Transfer Speculation Round-Up (June 2011)

Just look how happy he is...

As usual, the media's favourite money splurging club Tottenham, are being linked with a whole raft of players. Let's start quickly with my two cents on the ongoing Modric saga.

Modric, quality player, player of the season and universally loved. But one that has publicly admitted wanting to "step up" in his career. We all knew we'd see things like this given our failure to qualify for the Champions League, and even though both Redknapp and Levy have said we won't be selling anyone, what would you prefer? £50, £40 or even £30 Million in the bank or a disgruntled and demotivated little Croatian? Everyone is replaceable, everyone has their price. Sure, I'd be more than happy for Modric to stay a Spurs player, but such is the nature of the sport, £30 Million and as long as we replace him with another £30 Million rated player, it would be acceptable.

Modric wants to play in the Champions League, Spurs to get finish top 4 this season is currently 6/5 on Paddy Power's football betting pages. Odds are good to keep Modders happy.

Forlan to play my body double
in upcoming auto-biographical film

Our need for a striker is still apparent, and with multiple time Redknapp target, Diego Forlan apparently falling out of favour with Athletico Madrid's staff and fans and claiming that he wants to play in England. Many of the papers have been touting the possibility of the 32 year old making a cut price move to Spurs. He's failed to make it in England once already with Manchester United, but Forlan, although with a poor return of 8 goals from 32 games last season, could, for the right price, be the experienced player we need to grab our strikers by the balls and show them how to score again.

Another striker we're being linked with, 25 year old Espanyol striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo. Turning heads across Europe and especially in Italy, and with Jol at Fulham. He is likely to cost around the £15-£17 Million mark.

Other ITK news nonsense sees Sunderland's Gyan rubbish rumours he is on the way to Spurs and Eto'o's agent claim a number of English clubs are interested in his signature.

Redknapp is apparently looking to sure up the defence following Woodgate's exit and King's continuing failure to have two working legs, and we're being linked to Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci. Also a target for Juventus and Sevilla, Tasci is valued at around £12 Million.

More in Redknapp's usual range quality, we're being linked to the Blackburn defender Samba. Blackburn deny there have been any approaches for the Arsenal and Spurs target. Let's hope that's the case.

Karl has his say on Parker & Adam

There are a few other ITK stories doing the rounds, which to be frank, aren't even worth me wasting my time typing and your time reading them. Signings are promised to be on the way, but how many times have we heard that before?!

Surprisingly, Harry hasn't tried to sign Scott Parker or Charlie Adam yet. Thought by many as done deals before the end of last season, Parker is no doubt looking for an opportunity to return to the premier league and Adam came close to signing for us in Janurary. But as Karl Pilkington might say, "Do we need 'em?"

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