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Thursday 31.7.2003
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 PSV
Eindhoven striker Mateja Kesman has said that despite interest from
Spurs, he will not be joining the club.
Once more the Rivaldo rumours crank into action. It is said that
Spurs want to sign him, but AC Milan do not want to sell him.
Wednesday 30.7.2003
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Tottenham are reported to have brought back centre back Mbulelo
Mabizela from
South Africa with them. He is believed to be ready to sign on at
White Hart Lane after impressing Spurs in their defeat by Orlando
Pirates. The 22 year old defender has won 12 caps for South Africa
and is the current South Africa Player of the Year. Mbulelo has
to pass a medical and gain a work permit before he can play for the
club.
Millwall's Irish midfielder Stephen Reid has joined Blackburn Rovers
for around £2.5 million despite reported interest from Tottenham.
Spurs and
Middlesbrough are supposedly talking to Internazionale's French
midfielder Stephane Dalmat after it looks as though he may have no
part in the Serie A club's coming season.
Tuesday 29.7.2003
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Tottenham
beat Kaiser Chiefs 2-0 in Cape Town tonight. Robbie Keane and
Matthew Etherington scored the goals.
Mark
Viduka's agent said that his client was unhappy at Leeds United and
would be interested in a move away from Elland Road, including Spurs
as a possible destination.
Apparently,
Spurs and Fulham are interested in bringing Parma's Japanese
midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata to England.
Glenn Hoddle is
supposed to be lining up a £700,000 move for Chelsea's French
midfielder Emmanuel Petit according to the Daily Mail.
A
Spurs XI drew 0-0 at Leyton Orient tonight.
Monday 28.7.2003
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Christian
Ziege will miss the start of the new season after having surgery on
his thigh injury again. The muscles appears to have stuck
together in his leg thanks to scar tissue joining them together.
Glenn Hoddle hoped the German wing back would only miss four weeks
before returning to action.
Spurs
are showing interest in 24 year old Marseille striker Cyril Chapuis.
The left footed forward is also interesting , but Spurs watched him several
times last season and may make a move to bolster their attacking
options should Iversen and Rebrov move on.
Glenn Hoddle is rumoured to have an interest in bringing Emmanuel
Petit to White Hart Lane. 32 year old French midfielder Petit is
looking for a new club after Chelsea will be ready to release him
after buying a lot of players in his position this summer.
Sunday 27.7.2003
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Tottenham
are being linked with a move for PSV Eindhoven's Mark van Bommel.
The midfield enforcer is rated at £5 million and might be just what
Spurs need.
The
club are also supposed to be interested in Preston North End's striker
Ricardo Fuller. His club have put a £3 million price tag on
him.
Saturday 26.7.2003
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MEHSTG
will be on it's pre-season tour for the next seven days. We hope
to find a connection to the internet to upload on a couple of
occasions at least, so keep logging on and we will be back before you
know it !!
Spurs
lost 1-2 to Orlando Pirates in Durban today. The Tottenham goal
was an own goal.
Thanks to Juan
Vilarino-Varela, who tells us that that the current
home shirt (2002/2004) is on sale at Harrods for 20 quid (apparently
they weren't selling very well). They still have most sizes although
they are running out of the medium and large sizes.
Friday 25.7.2003
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The
Tottenham Journal today run a story claiming that rail chiefs have
binned the idea of extending the Victoria Line to Northumberland Park
to provide an Underground station near White Hart Lane. The cost
(quoted as £60 million) of the project has meant it has been
dismissed and leaves Tottenham with a dilemma about their future at
the current location. Despite the backing of the local Council
and the Mayor of London, the lobbying appears to have failed, although
Haringey Councillors said they will continue to push for the link to
aid the development of the area.
Sergei
Rebrov has been linked with a move to VfB Stuttgart, while Glasgow
Rangers are also watching his situation, although any club interested
in a transfer bid for the Ukrainian will find Tottenham wanting £2
million for him.
On
the TeamTalk site, Kasey Keller revealed that Pat Jennings' experience
as a mentor has helped him improve at Tottenham to become the No.1
goalkeeper at the club.
A
Spurs XI drew 4-4 with Bishops Stortford tonight, the goals scored by
Jackson, Barnett, Bowditch and Yeates.
Thursday 24.7.2003
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Spurs
flew into South Africa today to a Zulu welcome at the airport in
Durban. They had a training session at Amazulu FC next to the
ground where they will play on Saturday, joined by some street kids,
the official website tells us.
For
our South African readers, Wyart Lane will appear on SASM national
radio (105 FM) being interviewed about Spurs' tour to that country,
but the drawback is that it is at 5.50 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) morning.
...
and finally ... Rustu Recber, the Turkish goalkeeper who has signed
for Barcelona, accused Arsenal of "treating him like a
child" and told the Press that "Wenger
seemed obsessed with my back ... and I told him that I wasn't some
19-year-old he could treat as he wanted."
Wednesday 23.7.2003
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Darren
Anderton has signed an option to last summer's contract for a
second year at the club. Apparently, Portsmouth offered him a
longer deal, but he wanted to continue his time at Spurs ... hmm, am I
too cynical or was a testimonial and big wages a contributory factor
in swaying his decision ??
On
Police advice, the kick off of Tottenham's opening day fixture against
Birmingham City has been brought forward to Noon.
Spurs
and SCBC are believed to be the two clubs who have enquired at West
Bromwich Albion about Welsh midfielder Jason Koumas. Hoddle has
been an admirer of the schemer and may be ready to try the Baggies
resolve with a bid for the former Tranmere Rovers player.
Steffen
Iversen, Kasey Keller and Neil Sullivan will not be included in the
party for the trip to South Africa.
The
Spurs XI beat Northwood 3-2 in a testimonial match tonight with goals
from Mark Yeates, Lee Barnard and an own goal.
Tuesday 22.7.2003
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Spurs
beat Norwich City 3-0 at Carrow Road tonight with goals from Anderton,
Davies and Zamora.
Early
morning rumours of a Spurs move for Locomotiv Moscow's 29 year old
midfielder Dmitry Loskov have been denied on the club website.
Brighton
and Hove Albion manager Steve Coppell has told the media that
Tottenham got Bobby Zamora on the cheap as they needed to sell the
striker quickly to fund their public inquiry over the Falmer Stadium
project.
Sergei
Rebrov's agent says the Ukrainian striker would love the chance to
prove he can make it in the Premiership, if Tottenham indicate that he
can leave and join another club.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers have made clear their terms for taking Steffen Iversen to
Molineux. Their first option would be a year's loan with the
wages split 50-50 or a free transfer on a one year contract with
affordable wages, but only after the Norwegian has reached a
settlement with Tottenham - presumably to pay up his contract.
The player's agent thinks that all he has to do is pass the medical
and he will join Wolves ... that might be the flaw in his plan then !!
Ben
Thatcher's transfer to Leicester City was for a 'nominal' fee, but the
London Evening Standard reckon it could rise to a fee of £500,000 if
the Foxes stay up at the end of the coming season. The player
has said that the prospect of playing for Leicester on a regular
basis was better than waiting for Spurs players to get injured or
suspended. He was happy when George Graham signed him and played
him, but when Glenn Hoddle came in as manager, it was clear he would
not be first choice. On the Sky Sports website, the former
Millwall and Wimbledon defender said that in negotiations to joint he
Midlands side, Micky Adams was "different class" and implied
that he never thought the same of Hoddle, who had been responsible for
his game "going nowhere" in the last two years.
Spurs
transfer target Steven Reid has gone for talks at Blackburn Rovers
after the Ewood Park club had a bid accepted by the Millwall board.
The Irish midfielder has said that he would not rush into the move and
hinted that as he had never been away from London for very long, that
he might welcome some interest from clubs in the capital.
Former
Spurs keeper Dave Beasant has gone on tour with Fulham with a view to
the Cottagers signing him. This after he had turned out for
Wycombe Wanderers at the weekend against Tottenham.
Former
Spurs target Marcelo Salas has joined River Plate in Argentina on loan
from Juventus.
Monday 21.7.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle revealed that Ledley King had picked up an ankle injury in
pre-season, while Jonathan Blondel's hand injury came when someone
fell on him and dislocated a finger. Precautionary X-rays will
be taken to see if there is a break there.
Spurs
transfer target Scott Parker of Charlton Athletic has signed a new
five year deal with the Valley side, thus quashing any move away from
South London.
Another
rumoured Spurs target Florent Malouda, the Guingamp striker, will join
Lyon this week for about £2.8 million.
Sunday 20.7.2003
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Spurs
beat Oxford United 3-0 this afternoon at the Kassam Stadium.
Bobby Zamora marked his debut with two goals and Robbie Keane scored
the other. For a match report, click here.
Daniel
Levy has angrily denied that he is to meet a Venezuelan billionaire,
who has also expressed an interest in taking over at Aston Villa, with
a view to selling the club next week. The Sunday Times say that
he is willing to sell his stake in the club and talks might be taking
place next week.
Glenn
Hoddle denied that Christian Ziege left the field yesterday with a
thigh injury. He is still getting strange reactions where the
nerves were severed in his operation and was taken off as a
precaution.
It
has been revealed that some of the Tottenham backroom staff have been
sacked to aid cut costs. Reserve coach Theo Foley, Chief Scout
Ronnie Boyce, as well as the manager's secretary Irene Atkins (25
years at the club), have all been removed from the payroll.
"An insider" said that everyone was looking over their
shoulder now, according to the News of the World.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers seem intent in ignoring rumours of Tottenham's interest in
Scottish striker Kenny Miller. Two bids are reported to have
been made already. However, with the following two stories doing
the rounds, he might be a part of any future deal if Spurs are that
determined to get him.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers and Aston Villa have both allegedly made enquiries about a
£500,000 move for Neil Sullivan.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers hope to tie up a deal for Steffen Iversen next week and link
him with former Spurs transfer target Jardel.
Borussia
Dortmund might be considering taking their former defensive midfielder
Steffen Freund back to Germany.
Apparently,
Colchester United have enquired about having midfielder Rohan Ricketts
on loan for three months it says in the People newspaper.
As
well as playing two friendlies and promoting the bid for the 2010
World Cup, Tottenham's trip to South Africa will see them undertake
some football coaching sessions during their time in the country, much
as they did at the end of last season in America, when they faced DC
United.
Saturday 19.7.2003
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Spurs
won 3-2 at Adams Park against Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon. The pre-season
friendly brought victory thanks to goals from Beasant (own goal),
Postiga and Davies. For a match report, click here.
Bobby
Zamora's contract at Tottenham is for three years includes an option
of a further three years after that. Half the fee is paid now
with the rest after 12 months and there is a 10% sell-on clause that
will go to Brighton if Spurs make a profit on the player. 30% of
that money that the Seagulls receive will go to Bristol Rovers.
One
entirely unfounded rumour on the Internet reckons Peter Reid has set
his heart on taking Sergei Rebrov to Leeds United to replace Mark
Viduka if he leaves.
Kasey
Keller played in the 5-0 win for USA against Cuba in the CONCACAF Gold Cup
tonight. He is apparently now the "Shut out King of
America" ... whatever that means !!
Former
Spurs defender Paolo Tramezzani has been released by Empoli.
Friday 18.7.2003
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Spurs
have completed the £1.5 million signing of Bobby Zamora on a three
year deal from Brighton and Hove Albion. The 22 year old striker
said he is overjoyed to be at Tottenham and looks forward to learning
from the high calibre players at the club. Nearly £500,000 of
the fee will go to his former club Bristol Rovers as a condition of
his transfer to the Second Division club three years ago. Glenn
Hoddle said that the club had been monitoring him for two years and it
was great business to bring Zamora in at that price. The manager
also hinted that more signings could be on the way and again
reiterated that more players could go through the out door.
While
it is only supposition, MEHSTG guesses that Zamora will take the
number 9 shirt, unless it is being reserved for an even bigger name.
Steffen
Iversen says he is tempted by the move by Wolverhampton Wanderers and
he is having talks with the newly promoted club.
Spurs
are supposed to be vying with Manchester City for Lens' 28 year old
Polish midfielder Antoine Sibierski, who would cost around £3 million.
Glasgow
Ranges have secured the signing of Zura Khizanishvili from Dundee.
Spurs had been linked with a move for the young Georgian defender.
Having
been linked with West Ham United's Trevor Sinclair, the winger has now
signed a deal with Manchester City.
Previous rumoured Spurs transfer target Jody Morris has joined
Leeds United after being released by Chelsea.
Former Spurs winger David Ginola made his stage debut tonight in a
charity show at the Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Southend. He has
been studying at RADA in London and made a guest appearance in 'Over
The Rainbow', a musical in memory of Bob England, a former manager of
Chas 'n' Dave and keen Spurs fan. He died in January and the
show was to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Thursday 17.7.2003
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The
official site announced tonight that a fee has been agreed with
Brighton and Hove Albion for Bobby Zamora. A fee of around £2
million has been mooted elsewhere.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers are reported to be ready to take two of Tottenham's strikers
off their hands. The Daily Star reckons it will be Sergei Rebrov
who makes his way to Molineux on loan now that he has been released by
Fenerbahce, while Steffen Iversen is the chosen target according to
the Spurs website, who said he is having talks with the promoted
side. Another report claims Dave Jones has no interest in Rebrov
... just like Hoddle then !!
Meanwhile,
Ben Thatcher has agreed terms for a three-year deal with Leicester
City and has been completed, subject to a medical. No fee has
been mentioned.
Glenn
Hoddle had not ruled out Darren Anderton's free transfer to
Portsmouth, with a statement that it could have been done as soon as
this afternoon.
Rumours
of a Spurs move for Feyenoord midfielder Paul Bosvelt for £1.5
million have been reported, along with interest from Manchester City
and Middlesbrough.
Spurs
are supposed to be trying to snatch Henri Camara from the clutches of
Fulham. The Cottagers were believed to have a £2 million deal
lined up, but Spurs are attempting a late swoop for the Cameroonian.
Wednesday 16.7.2003
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Spurs
won their first pre-season friendly 2-0 against Stevenage Borough tonight at
Broadhall Way. A first half goal by Milenko Acimovic and a
second half goal poacher's effort from Helder Postiga gave Spurs the
win even though they fielded a completely different outfield side in
the second half from the first. A match report can be accessed
by clicking here.
Sedan's
midfielder Modeste M'Bami has signed for Paris St. Germain. He
was linked with a move to Tottenham recently.
Former
Spurs target South African striker Benni McCarthy has joined Porto, as
a replacement for Helder Postiga, from Celta Vigo.
Former
Spurs reserve striker John Sutton has joined Raith Rovers.
Former
Spurs midfielder Vinny Samways has joined Walsall.
Tuesday 15.7.2003
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Sunderland
are said to want £4 million for striker Kevin Phillips and Spurs are
supposedly interested. However, at his age, that price is
perhaps a little unrealistic and the failure to sell players, because
of the fees quoted for them, may explain why the relegated club are so
close to going into administration. However, the Daily Mirror
claims he could be on sale for less than £1.5 million.
Apparently,
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric is "furious" over the
"lack of courtesy" shown him by Darren Anderton and his
entourage. The Pompey supremo flew back early form holiday, but
did not receive a call from the Spurs midfielder before the deadline
set to finalise the deal.
Having
failed to complete the transfer of Darren Anderton, Portsmouth are set
to challenge Middlesbrough and Spurs for West Ham United's winger
Trevor Sinclair.
The
Sun report that a £3.5 million bid by Tottenham for Charlton Athletic
midfielder Scott Parker has been rejected.
The
long mooted deal for Gary Doherty to Cardiff City is still on ice,
with the club's a long way away from agreeing a fee. Spurs want
£1.2 million, while the Bluebirds have only offered £600,000.
Helder
Postiga has admitted that he is finding pre-season training with Spurs
harder than he was used to at Porto, but that he felt he was fitting
in well. He said the manager has told him to concentrate on his
football and the 20 year old said they speak whenever it is necessary,
even though his English is not great. Luckily, Gus Poyet and
Mauricio Taricco are helping him communicate and feel at home.
Sad
news that at 25 years of age, Espen Baardsen is quitting football to
go travelling. The former Spurs keeper was released by Everton
in March and he says that he has not enjoyed his football for a couple
of years, so is going to go around the world and may study economics
when he finishes his trek. MEHSTG wishes him well.
A
Spurs XI will visit Justin Edinburgh's Billericay Town on Saturday
August 9th with a 3.00 p.m. kick off.
Monday 14.7.2003
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Tottenham
have announced that when they make a six monthly return, the club will
report a loss of "not less than £5 million", which they are
laying at the door of the flat transfer market meaning that fees could
not be recouped when players were released. I imagine that the
majority of that amount was wages surplus over income and this might
explain the off-loading of some top earners to lighten the load in
that section of the finances. This is linked with an attempt to
raise money for transfers, possibly by a share issue, but this may
push Daniel Levy's shareholding over the 30% level, which would result
in him having to make an offer for all the remaining shares. The
London Evening Standard reckon that he will ask the Stock Market for a
waiver to this requirement, as Alan Sugar did previously.
Close
on the heels of this story is one that highlights a Venezuelan
businessman who is looking at clubs to invest in and Spurs are on his
list. This is the guy who's backers are two female old age
pensioners who live in Norwich and Germany.
Meanwhile
Planet Football report that Portsmouth are withdrawing from a deal to
sign Darren Anderton from Spurs. They had looked set to make him
their highest earner at £1 million a year, but the club did not
receive a response by their deadline according to the report and
Anderton will be replaced by Kevin Phillips as their next target.
Even
though we have no money, Spurs are supposedly in the chase for West
Ham United's Trevor Sinclair ... no doubt as a replacement for Darren
Anderton if he does go. Middlesbrough are the first out of the
traps, but Spurs feel they might be able to tempt him to stay in
London and the 30 year old is said to cost about £2-3 million.
Sinclair's
team-mate, Frederic Kanoute might stay at Upton Park as Spurs and West
ham United are still a way apart on the valuation of the player and so
there is still no deal at the moment.
Fulham
seem to have jumped ahead of Tottenham in the race to sign up Sedan's
Cameroon international forward Henri Camara. The 26 year old
striker will cost about £2 million.
Guingamp's
midfielder Florent Malouda, who had been linked with Tottenham, looks
like joining Paris St. Germain for around £3 million.
Six
youngsters have signed new contracts with Tottenham - reserves Lee
Barnard, Mark Hughes, Robert Burch and Shwan Jalal have signed further
contracts. David Galbraith has given a professional contract
with the club as has Under-19 midfielder Owen Price.
Lars
Hirschfeld played for Canada in goal in their 0-2 defeat by Cuba in
the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
But
it's not all bad news ... Spurs launched their own ice-cream, just as
the heat-wave grips the nation. The blue and white ice lolly is
fruits of the forest and vanilla flavour and will be on sale around
the ground.
Sunday 13.7.2003
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Darren
Anderton will apparently decide on where his future lies on Monday,
with Portsmouth supposedly ready to complete a free transfer according
to the Sunday Express.
Saturday 12.7.2003
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Spurs
directors are supposed to have met with investing institutions in an
attempt to raise about £15 million to buy new players.
Portsmouth
chairman Milan Mandaric has claimed that he has made a sizeable offer
for Darren Anderton. He claimed that it was higher than they had
originally been prepared to go, but Harry Redknapp rates the former
England midfielder and that judgement was backed. However, it
fell short of Tottenham's valuation of the player and therefore, there
is currently no deal, with Pompey saying that the ball is in Spurs'
court.
Kasey
Keller recorded another clean sheet - one away from the US national
team record - in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2-0 win over El Salvador
tonight.
Lars
Hirschfeld also performed well in Canada's 1-0 win over Costa Rica in
the same competition.
Former
Spurs defender Paolo Tramezzani has been transferred from Atalanta to
Empoli.
Friday 11.7.2003
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With
Brett Emerton joining Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United may up their
offer to steal Stephen Carr away from Spurs. The player said he
is happy at White Hart Lane, but the need of the Magpies might induce
a bigger bid, although it is unlikely that they will include Shola
Ameobi - a striker Hoddle wants - as part of the deal. However,
the Newcastle chairman has reaffirmed that his club are not interested
in signing Stephen Carr.
Interestingly
enough, David Pleat was talking today about players contracts and
having lost one for nothing recently, he said that he should have been
dropped from the team when it became clear that he was not going to
sign a new contract. This might be a hint to any players
thinking of trying to see out their contracts and earn a big money
move with no transfer fee payable. Pleat added that fans would
not believe the money that Spurs were offered for the player and how
much that they would have given him to accept that deal, but he played
by the rules and saw his contract out and moved on for free.
One
player who won't be worrying about that is Anthony Gardner, who signed
an extension to his current deal before flying out with the rest of
the squad to La Manga.
Darren
Anderton is being linked with a £1.7 million move to Portsmouth.
Frederic
Kanoute has said that he is happy to stay at West Ham United, but that
if a deal is agreed between Spurs and West Ham he would be happy to
talk about it.
Former
Spurs target striker Jay Bothroyd of Coventry City has joined
Perugia.
Former
Spurs target striker Pauleta of Bordeaux has joined Paris St.
Germain.
Former
Spurs target striker Rob Hulse has joined West Bromwich Albion from
Crewe Alexandra.
Former
Spurs defender Danny Maddix has joined Barnet.
Former
Spurs youth keeper Gareth Howells has joined Havant and Waterlooville.
Former
Spurs striker Les Ferdinand has signed a one year deal with Leicester
City after reaching the end of his contract with West Ham United.
Thursday 10.7.2003
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Simon
Davies has gone on the Spurs website to slam rumours that he is
unhappy at Spurs prior to the squad flying off to Spain. He said
the manager has played him in almost all of the games, so he could not
be more content and does not have a problem with the boss. He
said if he had wanted to leave, he would have let his old contract run
(which would have had a year left now), but he chose to extend it and
now has four year left to run on it.
Meanwhile,
his former Peterborough United team-mate Matthew
Etherington is stalling on a two year extension to his current
contract at Tottenham saying he will see how a number of things pan
out if he is not a part of the first team plans for the new season.
Speculation in the London Evening Standard is that he will be offered
as a part exchange player plus cash deal for Charlton Athletic's
midfielder Scott Parker.
Apparently,
Khalilou Fadiga has turned his back on interest from Manchester City,
SCBC and Spurs to sign for Internazionale of Milan. The 29 year
old Senegal and Auxerre winger had previously said he would welcome a
move to the Premiership.
One
of our South African readers reports that Kaiser Chiefs have pulled
out of the match against Spurs on July 29th. Because of a tour
to South Korea and other commitments, they feel they will not be in
their best interest to take on Tottenham. We are not sure where
this leaves the club, who are scheduled to play Orlando Pirates, but
now have a gap in their itinery.
One
time Spurs target Fernando Morientes looks like tying up a deal with
Olympique Lyonnais.
Wednesday 9.7.2003
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PSV
Eindhoven have said that neither they nor Mateja Kezman have had any
contact from Tottenham Hotspur.
AC
Milan have issued a statement saying that defender Martin Laursen is a
part of their squad and a player who they have not considered allowing
to leave.
Patrick
Kluivert is reported to have had talks with Chelsea on Monday, after
being linked with Spurs at the weekend.
Tottenham
begin pre-season training tomorrow and then fly out to Spain for a
training camp at La Manga in the evening.
Apparently,
Planet Football report that Sergei Rebrov might be sent back to Spurs,
as Fenerbahce are interested in buying in Pierre van Hooijdonk.
Tuesday 8.7.2003
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The
Sun newspaper claims that Tottenham are leading the chase for
Barcelona and Holland striker Patrick Kluivert. The player who
has been linked with Newcastle United and previously said he would
only consider playing for Manchester United and Arsenal in England,
would cost around £1.25 million, but would require a salary of
£100,000 a week. It is believed that Spurs have offered
£75,000 a week for four years, but the player's agent is alleged to
have set the wages at £100,000 a week and the first team who offer
that, whoever they are, will get their man. So, it looks like he
will be on his way to Middlesbrough !!
Should
Kluivert prove to be out of Tottenham's reach, then the final
destination for the former Ajax and AC Milan striker could be Chelsea,
which would see Eidur Gudjohnsen pushed out of Stamford Bridge.
Spurs could snap up the Icelander, as Hoddle has been a long term
admirer of his scoring abilities.
The
London Evening Standard reports that Lionel Morgan might have to prove
to the Tottenham hierarchy that he has regained full fitness after a
knee injury that contributed to him missing the last two months of the
season for Wimbledon and he has been played just 11 matches in the
last three seasons.
Spurs
are one of the teams interested in Crystal Palace's want-away winger
Julian Gray, who is tipped to join Leeds United in a number of
newspapers. The 23 year old hopes to resolve his situation next
week, with several Premiership clubs chasing his signature.
Cameroon
and Sedan midfielder Modeste M'Bami claims that Chelsea, Spurs and
Wolverhampton Wanderers are all willing to buy him. Sochaux are
also monitoring the situation, while Paris St. Germain almost
completed a deal for the 20 year old, but it failed to take place
because of a wrangle over wages.
Former
Spurs reserve forward John Sutton has been released by Cambridge
United, where he played a number of games for their reserves at the
end of last season.
Former
Spurs forward Les Ferdinand is in a three way tug of war for his
services between West Ham United, Portsmouth and Leicester City
according to a story in The Sun.
Monday 7.7.2003
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On
Sunday August 10th, Spurs will play Sporting Lisbon at White Hart Lane.
The club who finished third in Portugal last season will provide tough
opposition for Spurs six days before the season starts.
Spurs
have further announced details of their South Africa tour from
26th-30th July. On 26th July, Tottenham will play Orlando
Pirates in Durban with a 3.00 p.m. kick off and then on Tuesday 29th
July, they will face Kaiser Chiefs in Cape Town with the kick off at
8.30 p.m.
Today's
Mirror claims that Glenn Hoddle has a £3 million first option with
the player's agent on PSV Eindhoven's Serbian 24 year-old striker
Mateja Kezman, should his efforts to sign Real Madrid's Javier
Portillo fail. Portillo would cost Spurs £10 million and the
paper claim that if they signed him, it would be followed by a sale
... possibly of Simon Davies to Manchester United or Liverpool ...
...
however ... Glenn Hoddle has refuted stories claiming that Spurs will
sell Simon Davies to fund other transfers. The manager said both
he and Davies had been on holiday before returning to pre-season
training this week, so there had been no meeting where the Welsh
international had asked to leave the club.
The
London Evening Standard reports that Lionel Morgan will come to
Tottenham for £350,000 ... a fee that will allow his team-mates to be
paid for the first time in months.
They
also claim that Spurs are set to complete a move for West Ham United's
Frederic Kanoute next week if the relegated club reduce their £5
million asking price. The Standard also add that Spurs might
offer a cash plus player deal involving either Gary Doherty or Chris
Perry.
One
source claims that talks have been held with Valencia's Norwegian
striker John Carew's agent.
The
Montpelier president has said that he has had no bids for his young
players, including Bertrand Robert, who Spurs were linked with some
time ago.
Football
365 reckons that Paul Merson is to leave Portsmouth to make way for
Darren Anderton, who Harry Redknapp is keen to bring in at Fratton
Park.
Former
Spurs target Samuel Eto'o has joined Valencia from Real Mallorca.
Another
former Spurs target Pierre van Hooijdonk has flown to Turkey for talks
with Fenerbahce.
Former
Spurs striker Chris Armstrong signed a two year deal with Wrexham
today.
Former
Spurs manager Ossie Ardiles has taken over as manager at Tokyo Verdy.
Sunday 6.7.2003
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It's
Sunday, so the transfer mill goes round a lot quicker than normal.
Simon Davies is supposedly wanting to leave Spurs according to the
Sunday People. The Welsh midfielder is said to have had talks
with the club and although there is no bad feeling, he wants to quit
White Hart Lane, with Liverpool lying in wait with a £10 million bid.
The
paper also reveals that Spurs have been negotiating with Real Madrid
about taking young striker Javier Portillo to Tottenham for £10
million ...
...
and not only that, but the Wimbledon winger Lionel Morgan could be
joining the club in the next few days for £400,000.
And
the paper that really seems to have it in for us goes on to say that
Neil Sullivan could be the next Lilywhite to join Redknapp's
Revolution ... that's Harry's and not Jamie's. The People claim
that he will be joining Portsmouth for around £500,000. This
despite the fact that Pompey have just signed a free transfer Dutch
keeper !!
Steffen
Freund is the other Spurs player that the People are reporting on and
it is claimed that Glenn Roeder will take him to West Ham United if
they can afford the German midfielder's wages.
Everton
manager David Moyes is set to reignite his interest in Spurs winger
Matthew Etherington.
The
media today claim that Blackburn Rovers are set to complete the
signing of Brett Emerton this week using the money they received for
David Dunn to fund the transfer. Spurs had been linked strongly
with the Australian for a few days last week.
Meanwhile
the News of the World claims Glenn Hoddle might swoop for cut-price
Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who is deemed surplus to
requirements at Stamford Bridge. Apparently, Hod has been
looking at Valencia's John Carew too.
Stephen
Carr has said that it looks like he will be at Spurs on the first day
of the new season and that he has never made a fuss about leaving, so
it will be fine with him, as he is happy at the club.
TeamTalk
report that Senegal World Cup striker Henri Camara says that Spurs are
one of four sides chasing his signature. The 26 year old Sedan
player says in the Daily Star Sunday that Birmingham City,
Middlesbrough and Fulham are the other clubs involved in the scramble
for his services. Don't forget "the Camara never lies"
!!
Glenn
Hoddle has been replaced as favourite to be the first Premier League
manager to get the sack this season, with Chelsea's Claudio Ranieri
taking poll position.
Kasey
Keller was back between the sticks for the USA side that overcame
Paraguay 2-0 today.
...
and finally ... Dennis Bergkamp's agent has said of the treatment his
client is getting from Arsenal ... "what is happening now is a
joke. For a club of their calibre - and Arsenal really are among the
best clubs in Europe - they are showing disgraceful behaviour.''
You can take the club out of the gutter, but ...
Saturday 5.7.2003
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Cardiff
City's manager Lennie Lawrence has said that his club is in talks with
Gary Doherty and he hopes a deal can be done, but it will involve a
transfer fee and this could require some negotiation.
Today's
newspapers put Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough as favourites to
sign Feyenoord's Australian midfielder Brett Emerton, without
mentioning Tottenham.
Newcastle
United pulled out of the race for Emerton and papers today are
speculating that they might turn to Stephen Carr as an alternative,
but would Spurs only let the Irishman go if they had a replacement ...
in the form of Emerton ??
Friday 4.7.2003
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Darren
Anderton has been linked with a move back to his old club Portsmouth.
The midfielder said he is happy at Spurs but would not be upset if he
made a return to Fratton Park. Spurs have said that they have
had an enquiry about the player from the newly promoted club, but
there has been no firm offer for Anderton.
Chinese
international winger Qu Bo will be back with Tottenham later this
month. His return to Spurs has been delayed by an foot injury,
which will prevent him lining up alongside his team-mates at La Manga
in their pre-season training camp, but he will be linking up with the
squad
Dennis
Bergkamp is rumoured to be a target for Tottenham seeing as he is
available on a free transfer from Arsenal, but the club say there is
no truth in this scurrilous story.
There
is speculation in some quarters that Spurs are one of the clubs in the
running for Australian midfielder/defender Brett Emerton. The
agent of the Feyenoord player has said that he will be playing in the
Premiership next season and that an announcement will be made in the
next 72 hours. Newcastle United were thought to be favourites,
but appear to be out of the running now, leaving Chelsea and
Middlesbrough as two other sides who have expressed an interest in
taking the tall Aussie on. However, the 22 year old would cost
around £4 million, which put off the Magpies, but could fit into
Tottenham's budget
Christian
Gross might be making a return trip to the Premiership as number two
at Manchester United. The Mirror claims that Alex Ferguson is
looking for a replacement for Carlos Quieroz, who has taken over at
Real Madrid and likes the look of the Basle manager, who has good
European experience in the Champions League. Fergie also does
not see Gross as a threat to his own position at Old Trafford, meaning
he can rest easy as Gross takes training.
Helder
Postiga will play in the number 8 shirt next season, while strike
partner Robbie Keane will don the shirt vacated by Teddy Sheringham -
number 10.
Spurs
target Julian Gray has turned down a new contract at Crystal Palace
and will be on his way from Selhurst Park. The former Arsenal
reserve midfielder is keen to move on to a bigger club.
Former
Spurs forward Chris Armstrong has joined Wrexham after being released
by Bolton Wanderers.
Thursday 3.7.2003
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One
player not coming to White Hart Lane is Celtic youngster Craig
Beattie, who has signed a three year deal at Parkhead despite rumours
of interest from Spurs.
German
side Wolfsburg are are set to sign Argentinian midfielder Andres
D'Alessandro, who has been linked with Tottenham for a very long time.
A
player Spurs have been linked with in the past, Jason Roberts, has
been put on the transfer list by West Bromwich Albion, who say that he
will only be sol dif an appropriate fee is received for him.
Wednesday 2.7.2003
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Chelsea's
new majority shareholder, Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich,
apparently looked at buying Arsenal, Spurs or Manchester United before
turning his attention to the Stamford Bridge club, where he has paid
£60 million for a 50.9% stake in the club.
Tottenham
have been chosen to have their matches at Leicester City on Sunday
19th October to be covered by Sky TV for a pay-per-view showing.
The match will kick off at 2.00 p.m.
Former
Spurs midfielder Mark Gower has joined Southend United from Barnet for
£25,000.
Southend
are also looking at Chris Armstrong, who is yet to find a club after
being released by Bolton Wanderers.
Tuesday 1.7.2003
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A
player formerly linked with Spurs, Luca Toni of Brescia, has joined
another Italian club, Palermo.
Despite
being the day that player's contracts expire, there has been little
new transfer activity.
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