Tottenham seems to be making all the headlines for the rumours today. The
Darren-Bent-to-Tottenham saga seems to be unsettling everyone at the club. First up, we have
Jermain Defoe worrying about his future at White Hart Lane. Well, that’s purely unnecessary worrying on his part as
Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid "Mido" would be the one replacing him on the chopping board after falling out with Martin Jol. Another one on the chopping board is
Calum Davenport.
Martin Jol has been telling everyone that he has made a £3m bid for Deportivo La Coruna defender
Fabricio Coloccini. However,
Calum Davenport refuses to face up to reality and feels that he would still be at the club next month. Delusional. Also, Jol is favourites to get (his hands on)
Ashley Young. Basically,
Martin Jol wants everybody.
An injured
Darren Bent seems to be what everybody wants this season. But, Newcastle would not get him after announcing that they will not renew their interest in
Darren Bent. Sour grapes anyone? Instead, they are looking to kidnap Middlesbrough defender,
Chris Riggott, Birmingham defender,
Matthew Upson, and West Ham defender,
Anton Ferdinand. Watch out
Titus Bramble!
After taking a peek at the price tag of
Owen Hargreaves, Manchester United have decided that they are not so interested in him after all Instead, they are looking at cheaper alternatives such as
Rio Antonio Mavuba of Bordeaux. Versatile bench warmer Alan Smith has told clubs that they are wasting their time in trying to sign him. Exactly! Why sign him when there are better players out there? Meanwhile,
Gabriel Heinze surprises everyone with his ability to think as he prefers life in the Serie B than the Premiership and looks set to join Juventus.
Deep wounds have been found in Liverpool FC after the double cup debacle against
Julio Baptista and gang. However, Rafa Benitez is not panicking as he knows the perfect way of patching things up. First, he would buy plasters of all shapes and sizes, namely
Javier Mascherano (from West Ham),
Lucas Neill (from Blackburn) and
Sebastian Eduardo Leto (from Lanus). Then he would remove the scars, namely,
Stephen Warnock (to Blackburn) and
Craig Bellamy (to Aston Villa). Whether it will succeed or fail, nobody knows.
In London,
Freddie Ljungberg looks set to quit Baptista and gang (NO, I am not going to say Arsenal) by heading over to Tottenham for cover. However, Ljungberg have said that he would not leave unless Baptista and gang give him £4.5m pay-off for the remaining 18 months of his contract. Basically, Ljungberg is saying, ‘Give me £4.5m or else you would not get F
ranck Ribery’ as Baptista and gang needs the he income to fund a £15m bid for Francky.
Meanwhile, in Pompey, manager
Harry Redknapp has been given the go-ahead by Portsmouth owner
Alexandre Gaydamak to strengthen the squad during the transfer window. This would mean a spending spree for
Harry Redknapp, and the exit door for bench warmer,
Andrew Cole.
Aston Villa wants to hear within 48 hours if they have clinched the signing of Chelsea paperweight
Shaun Wright-Phillips. But many sources are saying that Wright-Phillips is contented with his paperweight role in Chelsea and would not be leaving.
Finally,
Jose Mourinho and
Gerard Houllier will go head to head for
Milan Baros; Fulham are ready to waste £2.5m on Charlton winger
Jerome Thomas and Celtic contract rebel
Shaun Maloney; Reo-Coker doesn’t feel like leaving West Ham anymore; Sheffield United doesn’t have enough cash for Preston striker
David Nugent (£6m in case your are wondering);
Collins John is forced to join Watford;
Nathan Ellington doesn’t want to return to Wigan; Last but not least,
David Beckham doesn’t want to leave Real Madrid.
-LKW
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