple of days. He was allegedly in
Manchester having a medical today, but photos on the Spurs website
showed him training with the rest of the squad at Spurs Lodge.
Some rumours are circulating that Tottenham will make a move for
Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole; some saying it is an attempt to
use Cole as a make-weight to secure Berbatov for the Stamford Bridge
club.
Gareth Bale has extended his contract with Tottenham until the end of
July 2012.
Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon and
Jamie O'Hara are all in the England Under-21 squad for the
friendly game against Slovenia at Hull City FC on Tuesday 19th
August.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
12.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham completed the signing of goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez from
Real Zaragoza today.
The London Evening Standard claims that the transfer of Dimitar
Berbatov to Manchester United will finally go through before the
opening weekend of the Premier League with
a fee nearer £30 million than £25 million. Portsmouth are
rumoured to be in pole position to sign Ghanaian midfielder
Stephen Appiah ahead of Tottenham and West Ham United, so say
the Sun. The BBC website reports that the Brazilian press
claim that 27 year old Monaco forward Nene is a target for AS
Roma and Spurs, after claiming that he has spoken to representatives
of both clubs and hopes that when he played in Spain against
Sevilla, that he made a good impression on Juande Ramos.
The player possesses a Spanish passport from his time spent playing
in that country, so would not need a work permit. After
Sunday's match, I wonder who he will join ?? The Daily Express
relates how Spurs are "furious" at Manchester City's refusal to
allow the transfer of Vedran Corluka to go through at the
last minute. Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has said that
forward Samuel Eto'o will be staying at the La Liga club for
the coming season.
Darren Bent has attracted the attention of England manager
Fabio Capello and he may be included in the country's next match - a
friendly against the Czech Republic.
Spurs captain Ledley King was today
presented with the Premier League Fair Play trophy for the 2007-08
season.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
11.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Defender Younes Kaboul signed for
Portsmouth today in a deal worth a reported £6 million.
Rumour has it on the Internet (and rumour it is), Vedran Corluka
of Manchester City had a medical, agreed personal terms with Spurs
and signed a document transferring his registration to Tottenham
(co-signed by a City Director authorised for such purposes), which
was then faxed to the FA. The next thing, Mark Hughes says
Corluka is staying at Eastlands and the player's agent says he wants
to move to White Hart Lane and continue his career there. Make
of that what you will. And you will !! Another
Manchester City link pops up on TeamTalk, who say that Michael
Johnson's refusal of a new deal with the club has alerted seven
clubs to his potential availability and one of those clubs is Spurs,
who, as we are well aware, are particularly light in the midfield
area.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
10.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat AS Roma 5-0 in a pre-season friendly at White Hart Lane
today. For a match report, click
here.
The News of the World claim that Younes Kaboul has agreed to
join Portsmouth in a £6 million deal and will be moving on Monday.
The Sunday People claim that Dimitar Berbatov might snub
Manchester United and join Barcelona instead, with rumours that
Samuel Eto'o might make the opposite journey as part of the
deal. However, the Sunday Telegraph and some other papers
claim that Alex Ferguson might get fed up with the deal and sign
Thierry Henry instead. Then we will see how much he loves
Arsenal. The Daily Star Sunday reckon that Real Madrid are
after Luka Modric, even before he has played a competitive
game for Tottenham. The story reckons they will watch him this
season with a view to signing him next summer.
The Daily Star Sunday
appears to have it in for Tottenham today,
as they have a story from former Spurs midfielder Tim Sherwood
saying they should sell off Dimitar Berbatov to stop him
"poisoning the dressing room." Does this sound familiar to
anyone about stories which circulated at the time about someone who
might have played for Tottenham under Glenn Hoddle ??
OTHER
NEWS ... Manchester United beat Portsmouth in the FA Community
Shield 3-1 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in 90 minutes ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Daily Star Sunday run a piece
claiming the Martin Jol wants to replace Rafael van der Vaart,
who has joined Real Madrid, with ... wait for it ... Mido !!
Saturday
09.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Not a lot of news surrounding Spurs today, although a number f
papers have it as only a matter of time before Dimitar Berbatov
joins Manchester United ... with that time being next week
apparently. Andrei Arshavin is still frustrated that
the price tag Zenit St. Petersburg have put on him is deterring him
moving out of Russia.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
08.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It is reported that a deal has been agreed for the transfer
from Real Zaragoza
of goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez.
Some stories put it at £240,000, while others have it reported as a
loan for a season, with the prospect of it being made permanent next
year.
Reserve team captain Troy
Archibald-Henville has signed for Norwich City on a year long
loan.
However,
Leigh Mills has been recalled from
his loan at Brentford, but has gone straight out on a one month loan
to Gillingham.
Spurs are not willing to pay Zenit St. Petersburg £19 million for
Andrei Arshavin and willing be moving on to other targets unless
their is a change in the Russian club's stance. The Daily Star
reckon that Aston Villa will sign defender Younes Kaboul
ahead of Portsmouth, who are struggling to find the money to pay for
him. The Times think that the £6.8 million deal for Manchester
City defender Vedran Corluka will go through soon.
Academy striker Ryan Mason has signed his first professional
deal with Tottenham.
Former Spurs midfielder Kevin Watson
has left Colchester United to join Luton Town on a free transfer.
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Thursday
07.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
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El Mundo, the Spanish newspaper says that
Valencia hope to tie up David Villa on an improved contract
to stop him leaving. Spurs defender Younes Kaboul's
move to Portsmouth is being delayed, as manager Harry Redknapp is
being told to sell players to raise the money to buy the French
Under-21 international. It has also been reported on TalkSport
that Andrei Arshavin has gone on strike at Zenit St.
Petersburg, as they would not let him speak to Tottenham. For
some reason, the Scottish Sun claim that Spurs will want to spend
£12 million on Glasgow Rangers' defender Carlos Cuellar,
while former winger Chris Waddle has been putting it about
that he thinks Dimitar Berbatov's sulky demeanour and
attitude disappoints him, making him think that Tottenham might
become a feeder club for the top four if he goes to Manchester
United. Sky Sports website reckon that as soon as Spurs and
Manchester City enter into talks, a deal for Croatian defender
Vedran Corluka will be agreed and the Setanta Sports website says
that Tottenham are in talks with Real Zaragoza about the transfer of
goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez. It is not yet known if
Zaragoza will ask for a fee for the 36 year old keeper.
Norwich City are interested in taking central defender Troy
Archibald-Henville on loan.
Former Spurs defender Luke Young
has left Middlesbrough to join Aston Villa for £6 million.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sir Robby Bobson is suffering from his fifth bout of
cancer and is saying that the disease will beat him sooner rather
than later ...
CRIME
WATCH ... Bournemouth have been given
a17 point deduction for their League Two campaign after going into
administration last season ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Referee Mark Clattenburg is in trouble
with the Professional Referees Organisation because he didn't know
where to draw the line with his electrical business' debts.
Wednesday
06.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Having been ready to pay up to £15 million on West Ham United
striker Dean Ashton (Lord knows why) and being quoted £18
million (which makes him almost twice as good as Dimitar Berbatov),
they have turned their attention to Diego Forlan of Atletico
Madrid. The Daily Star claims that Vedran Corluka will
agree an £8 million deal to join Spurs after agreeing personal
terms. Spurs are also supposedly interested in Mateo
Musacchio, the 17 year old Argentinian central defender, who
plays for Real Madrid Castilla (Real Madrid's reserves). He
only signed for the Spanish side this year though.
Tottenham Hotspur are the first club from
the Premier League to join the Superleague Formula One racing
championship.
OTHER
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CRIME
WATCH ... Rotherham United have been
given a17 point deduction for their League Two campaign after going
into administration last season ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... West Ham United have sent £6 million to
get Freddie Ljungberg ... out of Upton Park !! No wonder they
want £18 million for Ashton.
Tuesday
05.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The deal to bring Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater to
Tottenham has fallen through, even though the player had a medical
on Friday. It is not known exactly why the transfer has
collapsed, but Spurs are reported to be looking at other options,
including Spanish keeper Cesar Sanchez of Real Zaragoza, who
would only cost a nominal fee, according to the Daily Mail.
The Sun claim that Spurs are set to sell Dimitar Berbatov to
Manchester United to fund a £32 million deal to bring Valencia's
David Villa to White Hart Lane. A number of different
sources reckon that Tottenham are making a £9.5 million offer for
Manchester City's Croatian right back Vedran Corluka in an
odd move when we signed a £9 million right back in January, in the
shape of Alan Hutton. Some sources put it at only £7
million though. So that's alright then !! The
Independent appear to be a bit more grounded, but still think that
Spurs will sign Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St. Petersburg
with a bid that is improved from their £16 million first offer.
The article says that he would be on about £50,000 a week and not
become the "highest paid player in the world." The Villa deal
is said to be worth £100,000 a week to the Spanish striker.
Not something the club have approached in terms of salary to any
player and one which would smash the pay structure wide open.
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MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Monday
04.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Zenit St. Petersburg claim that Tottenham made an offer of £15.8
million, but this was nowhere near the £24 million they want for
Andrei Arshavin. Portsmouth are supposedly still
interested in defender Younes Kaboul and want to sign him up
before Sunday's Community Shield game with Manchester United,
allegedly for £5 million.
The Spurs XI that visited Rushden and
Diamonds tonight for a pre-season friendly ran out 4-2 winners.
Tomas Pekhart scored a hat-trick and the other goal came from
an own goal by Gareth Jellyman.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The two parties reportedly involved in
talks with Newcastle United about taking over the mid-table Premier
League club have since announced that neither were in talks to buy
out Mike Ashley at St. James' Park. Looks like if nobody is
talking to Newcastle, they appear to have been sent to Coventry.
Sunday
03.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham won the Feyenoord Jubileum
tournament with a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund putting them at
the top of the table with six points from two games. For a
match report, click
here.
The People run a headline that claims that Juande Ramos will
return to Spain to bid £18 million for Atletico Madrid's 29 year old
Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan. They say Tottenham have
had one bid rejected already, but may have an alternative target in
Monaco's Brazilian forward Nene, who would cost £8 million
and holds a Spanish passport. The Mail on Sunday say that if
Tottenham want to obtain the services of Russian midfielder
Andrei Arshavin, they will have to pay Zenit St. Petersburg £19
million and pay him the highest wages in the world. It's not
going to happen is it ? But it is if you believe the Sunday
Mirror, who inform us that the move will go through this week.
The News of the World reports that Aaron Lennon sensibly does
not want to leave Spurs for Newcastle United and it looks like
Younes Kaboul won't be moving to Portsmouth, as the South Coast
club are not keen on playing £7 million for the French defender.
The NoTW also claims that a £18 million bid for West Ham United
forward Dean Ashton has also been knocked back, as they don't
want to sell, while Tottenham's reserve striker Andy Barcham
is wanted by Chesterfield and Bournemouth. Good news in the
Sunday Mirror ... Anton Ferdinand says he is staying at West
Ham United, thus disappointing Spurs, who were reported to be
interested in him. Can't say that I am too disappointed.
The Mail on Sunday reports that Russian striker Roman
Pavlyuchenko has said he does not want to play for Tottenham, as
he would rather go to Chelsea or Arsenal.
The Spurs Academy side narrowly failed to
successfully defend their Eurofoot youth tournament trophy when they
lost 2-3 to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Saturday
02.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror reports that Zenit St. Petersburg expect Tottenham
to return to negotiations for their international midfielder
Andrei Arshavin, despite Spurs having pulled back from transfer
talks about the player because of the price being asked.
Former Spurs reserve keeper Shwan Jalal
has gone on loan at Bournemouth from Peterborough United.
OTHER
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Friday
01.08.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Glasgow Celtic 2-0 in the Feyenoord Jubileum
tournament this evening. For a match report click
here.
The BBC website says that a source at the
club claims that Tottenham have ended their interest in Russian
midfielder Andrei Arshavin. it is claimed that Spurs
only wanted to offer £16 million, while Zenit St. Petersburg wanted
£24 million. The Daily Star report that Juande Ramos
says that Dimitar Berbatov will be in the Spurs side that
starts the new season and the paper also reckons that the club are
on the brink of signing Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater.
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido
reckons Daniel Levy is a "hypocrite" after criticising
Manchester United for trying to tap up Dimitar Berbatov.
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