Tottenham Hotspur: May 2009 Archives

Barca ace transfer scramble

Premiership clubs including Spurs, West Ham and Portsmouth are on alert after Eidur Gudjohnsen admitted he will return to England.

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Boro ready to sell - but not to Spurs

Tottenham's hopes of landing Stewart Downing have been hit by the news Middlesbrough will only sell to a 'top-four' club.

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Harry tracks midfield star

Tottenham and Aston Villa are set to battle it out for the signature of Hamburg's German international midfielder Pietr Trochowski.

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Strike ace linked with switch

Tottenham are in the hunt to sign Djibril Cisse after Marseille confirmed the striker is likely to move on again this summer.

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Agent quells target exit talk

The agent of Liverpool star and reported Spurs target Ryan Babel says the player is keen to stay at Anfield.

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Villa target Spurs forward

Aston Villa are understood to have enquired about the prospect of signing Tottenham's out-of-favour forward David Bentley.

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Spurs eye rival swoop

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp wants to bring in three quality players over the summer, with Middlesbrough star Tuncay said to be a target.

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Cats reject £20m offer

Sunderland say they rejected a £20million bid from Tottenham in January for the services of Black Cats striker Kenwyne Jones.

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Tottenham target City winger

Tottenham are preparing a player-plus-cash offer for Manchester City's Martin Petrov with David Bentley going the opposite way.

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Tottenham after Swiss starlet

Tottenham have made Basel's Janick Kamber one of their top targets after the Switzerland international recently impressed Spurs scouts.

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O'Neill linked with Bentley raid

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is said to be keen on signing David Bentley after Harry Redknapp admitted the winger could leave Spurs.

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Boss reveals summer transfer plan

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admits he needs to improve his squad over the summer but will need to sell players first to raise funds.

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Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool finished the season on a high with a comfortable 3-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield.

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FT:Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham:Goals from Torres, Kuyt and Benayoun give the home side a fitting end to a successful season.

GOAL:Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: (80mins)Gerrard finds Benayoun who beats Gomes at the second attempt.

GOAL:Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: (76mins)Keane races through the Liverpool defence to slide the ball under Reina.

GOAL:Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham: (64mins) Kuyt's shot deflects off Hutton to wrong-foot Gomes in the Spurs goal.

HT:Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham:Liverpool take a slender lead into the break after dominating the opening exchanges.

GOAL:Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham: (29mins)Torres heads the ball in off the underside of the cross bar from Kuyt's cross.

LINE UP: Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, King, Assou-Ekotto, Modric, Zokora, Jenas, Bale, Defoe, Keane

LINE UP: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard, Benayoun, Torres

Lennon misses Anfield trip

Aaron Lennon will miss Spurs' trip to Liverpool because of a groin injury while Jonathan Woodgate and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are doubts.

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Harry enters Tevez race

Tottenham are reported to have entered the race to sign Carlos Tevez, who is facing an uncertain future at Manchester United.

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Spurs striker fee set

Tottenham have been told they will have to pay big money if they want to do a deal for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz.

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Harry targets Juve ace

Tottenham are being linked with Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta but Harry Redknapp has been told he will have to sell first.

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Harry in for Barry

Tottenham have entered the race to sign Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, who looks set to move on this summer.

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African star denies move talk

Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has dismissed rumours of a move to Tottenham and insists he is happy at the San Siro.

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Striker cool on move rumours

Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones has refused to rule out a move to Tottenham but is staying focused on the scrap to stay up.

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Pandev agent reveals Spurs interest

Goran Pandev's agent has confirmed Spurs are among several top European sides interested in signing the Lazio striker.

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Striker interest hots up

Wolves have joined the clutch of clubs interested in Spurs striker Darren Bent, who could be offloaded by Harry Redknapp this summer.

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Spurs eye rivals swoop

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp is being linked with a shock move for Chelsea's promising young defender Michael Mancienne.

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Bentley set for Lane exit

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has admitted he expects midfielder David Bentley to be among those leaving White Hart Lane in the summer.

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester City

A last-minute Robbie Keane penalty took all three points for Spurs and ended Manchester City's hopes of Europa League qualification.

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FT:Tottenham 2-1 Man City: Spurs stay in the European race thanks to Keane's late penalty as they looked to have wasted a marvellous first half display.

GOAL:Tottenham 2-1 Man City: (87mins) Keane cooly slots home from the spot after referee Halsey awards a controversial penalty.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-1 Man City:(65mins) All square! Bojinov has only been on the field a matter of minutes but he rifles in the equaliser

HT:Tottenham 1-0 Man City: Spurs have been magnificent and the goal typified their play with a fast, flowing move finished off in great style by Jermain Defoe.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Man City: (29mins) Delightful backheel from Defoe to give Spurs a deserved lead after another fast, flowing move.

LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Keane, Jenas, Modric, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe

LINE UP: Given, Richards, Dunne, Onuoha, Bridge, Kompany, De Jong, Ireland, Elano, Petrov, Caicedo

King in line to face City

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed Ledley King will play against Manchester City despite his antics at a nightclub last weekend.

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Spurs eye Rovers' striker

Tottenham are set to make a move for Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz but may be put off by the £20million asking price.

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Spurs eye Barca starlet

Txiki Beguiristain has said Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola will make a decision on the future of Bojan Krkic at the end of the season.

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No deal done for French forward

Djibril Cisse's 'agent' has rejected comments attributed to him claiming the Sunderland striker was set for a move to Spurs.

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Spurs eye Genoa hitman

Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a bid for Genoa's Argentine striker Diego Milito but face competition for his signature.

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Cisse set for Spurs switch

Djibril Cisse's agent has claimed the striker will join Spurs next season after falling out of favour at the Stadium of Light.

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Harry set for keeper swoop

Tottenham are set to move for Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer after the Australian's fantastic season at Craven Cottage.

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Like father like son for Spurs

Harry Redknapp has claimed he hopes to bring in his son Jamie as part of the Tottenham's coaching staff next season.

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Spurs back off Black Cats striker

Harry Redknapp has played down reports Tottenham have made a bid for Sunderland striker Djibril Cisse.

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Midfielder reveals Tottenham snub

Ghana international Stephen Appiah has revealed he turned down another month at Tottenham during a trial period.

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Tottenham star granted time off

Wilson Palacios will miss the rest of the season for Tottenham after flying home to Honduras following the death of his brother.

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Tottenham chase Black Cats forward

Tottenham are in talks to sign Djibril Cisse from Marseille after Sunderland decided they did not want to make his loan move permanent.

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Everton 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Everton missed the chance to move up to fifth in the Premier League after being held 0-0 by Tottenham at Goodison Park.

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FT:Everton 0-0 Tottenham: Everton improved in the 2nd half as Gosling hit the post but Tottenham held on to secure a share of the spoils at Goodison Park.

HT:Everton 0-0 Tottenham: A disappointing opening half at Goodison Park in which Spurs looked brighter but neither side tested the goalkeepers..

LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, King, Woodgate, Bale, Hutton, Huddlestone, Jenas, Modric, Keane, Defoe.

LINE UP: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Gosling, Rodwell, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jo.

Redknapp's injury problems increase

Spurs' Jamie O'Hara will miss the trip to Everton and the rest of the season because of imminent knee surgery.

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Redknapp eyes Wigan star

Spurs are being linked with a raid on Wigan for Maynor Figueroa but Didier Zokora is unlikely to go the other way in part-exchange.

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Spurs can make top four - Woodgate

Johnathan Woodgate says he believes Tottenham can break into the top four next season after finishing the current well.

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Tottenham chase Juventus striker

Tottenham have joined a number of other Premier League clubs in the hunt to sign David Trezeguet from Juventus in the summer.

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Midfielder plays down exit

Didier Zokora says he is happy at Tottenham and has played down rumours linking him with a move away from the club.

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Redknapp wants two more

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has revealed he may have to sell before he can buy and is targeting at least two new signings.

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Harry reveals transfer plans

Harry Redknapp says he wants to sign players in their prime for Tottenham this summer, not youngsters with potential.

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French ace talks up move

Porto left-back Aly Cissokho has revealed Tottenham are showing an interest in him with a view to a summer swoop.

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Forest target defender swoop

Nottingham Forest want to sign Tottenham defender Chris Gunter on a permanent basis and could be ready to offer £2million.

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Battle on cards for Addicks ace

Tottenham face a battle for the signature of Charlton starlet Jonjo Shelvey this summer after Arsenal joined the race.

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Jenas eyes Inter switch

Inter Milan are again being linked with Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas, who admits his head has been turned.

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Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

A late first-half strike by Jermaine Jenas settled an even contest between Tottenham and West Brom at White Hart Lane.

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FT:Tottenham 1-0 West Brom:West Brom force Gomes into several decent saves but Jenas' first half strike wins it for Spurs.

HT:Tottenham 1-0 West Brom:A first half with few chances is brought to life late on by Jenas' curling 20 yard effort.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 West Brom: (43mins)Jenas curls a low shot beyond Carson from 20yards out.

LINE UP: Carson, Zuiverloon, Martis, Olsson, Robinson, Koren, Borja Valero, Greening, Brunt, Mulumbu, Fortune

LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Jenas, Modric, Pavlyuchenko, Keane

Forward dilemma for Redknapp

Harry Redknapp has Jermain Defoe and Frazier Campbell available again as he tries to fill the slot left by the injured Darren Bent.

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Spurs striker set to stay with club

Roman Pavlychenko's agent believes the striker will still be at Tottenham next season despite being linked with a move back to Russia.

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Barca ace transfer scramble

Premiership clubs including Spurs, West Ham and Portsmouth are on alert after Eidur Gudjohnsen admitted he will return to England.

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Boro ready to sell - but not to Spurs

Tottenham's hopes of landing Stewart Downing have been hit by the news Middlesbrough will only sell to a 'top-four' club.

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Harry tracks midfield star

Tottenham and Aston Villa are set to battle it out for the signature of Hamburg's German international midfielder Pietr Trochowski.

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Strike ace linked with switch

Tottenham are in the hunt to sign Djibril Cisse after Marseille confirmed the striker is likely to move on again this summer.

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Agent quells target exit talk

The agent of Liverpool star and reported Spurs target Ryan Babel says the player is keen to stay at Anfield.

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Villa target Spurs forward

Aston Villa are understood to have enquired about the prospect of signing Tottenham's out-of-favour forward David Bentley.

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Spurs eye rival swoop

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp wants to bring in three quality players over the summer, with Middlesbrough star Tuncay said to be a target.

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Cats reject £20m offer

Sunderland say they rejected a £20million bid from Tottenham in January for the services of Black Cats striker Kenwyne Jones.

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Tottenham target City winger

Tottenham are preparing a player-plus-cash offer for Manchester City's Martin Petrov with David Bentley going the opposite way.

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Tottenham after Swiss starlet

Tottenham have made Basel's Janick Kamber one of their top targets after the Switzerland international recently impressed Spurs scouts.

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O'Neill linked with Bentley raid

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is said to be keen on signing David Bentley after Harry Redknapp admitted the winger could leave Spurs.

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Boss reveals summer transfer plan

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admits he needs to improve his squad over the summer but will need to sell players first to raise funds.

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Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool finished the season on a high with a comfortable 3-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield.

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FT:Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham:Goals from Torres, Kuyt and Benayoun give the home side a fitting end to a successful season.

GOAL:Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: (80mins)Gerrard finds Benayoun who beats Gomes at the second attempt.

GOAL:Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: (76mins)Keane races through the Liverpool defence to slide the ball under Reina.

GOAL:Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham: (64mins) Kuyt's shot deflects off Hutton to wrong-foot Gomes in the Spurs goal.

HT:Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham:Liverpool take a slender lead into the break after dominating the opening exchanges.

GOAL:Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham: (29mins)Torres heads the ball in off the underside of the cross bar from Kuyt's cross.

LINE UP: Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, King, Assou-Ekotto, Modric, Zokora, Jenas, Bale, Defoe, Keane

LINE UP: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard, Benayoun, Torres

Lennon misses Anfield trip

Aaron Lennon will miss Spurs' trip to Liverpool because of a groin injury while Jonathan Woodgate and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are doubts.

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Harry enters Tevez race

Tottenham are reported to have entered the race to sign Carlos Tevez, who is facing an uncertain future at Manchester United.

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Spurs striker fee set

Tottenham have been told they will have to pay big money if they want to do a deal for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz.

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Harry targets Juve ace

Tottenham are being linked with Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta but Harry Redknapp has been told he will have to sell first.

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