Premier League: 50 Transfers Which Could Happen This Week (Final Part)
By on June 18, 2011
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Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has this morning publicly announced that he will reject any bids for the club's best players. This will disappoint most of the top four clubs in the Premier League, who have been coveting the likes of midfielders Gareth Bale and Luka Modric for a while now.
Levy told fans this morning on the Spurs website: "I wish to make it absolutely clear, as I have said previously, that none of our key players will be sold this summer.We made our stance on this issue [selling Modric to Chelsea] abundantly clear in writing to Chelsea."
With Spurs looking for forwards to replace Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch in the offseason, reports in the English press have suggested that Chelsea and Manchester United would consider letting forwards Didier Drogba and Dimitar Berbatov move to White Hart Lane in a part-exchange deal involving the 25-year-old Croatian midfielder.
But Spurs have ambitions to win the Premier League title and are eager to show they can retain as well as attract some of the best players in Europe. With a squad of more than 40 players, Levy will instead insist that club manager Harry Redknapp sells those who have not formed part of the match day squad over the past ten months.
One such player is David Bentley (pictured), who failed to impress new Aston Villa manager Alex McCleish while on loan to Birmingham City. Find out which team the English winger is being linked with, which Ghanaian TV prodigy may be arriving at White Hart Lane and which Real Madrid player is a target of Liverpool.
For other Premier League transfer rumours doing the rounds in the international press, see Parts One and Two:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/733573-premier-league-50-transfers-which-could-happen-this-week
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Age: 26
Current Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Position: Winger
Nationality: English
Potential Destination: Norwich City
Key Statistic: Scored six leagues goals in 2007-08 but only has another three since then
Transfer Value: £5 million
Stumbling Block: The Canaries want Bentley on loan but Spurs manager Harry Redknapp will need to sell some players before he can start to add talent to his squad in a bid to bring Champions League football back to White Hart Lane. Spurs now seem willing to cut their losses on Bentley, who cost £15 million three years ago
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Age: 24
Current Club: Real Madrid
Position: Winger
Nationality: Spanish
Potential Destination: Liverpool
Key Statistic: Only played six matches last year for Los Blancos after an £8 million move from city rivals Getafe
Transfer Value: £7 million
Stumbling Block: According to marca.com, Leon has turned the offer from Liverpool to double his wages to £3 million-a-year as he is determined to break into his club side
Link: http://www.marca.com/2011/06/18/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1308396710.html
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Age: 24
Current Club: Birmingham City
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: English
Potential Destination: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Key Statistic: Scored nine goals in the Premier League last season, including a fine opening goal in the last fixture against Spurs, which saw The Blues relegated from the top flight
Transfer Value: £5 million
Stumbling Block: Wolves will face stiff competition from Sunderland, who are looking to replace Manchester United-bound Jordan Henderson
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Age: 31
Current Club: Manchester United
Position: Defender
Nationality: English
Potential Destination: Aston Villa
Key Statistic: Has won 15 titles for the English champions but only has 23 English caps despite an international career which spans 11 seasons
Transfer Value: £5 million
Stumbling Block: May be on big wages at Old Trafford but Villa could probable afford these given the backing of American owner Randy Lerner
Link: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_6995517,00.html
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Age: 23
Current Club: Leeds United
Position: Forward
Nationality: Ivorian
Potential Destination: Swansea City
Key Statistic: Leeds have a recent history of producing fine midfield players such as Aaron Lennon and James Milner and Gradel has the speed of the former and an eye for goal
Transfer Value: £5 million
Stumbling Block: Leeds will do all they can to keep hold of a player who us crucial to their chances of promotion to the Premier League next season
Link: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6993642,00.html
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Age: 24
Current Club: Saint-Etienne
Position: Centre Mid
Nationality: French
Potential Destination: Newcastle United
Key Statistic: Soon to be known as ''Chateauneuf Uni'', Newcastle are seemingly pressing ahead with another move for a French player - this time one with three caps who has been courted by Arsenal in the past
Transfer Value: £12 million
Stumbling Block: Matuidi may look to hold out for a move to a bigger, more prestigious club which plays regular Champions League football
Link: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6993642,00.html
Age: 19
Current Club: n/a
Position: Defender
Nationality: Ghanaian
Potential Destination: Tottenham Hotspur
Key Statistic: One of the finalists in Ghanaian television show MTN Soccer Academy 4, Baah has spent a fortnight on trial with Spurs's South African football sister club Supersport United.
Stumbling Block: Would the youngster really move to Spurs in light of the club's reluctance to play young South African defender Bongani Khumalo?
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Age: 26
Current Club: none
Position: Winger
Nationality: Swedish
Potential Destination: Sunderland
Key Statistic: Is only a few months older than Tottenham Hotspur's £30 million-rated midfielder Luka Modric and has a better goals-to-games ratio in the Premier League
Transfer Value: free transfer
Stumbling Block: None apparent
Age: 29
Current Club: Real Valladolid
Position: Forward
Nationality: Spanish
Potential Destination: Queens Park Rangers
Key Statistic: Guerra was the pichichi in the second tier of Spanish football last season with 29 goals in 42 matches
Transfer Value: £4 million
Stumbling Block: There are many clubs looking to unearth the next Javier Hernandez or Peter Odemwingie - a cheap forward who can quickly adapt to the Premier League and score crucial goals - but would Guerra be willing to move away from a country in which he has played football for the whole of his career
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Age: 25
Current Club: Arsenal
Position: Full-back
Nationality: French
Potential Destination: AS Roma
Key Statistic: Has only played for France 10 times, despite breaking into the Arsenal team at an early age
Transfer Value: £10 million
Stumbling Block: If Liverpool fail in their bid to sign Udinese's Cristian Zapata, manager Kenny Dalglish may turn his attentions to Clichy, potentially creating an auction scenario in the process.
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Age: 24
Current Club: Udinese
Position: Defender
Nationality: Colombian
Potential Destination: Liverpool
Key Statistic: Has already played more than 150 times for Serie A club Udinese at either full-back position or in central defence
Transfer Value: £10 million
Stumbling Block: Arsenal and Bayern Munich have also shown an interest in Zapata and their offer of Champions League football could pose a threat to the deal
Link: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6993024,00.html
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