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SUMMER 2013 TRANSFER & ITK THREAD: Warning - may contain lies and false hope

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[itk="18th May 2013, in, Jasper, Leandro Damiao, rumour, 5, itk"]
As it stood/stands we are very confident, just few loose ends to tie up. Let us hope it happens and does not collapse again.(leandro)

We want 2 strikers in and one emerging young potential at right price in. We are willing to let either Defoe or Ade go, all depends on who fetches the best price and deal.
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http://desporto.sapo.pt/

Obviously changed their minds in 20mins...


Anyway, heres the Google Translation...

FC Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho, Tottenham will play on next season, found the SAPO Sports from a source close to the process. Tottenham Followed the number 8 dragons from last season, but the prohibition of the transfer of players with rights Sports shared with investment funds for the Premiership left Ultimately the interest of Londoners on João Moutinho. Nevertheless, in January 2013, FC Porto would readequir the entire João Moutinho pass before the end of the closing market winter, for 3.3 million euros, and Tottenham came into contact with the club FC Porto to take the Portuguese midfielder, revealed to the SAPO Sports source who declined to be problem identified. With the championship approaching the end, and with the growing interest of several European clubs in Moutinho, including Monaco, will be very Difficult for Port Ensure continuity of the Portuguese international Dragon next season. Tottenham Also seeks to Ensure a spot in the Champions League and the sale of Gareth Bale is Likely to be decisive for the purchase of the pass of the 26-year. Given que the termination clause of João Moutinho is valued at 40 million euros, and there are few clubs with purchasing power to acquire the pass of the average English due to the new rules of fair play budget UEFA, the Portuguese midfielder will play in London where the London club Ensures clearance for the qualifying round of the Champions League
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[itk="18th May 2013, out, Daily Mail, Gareth Bale, rumour, 4, newspaper"]Bale may leave if Spurs don't secure Champions League football - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490[/itk]

It's Europe or bust for wing wizard Bale as he waits to discover Spurs destiny



Tottenham face a huge battle to keep hold of £60million star Gareth Bale if their Champions League campaign ends today in failure.
Real Madrid, Manchester United and Manchester City are all circling the Wales winger, who this season completed his own personal treble of player-of-the-year awards.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is desperate to keep hold of Bale to give his side an opportunity of challenging towards the top of the Premier League next season.



But the 23-year-old is growing increasingly despondent at the prospect of another year without Champions League football, particularly as he will not be playing in next year’s World Cup.

Fifth-place Spurs go into this afternoon’s final round of Premier League games, dubbed ‘Judgment Sunday’, needing to beat Sunderland at home and for Woolwich to fail to win at Newcastle in order to qualify for Europe’s top competition.

Bale failed to commit his future to Spurs when collecting his Football Writers’ Footballer-of-the-Year award this month. And the Mail on Sunday understand reports that he is currently in negotiations over a new deal with the club are wide of the mark.

Madrid regard Bale as their No1 target this summer. Manchester City are keen to sign new A-list players after two failures in the Champions League, while the prospects of Bale agreeing to join United have increased with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson — who failed to lure the player to Old Trafford when he was at Southampton — and uncertainty over the future of Wayne Rooney.

Bale has shot into the A-list of European footballers this season with 30 goals for club and country. He also won the PFA player and young player-of-the-year awards, the first recipient since Cristiano Ronaldo to enjoy a clean sweep of all three major personal honours.

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Helping hand: Tottenham boss Andre Villas Boas (left) owes a lot to Bale's performances

Originally a left-back, Bale pushed forward as a thrilling left winger but now sees his long-term future playing in a central free role behind a striker. If he pushes to leave White Hart Lane to further his own career, it will provide a fascinating stand-off with Levy. The Tottenham chief showed with Luka Modric’s attempts to join Chelsea that he is capable of standing his ground.

However, with the money on offer for Bale, Spurs would be unwilling to keep an unhappy player, particularly as manager Andre Villas-Boas has other transfer targets in mind, including Joao Moutinho, Christian Benteke, Leandro and Roberto Soldado.

Should Spurs be celebrating a top-four finish today, it would become much harder for Madrid to lure Bale. He has a settled family life in England with a young baby and is one of the faces of BT Sport, who will show live Premier League games for the first time next term.

If Spurs do attempt to try and ‘bribe’ Bale with a new contract to spend an extra season in the Europa League, he is likely to want parity with the best players in the Premier League, Robin van Persie and Yaya Toure, who earn £220,000 a week.
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[itk="18th May 2013, in, Daily Express, Matej Vydra, rumour, 5, newspaper"]
Woolwich, Tottenham and Fulham on alert for Watford striker Matej Vydra[/itk]
 
[itk="20th May 2013, in, Some Guy on SO quoting Graham Roberts, Villa, rumour, 6, itk"]
A little bit of info from a well-respected poster on SO. He's not "itk" but has racked up nearly 45,000 posts over 9 years on the board and is certainly not a WUM. Anyway, he said this today:

"I watched the game as a guest of a company who had hired a table in one of the hospitality suites, hosted by Graham Roberts.

"I have no idea if this is true, but I can only telly you what Graham told all of us after the match.

"He'd received a phone call earlier in the day from someone high up at the club and this person told him that Gareth Bale had signed a new extended deal with us on a much improved package.

"He also told us this person (whoever it was) had also said we'd agreed a deal to Bring David Villa here next season.

"That is what Graham Roberts said but I have no way of authenticating any of it."
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[itk="20th May 2013, in, BrazilYid on SC, Leandro Damiao, rumour, 5, itk"]
Tried to get a bit of info. Nothing we haven't already heard or expected. AVB wants business done early and thinks Levy will do this. On LD not sure if back in but as I've said all the major paperwork completed so as always just need to agree fee. Not sure this will happen as been fucked about for to long if it happens will be done early..... To be honest I don't want to go over old ground again. And as I stated not sure if we are still chasing and have my doubts we would waste our time after January. Clubs can give permission for players to discuss and do paperwork in preparation for transfer ie work permits etc.
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[itk="20th May 2013, out, The Journalist, Townsend and Walker, rumour, 5, itk"]
villa are interested in two tottenham players; livermore and townsend. but no contact. its common knowledge we went for naughton last year but was outpriced. problem is dealing with levy; don't like it.
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[itk="20th May 2013, out, Archibald, Bale, rumour, 7, itk"]
Whats there to say- the offer is on the table, Hes happy to commit for one more year however i dont know if agreed yet. The £50m next year is fabrication.
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[itk="20th May 2013, in, Archibald, Various, rumour, 7, itk"]
Villa is a strong possibility but lets be honest if Woolwich come in we know where he will go!
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[itk="20th May 2013, out, Archibald, Villa, rumour, 7, itk"]
5 in together with Rose and Townsend back.

the likes of Mason, Obika Byrne etc to finally be released.

Seniors to go

Bentley, Gomes, Gallas, BAE, Hudd, Khumalo, Livermore and 1 of JD/Ade.

poss Naughton !
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