Pavlyuchenko joins Lokomotiv, Arshavin set to follow him back to Russia?
Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has completed his long awaited switch to Lokomotiv Moscow by signing a three and a half year contract with the Russian Premier League outfit. The fee Lokomotiv paid for Pavlyuchenko’s services was not revealed, but sources have it to be around the £8m mark.
With the Russian window still open, Russian skipper Andrei Arshavin is also expected to follow his team-mate back to Russia. Anzhi and Zenit have already expressed their interest in taking Arshavin back and with his popularity at the Emirates at an all time low, the playmaker may chose to go back to Russia to reinvigorate himself ahead of the 2012 European Championships.
Wenger is said to prefer Arshavin to stay, but the final decision may lie with the Russian himself.
Spurs sign Saha, let Pienaar move in the opposite direction
Champions League chasing Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of striker Louis Saha from Everton. The former Fulham and Manchester United forward has joined the Lilywhites on an eighteen month deal. Spurs also announced that South African captain Steven Pienaar would move in the opposite direction to Goodison Park on loan till the end of the season.
Saha’s transfer was a bit of a shock one on transfer deadline day as the striker has passed his prime in the eyes of many. However Redknapp insisted that the Frenchman, who scored the fastest FA Cup final goal in 2009, had plenty to offer to the goal.
Pienaar became Everton’s fourth signing of the winter window after Landon Donovan, Nikica Jelavic and Darron Gibson,
Leeds sign Tottenham Hotspur youngster Adam Smith on loan
Leeds United sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Adam Smith on loan until the end of the seasonYoung Spurs starlet Carroll makes Derby switch
Champions League hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to loan out youngster Tom Carroll to Derby County. The highly rated 19 year old will stay at Pride Park till the end of the current season. England U-19 international Carroll was a regular for Spurs in their Europa League campaign ( featuring against Hearts, POAK Salonika, Shamrock Rovers and Rubin Kazan) and also appeared in domestic Cup ties against Cheltenham and Stoke City. He is however yet to make a Premier League appearance for the Lilywhites.
Carroll could make his Rams debut as early as Tuesday when they travel to Oakwell to take on Barnsley in the Championship.
Derby manager Nigel Clough expressed delight at Carroll’s capture, saying that he gave them an extra option in midfield.
Harry Redknapp ‘avoided tax on bungs’
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp received $295,000 which he had no intention of declaring for tax purposes, a court hears.Spurs interested in Forrest
According to reliable sources, Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Celtic winger James Forrest and are prepared to offer the Hoops £7m for the winger’s services. Scouts from the North London club watched Forrest in yesterday’s game against St.Mirren in which he scored one of the two goals in the Hoops’ win and have informed Harry Redknapp that he could be a good buy.
Spurs are currently short of wingers and their creativity tends to be hampered if one of Gareth Bale or Aaron Lennon get injured.
Celtic have Forrest contracted to them till 2016 and manager Neil Lennon wants to keep the winger. But unlike the case of Gary Hooper, for whom Celtic rejected repeat bids from Championship outfit Southampton, Forrest could become more hard to keep if Spurs come knocking on the door.
Giallorossi linked with Spurs defender
Italian giants AS Roma have been linked with a move with Tottenham Hotspur’s Croatian defender Vedran Corluka. Corluka has been largely restricted to warming the benches at White Hart Lane this season after the meteoric rise of young England full back Kyle Walker, who has firmly established himself as Spurs’ no.1 on the right side of defence, and Roma are said to be open to taking him on loan.
Corluka’s last Premier League start was in the 5-1 loss to Manchester City in August. Harry Redknapp is said to want him to stay in order to preserve his side’s depth but Corluka wants first team football, with one eye on Croatia’s upcoming Euro 2012 campaign in Poland and Ukraine.
French giants target unsettled Tottenham defender
French giants Olympique Lyon and Lille are in a race to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s unsettled defender Sebastien Bassong. The Cameroon international is far from happy being a part player at White Hart Lane and is said to be favour an exit in order to get first team football.
Bassong joined Spurs from Newcastle United in 2009 for £8.5m. QPR and West Ham United have already made enquiries about his availability while Lille and Lyon are both said to initially want him on loan, with a view to making the deal permanent at the beginning of next summer.
Spurs have plenty of defenders in their ranks with the likes of Ledley King, Michael Dawson and Younes Kaboul ahead of Bassong, but Harry Redknapp wants to keep him because of the current injury problems with the Lilywhites.
Spurs sign Falque, loan him out to Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a permanent deal with Juventus for youngster Iago Falque and have also loaned out him to manager Harry Redknapp’s old club Southampton. Vigo born Falque, a former Barcelona and Madrid youth player, was on loan at White Hart Lane since the summer and the Lilywhites decided to convert it into a permanent deal.
The 21 year old, who has been capped by Spain at various youth levels now joins Nigel Adkins’ Saints, who are hoping to maintain their current momentum in the Championship and seal a return to the Premier League. Southampton at this moment are tied on points with West Ham United at the top of the Championship standings.
Saints boss Nigel Adkins said that he was delighted with the addition of Falque to their ranks at St.Mary’s.