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On Robbie Keane: “It’s the one club he’d go to, he wants to play, the last few weeks he’s not started as many games as he would have liked, the opportunity to go and play at Celtic is something he’d love to go and do. “He’s a great character, we’ll miss him. He’s not only a fantastic player, he’s great around the dressing room, a great trainer. It’s just that Crouch and Defoe have been doing great and scoring goals and Robbie suddenly has found himself coming on or starting sometimes but not playing regularly and the chance to go and play at Celtic was something that appealed to him. “He’s started a few, he’s taken part in almost every game, but he’s too big a player not to be starting every game, he finds it difficult not to be in the starting line up, that’s the problem with Robbie. “He’s just been unlucky with Crouch and Defoe being in such good form and I’ve also got Pavlyuchenko and we’ve brought in Eidur Gudjohnsen, he’s just not a happy fella if he’s not starting and that’s the problem. “I don’t know if the deal will become permanent, I doubt it very much, he’ll probably be back with us next season. It’s a loan deal, lets take it from there and see how we go. On Alan Hutton: “Alan is a terrific attacking right back, he gets forward great. The other lad Corluka has done great, Alan had an injury when I first came and the other lads have done great so it’s been difficult for him to get a regular starting place. I’m sure he’ll do well at Sunderland and I’m sure he’ll be back next season and it’ll be difficult for anyone to keep him out of the team.”
One website has quoted Veloso’s agent Paulo Barbosa as replying to a question about Veloso going to Spurs by saying “We will see, we will see soon.” How old that quote is is anyone’s guess. If it is to be done, it had better be extremely soon. One hour and fifteen minutes until the window slams shut.
Sky Sports News is reporting that Portsmouth have rejected Stoke’s £3m bid for Bosnian international Asmir Begovic. Spurs had expected to unveil Begovic at the same time as Younas Kaboul. Stoke then stepped in at the last minute to offer the 22 year old goalkeeper guaranteed first team football and he rejected the chance to link up with former boss Harry Redknapp. But Portsmouth are believed to have been unhappy at the conduct of Stoke and Begovic’s agent in scuppering the original deal with Spurs and have rejected Stoke’s offer for the player. Reports in today’s press linking Tottenham with moves for Watford’s Scott Loach and Man Utd’s Ben Foster have proven to be wide of the mark. And Redknapp has made no secret of his desire to bring in a back up keeper this window. With less than an hour and a half remaining until the window slams shut, Redknapp will have to move fast to seal this one.
Speaking to ESPN, agent Dr Oliver Wendt said: “We are talking to Birmingham and the problem is the transfer money. “Both clubs are talking about money right now and I hope they find a way and Roman will move to Birmingham. “I hope it will be done in the next two or three hours. I think 70% it will be done. “You never know, something in the last minute something might happen. It is 70-75%.”
Various sources are indicating that Harry Redknapp is planning a last minute raid on Valencia for midfielder Manuel Fernandes. Fernandes signed for Redknapp on loan at Portsmouth in 2006 having helped Benfica win the Portugese league the season before. The midfielder impressed but Redknapp elected not to make the loan move permanent after being scared off by a £12m fee. Fernandes subsequently moved on loan to Everton before heading back to Benfica. He sealed a big money move to Valencia in 2008 and was expected to sign for Inter Milan this window but the move fell through due to the player failing a medical. It is thought that any last minute deal would be on the basis of a loan to allow the player the chance to prove his fitness.
Asked by journalists if the move would be happening, Harry replied: ”I wouldn’t think so, not today, I’d be very surprised.” This is likely to increase speculation that Robbie Keane could be set to join West Ham – read more about that here.
Spurs have been chasing a back up goalkeeper for the whole of the transfer window after Carlo Cudicini was ruled out for the season following a motorbike crash. David James, Ben Foster and Asmir Begovic had previously been linked heavily with a move to the club.
When quizzed today on transfer deadline day action, Redknapp told Sky Sports News: “There are maybe one or two things going on. I think Alan Hutton has gone up to Sunderland today on loan. “Kyle Naughton might be going to Middlesbrough on loan.”
This comes after Steve Bruce moved to deny speculation that Keane would be heading to Sunderland: He said: “There’s nothing in it. I don’t know where it’s come from to be honest.” Harry Redknapp has insisted right up until this morning that the only likely departure, not including loan deals, will be Roman Pavlyuchenko. Click here to to read the latest on that deal.
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Here’s Harry Redknapp speaking to BBC radio earlier today about the surprising outgoing loan deals which saw Robbie Keane join Celtic and Alan Hutton head for Sunderland.
Last minute wind ups? A real story? Who knows but the internet has gone mad in the last half an hour with stories about Miguel Veloso moving to Tottenham.
Roman Pavlyuchenko is close to agreeing terms with Birmingham City, according to his agent.
Harry Redknapp says that Roman Pavlyuchenko’s dreams of a move away from The Lane today will not be realised.
Various sources are reporting that Tottenham have made a last minute £2m bid to sign Watford and England U21 goal keeper Scott Loach.
Harry Redknapp has confirmed that both Kyle Naughton (Middlesboro) and Alan Hutton (Sunderland) are heading out in loan deals.
The Mirror are today reporting that West Ham have emerged as favourites for the signature of Robbie Keane. However, it is being suggested that Spurs are demanding a £1m loan fee in addition to West Ham paying all of Keane’s £70k per week wages.
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