Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed the club are in talks with Manchester City over a move for Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor fell out with City boss Roberto Mancini last season and the Italian has made it clear the £25million striker has no future at the club. Spurs and City have been in negotiations for some time over a possible deal, with Adebayor’s reported £170,000 a week wage packet proving to…
Want-away striker Emmanuel Adebayor was further humiliated at Eastlands after being forced to train with Manchester City’s youth team. According to reports in the Daily Mail, the ex-Arsenal forward, who has been left out of the Citizen’s tour in North America, had to training with the club’s U-18 side at Carrington on Thursday. He is hoping for a permanent move to Real Madrid after having spent the second half of…
Harry Redknapp has urged Luka Modric to be patient as Tottenham Hotspur attempt to match his ambition. Spurs have spent much of the summer trying to keep their Croatian playmaker out of the clutches of a Premier League rival. Chelsea have led the chase for Modric, tabling big-money bids, but Manchester United and Manchester City are also believed to be keen. Redknapp understands a player of such ability is always…
Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, has reiterated that Luka Modric is not for sale after the 25-year-old lodged a formal transfer request following Chelsea’s improved bid of £27m. “We know he wants to leave and whether he writes it down on a piece of paper doesn’t really make any difference to our stance,” Redknapp said. “He’s a great player and we don’t want to lose him.” The playmaker is…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says he would be lying if he claimed Luka Modric was happy after being denied a transfer. Croatia international Modric met with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on Wednesday and was told the club had no intention of letting him join Chelsea or Manchester United. Tottenham hope their strong stance will ensure prized asset Modric remains in north London, but Redknapp conceded the 25-year-old playmaker was…
The battle for a Europa League spot for next season takes shape at Anfield on Sunday when Liverpool host Tottenham. Fifth place is the only spot on the English Premier League table on offer for the European second-tier competition, after Birmingham and Stoke wrapped up their ticket with a Carling Cup win and an FA Cup final appearance respectively. Liverpool, fifth on 58 points, are warm favourites for the final…