Spurs Rumours Archive January 31 2013

31 Jan 2013 22:46:36
Rumour has it that we are in for Hooper but it depending on Celtic getting Doyle off Wolves.

What a load of rubbish.

01 Feb 2013 03:42:26
Everyone's disappointed we didn't get a striker, but lets just embrace the fact JJ has finally gone!

I'd just like to say goodbye, from all of us, to the 'Oracle'. It's been a pleasure reading his same stories each window so his humour will be missed.

I'd suggest he re-thinks his name before his inevitable return in May. when Damaio signs for us, again.

See ya.

DT

I heard we offered £17m they wanted £20m and neither side would budge. whatr I don't get is we have needed a world class striker for 2 years now and how exeactly does DL think we will achieve CL football and a title challenge without a goalscorer!

I somehow doubt that we have seen the last of the Oracle, any money you like we'll be hearing that the Leandro deal was agreed but he won't join till summer

I actually feel sorry for him and can't understand why he keeps doing it to himself, but hey everyone to there own, lets be fair it adds a bit of light heartedness to the transfer window

Apparently we offered £13m, proving that it was a joke attempt to sign him anyway. It's bull to be linked for 2years and put in a derisory bid on the last day of the window to try and make out we didn't get a striker because Damaoi didn't work out - we were NEVER going to sign him!

31 jan 2013 22:35:09
be patient signing imminent

At the lodge diame just drove in

Yeah clearly (y)

What a load of rubbish could of had Damiao or negredo or gomis and Lopez of Lyon would be happy for any of them at the mo we will probably will miss champs league now and levy will blame manager when it's him that won't put his hand in he's pocket and pay for a international striker, I am so disappointed in Tottenham same as last January getting really fed up with levy brilliant in everything apart from transfers always messes up and never gets wot we really need.

Spurs for life

Gutted. I think a decent striker and 4th was ours. I genuinely believe we will be 7th now. Very disappointed how the club is being run. for 3 years we have had a chance to push on but instead nothing. When we lose big players in the summer due to no euro football we will just be another stoke/Fulham mid table side. Big opportunity waste. I'm sure a £20 million striker would of been paid for by champs league revenue! Levy out. . .

Disgruntled Dave

Saha by any chance. Every bloody window is the same lately. Levy wants CL Football on a shoe string and who suffers, yep the fans.

Levy out yet again the fans are short changed sick and tired of driving to London on the weekend paying for season tickets just to watch the rise and quick fall of spurs. Yet again chance missed.

31 Jan 2013 23:13:13
Get levy out, this is just stupid.

How has he done anything wrong? you guys do realise there's more to it than spending loads of money on unproven players!
You do realise a new stadium and Training centre costs money right? Stay with me because I mean ACTUAL MONEY not monopoly, not football manager but actual Wonga. The fact all this is being done we are still 4th after selling Modric and VDV, maybe our scouts are doing more than you all think. Buy cheap sell big. Show me the mistake? There's a recession going on, less people are spending on merchandise, less people paying for sky etc don't you think every business feels this? Including footy clubs!
I might sound like a broken record but we came 4th last year and we're 4th now, we are achieving. Please back the lads, we have a great side, a bit of belief will make the difference from the stands!
Dan D

I genuinely think people don't understand football or how to run a club. Dan D is spot on. Just because it would be a big money deal Damiao is still unproven, so consider this scenario; we spend 20m bring him in he flops he is on 70k a week on a 4 year deal. No one will buy him and we are left will a depreciating asset that will subsequently mean we cannot sign anyone else as funds are tied up.

I think people need to understand that a transfer is complicated and 3rd party ownerships muddy the waters even more.

Also tv and the majority of news outlets "sources" are message boards and forums-so when you have people like the oracle claiming a deal for Damiano is almost done they pick up on it, report it, inflate the hopes of everyone and people are left disappointed. It's a vicious circle which is only fuelled by ridiculous claims by others claiming that their friends son's nephew plays for this team blah blah blah.

We aren't in a bad situation and I would rather Levy didn't piss away money as has been stated on here before we don't have a billionaire willing to write off 20m at a time.

Levy out is a bid of a crazy claim in my opinion he has in my opinion stabilised the club and we are pushing forward we just can't expect everything to fall into place just like that. I am happy with him and would prefer an end to the panic buys that have put us under strain in the past. I was desperate to sign a striker as I don't think Defoe is good enough but that's another issue.
Holtby looks like he will be a good addition and I am relishing seeing him in action.

On a side note to you all-you need to manage your expectation and if someone claims to be ITK they probably aren't-don't believe everything you read in the paper
and see on tv as they are clueless.

We don't need to be negative and resigned to missing out on 4th-we can and will do this. COYS!
JK

Whilst I'm upset as I think we really needed a striker, you couldn't have spoken more sense Dan d, we should be proud, we are the best run club in England maybe the world. GLORY is around the corner
COYS

You are quite right Dan, but we all know to get champions league you need investment in the side and in this case, it is very evident we are short up front (literally with defoe) and the reality is, there must be great strikers out there for a decent price and our scouts are certainly not finding them.

I personally am very worried Liverpool and Arsenal will both finish above us. Liverpool have done very well in Jan transfer wise and anything but a win this weekend and spurs poor form begins.

A very worried spurs fan.

Shadders

31 Jan 2013 21:18:33
Hearing rumours that Porto have bought out moutinho's 3rd party ownership, eds: any chance of us getting a deal done?
Essex yido

Old news champ. I reckon he's more likely to barca in the summer or something. I can't see him coming now we have holtby.

Shadders

31 Jan 2013 20:18:53
Negredo names in Sevilla team who are playing tonight. So will not be moving unless he has a medical at half time haha! Hope Damiao reports are accurate!

Thfcmatt

I agree that we won't be signing Negredo, but players can be signed subject to a medical.

31 Jan 2013 20:04:31
Hi All,

According to tv at 8:03pm dimaio (spelling) signing for 17million still under discussion tho!

Many thanks

Andre

31 Jan 2013 19:59:42
Think a lot of people going to be saying sorry to the oracle lol in fairness I didn't think it would happen but damiao has agreed pwrsonal terms

!

hk_yod

Apparently on what i'm hearing Damaio is still a possibility talks are still ongoing and apparently the fee is being said of 19 mill pounds we've still got a way to go put still possible could Oracle be right pmsl ill take everything bck of what I said if it happens.

Levy's back is against the wall. if he does nothing this window he will be found out for what he is. He has to back AVB who has demonstrated great professionalism when asked about the striker situation.

Not really he has been saying it for years. I thought it was 100% done last year. The oracle is not in the no. He is just a lonely old man looking for fame.

It's not going to happen so let it go !!

Why is everyOne going to apologise to the oracle if and that's a big if, if we sign damaio, he's only repeating what he's read its common knowledge tottenham want him, stating it every window he will be coming or it's a done deal doesn't mean that if eventually he comes he knew about it all along don't forget the oracle more recently said damaio would be in tottenham colours about a week ago not deadline day

Damaio. . tv just announced a late 17M bid for Leandro which had looked slim is now on. But how can they do that with 3 hours to go? {Ed008's Note - They can't ;);)

They can't and they won't. Remember Moutinho in July? It'll be a repeat performance. "Sorry we tried our best and all was agreed we just didn't get the paperwork through in time as the deal was complicated.

Mk1

31 Jan 2013 19:53:51
I might be setting myself up for a fall but before everyone else I told you these players share an agent. Bently on loan to Celtic to sweeten hooper deal
Always
The Truth

Did it hurt when you fell over?
Campbell

31 Jan 2013 19:09:51
Damaio talks have started.

The Channeller.

Oracle agreed

yodmark

p. s. i'm so sure nothing is going to happen tobight i'm looging of till 12 cet

Hell started at 7. 10pm your having a laugh less than 4 hrs with a club in Brazil god help us - sounds like another Levy ****-up, will end up with a 10. 59 Hooper signs for spurs or Spurs have failed in a bid to sign a Striker due to Levys mickey mouse watch running out of TIME!

Didn't they start years ago mate. . .
We got more chance signing. . . .
Chas and Dave
Can't we sell levy. . .
Mr g

Come on guys, what is the real score with regards to damaio? After everything that has been said/not said. Why are we still getting posts on here?? {Ed008's Note - SSN brainwashed most of the people they say Damiao is back on to get people to tune in to watch. Damiao has very complex issues theirs no way he could be signed in 1 day with the problems with him.

Cheers ed!! Now please everybody listen to this guy and give it a rest. We will all be on here tomorrow slating Levy and his policies, but by the weekend it will all have been forgotten. Yes we are short up front, and yes it may cost us points, but we have to believe in Levy and AVB. . we have no other choice.

Not that I think damiao will come to spurs but are offering odds of 4/7 for us to sign him and 5/4 for him to stay in brazil! 125% return if he stays in brazil! Sounds like easy money to me!! {Ed008's Note - What's a £100 stake on 5/4?

I agree with ed. that tv channel don't want you watching eastenders instead.
Their biggest viewing figures are deadline day.
They want you to watch. They need you to watch.
It's all total bs. Don't believe a word of it.

COYMFS.

U get £125 plus your £100 back, so £225 for a little over 3 hours "work?"!! Sounds good to me ed! {Ed008's Note - I didn't tell u to bet on it!!

Dont worry ed, I made sure my money was on before I told you lot! I don't need and coercion, I see it as win win!

Damo yid

Yes thanks ed just made a bet myself and took my own advice and am waiting for the rewards. Not often sky give something away. Keep up the great work to all the ed's.
Spursmad Dave.

Well it was a poor window to say the least but on a high note for myself I made £250 from my bet that Damiao would stay were he was through the above . Thanks lads and thanks again to all the eds for the hard work.
Spursmad Dave.

31 Jan 2013 18:11:25
Louis Saha strongly linked with a move back to Tottenham until the end of the season as cover

Oracle has gone very silent pmsl any other news ed? {Ed008's Note - Nothing what a quiet day.

31 Jan 2013 17:51:15
Hi All,

one word

NEGREDO!

Chin up everton!

many thanks

Andre

Doubt it, he's playing tonight

Many thanks. You are the new Oracle or Thrush as he is known to everyone else on this site

We will see early ad he supposed to be kicking off with Seville tonight. If he plays. . he stays!!

31 Jan 2013 17:21:33
Ed
who do you think we may get last min if anybody ? {Ed008's Note - Louis Saha

Reallyy ?? {Ed008's Note - No I was making a joke but Levy loves his bargains..

Damaio not coming the club do not want to sell Oracles again wrong, no hope of it happening end of i'm 100 per cent right heard on tv. {Ed008's Note - Thank you.

31 Jan 2013 17:09:48
Thats gomes gone, confirmed on the spurs fb page

31 Jan 2013 16:17:50
I posted last night and told you of the bentley jenas deals and hudds, as that will still happen. My source K. M a agent told me and iv watched all he said unfold. I was told even that they all share the same agent. So iv no reason not to believe that by 11 pm hooper and diame will be spurs players. I broke these departures last night and we will these 2 players in today
Always
The Truth

I would rather nobody than Hooper

31 Jan 2013 15:57:48
Bentley and Jenas share the same agent as Danny Graham. Their agent is on his was to QPR to discuss a deal for one or both of them! HOPEFULLY both

31 Jan 2013 14:33:16
I'm based at Wembley Stadium and can one million % confirm that Levy and AVB are here organising a permit for a foreign player. Don't know who though. I'd guess at Damaio. All I know is that there will be action.

Right i'm down the road at my office looking out over Wembley stadium, how about I pop over and you show me?

Why would AVB be involved in organising permits? He's more likely going to be at the Lodge on the phone.

SpursDave

I no this is a rumour page but if Damiao doesn't cum which for me is 99. 9 per cent can we ask that no one else posts about him it's just boring now. ! We've needed a striker all month so why will we get one on the las day wiv lazybyor due bk soonish. We are trying 2 pik up a bargain which is impossible in January! No chance of anyone cummin in nw! Everyone needs to turn tv off and stop wasteing there day to journos trying 2 make money

Million % wembley stadium doesn't issue out work permits. What do you think it is the post office? Is AVB and Levy in the queue waitiing for thier number to come up. . geeeeze

Nice try! But that's not how player registrations work, pal.

P-to-the-S

According to a brazilian website, we already made an offer. They even mention that Damiao showed a lot of anxiety on the last game, which they assume it was caused by the fact that it was his last game with the inter shirt. Inter only owns 70%.

I thought them being here was weird too. Maybe they were trying to get the registration sorted. i'm told its a permit application so I'd imagine its a non European player. We shall see. I just bumped into Martin Jol at Wembley as well. I'm

Not even sure if I want Damiao anyway. Think hell use us as a stepping stone. . Two and a half seasons max.

No BS

Maybe wantin tickets for the bradford, swansea, final,,

I don't believe it but the it may finally be true. On sky it has that spurs have launch a late bid. Do I dare dream? Ed any comment {Ed008's Note - Absolute rubbish!

Roll on when the widow shuts as its all going to go pear shaped. no deals no strikers and no champ football. well done levy. yet again you fail to back a good coach. hope i'm wrong but its not looking good chaps
beaspur

And why would they be at wembley stadium?

Bruce Springsteen tickets while the rest of us are glued to transfer day praying for that class act striker their beating the que

ou812

Only way Levy will get to see a cup final at Wembley this year if he is picking up tickets to watch Capital Cup Final.

You DO have to go to wembley for a work permit. . just said on tv that Tony Pullis is there to sort out Brek Shea's permit
shorty

31 Jan 2013 13:49:44
Belhanda's move to Fenerbache has broken down over a fee. . Come on Levy!!

Dom

We don't need Belhanda we need a Striker!

I would love this signing, along with Holtby this would complete our midfield. If only Sandro was still playing! Sandro/Parker-Dembele/Holtby-Belhanda/Holtby would be a lethal range of options to choose from.

Adam

Any addition is welcome in my book. Good quality competition for places can only mean good things for the squad!

Dom

I forget too that Belhanda started out as a defensive midfielder and can also play the box-to-box role AND the wings - meaning he could provide cover for anybody in midfield! This would be a great signing for ~£11m.

Adam

£11m? Are you his agent? I thought he was being touted much lower than that?

Was he? Even better! He was being touted at ~£30m in the summer so anything is better than that.

Adam

Oracle if your right your a Lord mate, sysports news biggin up Leandro for tottenham

31 Jan 2013 10:51:42
Im getting pretty excited! It seems porto bought out the 3rd partys % in Moutinho. Seems like there's only one reason for them doing that. .! COYS!

Camtheyid

Yeah that's a usual sure-fire sign that a player will be sold. But they were willing to sell him in the summer before owning all of him. So maybe it is just coincidence and he is going nowhere. I doubt they will sell him. Although they just got Izmailov who could be a replacement. If Moutinho goes anywhere it will be to spurs (or Barça)

P-to-the-S

Townsend all set for QPR (would of been great experience for him) then told no your not going, is this because we've been knocked back or let down over a player??

Izmailov is playing as a winger, I think Hector Guerrera(?) is the replacement. They're both good signs for his departure, whether he'll come to us though, might hinge off whether Beckham will sign with PSG, as I remember them wanting Moutinho.

So Moutinho can create a shed-load of chances for. . who? An absent, injured or out of form Ade and Defoe carrying a niggle who's played a lot of games already and can't score in all of them (or even every other one).
We need a striker and have done since the summer.

Yep, and Porto have now spent 17mill on him! So you may get him, but will have to folk out 20mil+. Cant see that myself! DJ

I know we need a striker, but moutinho is better than absolutely nothing. it'd still be a fantastic signing.

camtheyid

We've just got Holtby in for next to nothing, I can't see any point to Moutinho at this stage when we are desperate for some more fire-power. We have Dembele and Holtby, Lennon and Bale on the flanks, we need more options for getting chances taken and beiong able to go to a plan be up top from now until May. Otherwise we will be 5th or 6th.

31 Jan 2013 11:11:56
So Inter have said that Damiao could leave in this window if negotiations are swift. . Fresh news. . But we haven't lodged a bid yet, so time is very much running out if we want him!

Dom

Negotiations are never very 'swift' when Levy's involved

31 Jan 2013 10:00:33
Tottenham are said to be readying an approach for Lyon striker Lisandro Lopez

This could be possible i'm hearing rumours of this to also Gomes to Hoffenheim looks very likely (loan).

It can't be in loan. His contract expires at the end of the season.

The Channeller. {Ed001's Note - he could still be loaned out to save on wages.}

31 Jan 2013 02:05:25
Breaking ITK news folks, my contact has knowledge of a likely swoop for Bafetimbi Gomis.

Levy written all over it, out of contract in the summer you heard it here first!

Tottenhamoxspur

Didn't hear it hear first. It's been on tv a whole two hours before you - sorry !

Read it yesterday lol
shorty

31 Jan 2013 00:03:37
According to the tv transfer centre page, the Internacional president has denied any bid has been made by us for Damiao. . Although on a slight positive note, we're in Levy time.

I read on the ESPN transfer site that Inter has given the green light to Leandro and spurs are in for £19.7 mil and to expect it happen on d~day