Spurs have recouped £20m with the sale of Robbie Keane to Liverpool in a deal which I see as hugely significant in terms of the Big Four and the ability of anyone to break-in. For me, Liverpool have been fourth from Arsenal for a number of years now and only their amazing European success has kept them there. Spurs have been the side hot on their heels but have been unable to overtake them despite spending £50m+. Robbie Keane has been the consistent performer for Spurs and his sale to Liverpool is a double whammy, even if they have got good money for him.
Having already sold Jermaine Defoe and having failed to get the best from Darren Bent, Ramos is taking a big gamble with his changes in the Spurs' attack and surely they must now be planning to hang on to long-term want-away Dimitar Berbatov. Expect to see Spurs fail to deliver again this season. Robbie Keane meanwhile, will look like a kid alone in a sweetshop at Anfield - if he stays fit he'll score more than 20 goals this year - a dream move. The patience of the notoriously fickle Spurs fans is about to be tested once again.
Elsewhere, Fulham look like they might be about to spend £13m on Andy Johnson. Blimey! Just goes to show what being in the Premier League is really all about and the chasm that exists beneath it. I thought Al-Fayed was tired of football and committed to cutting his cloth? I guess he might just be spending his annual Sky money but £13m for a club the size of Fulham? Ambition indeed on the back of the £6m they paid for Zamora and Pantsill.
Back in the Championship, the Mosquito has gone from Coventry to Bristol City. Hardly the big move long predicted for Michael Mifsud and I can't find a fee mentioned anywhere. "Undisclosed" is becoming the norm now, particularly in the Championship and we will likely have to wait until annual Report & Accounts are released to see who's actually paid what for whom. Coventry have already paid £1.2m for Freddie Eastwood, so I would guess they are looking to cover that.
Off this evening to see Forres Mechanics play a Dundee United XI in a testimonial for Neil Whyte and have decided to travel home on Friday night so I will be back in SE7 to see the Bilbao friendly - can't wait!
Mifsud deal worth £1.5m according to the Bristol Evening Post, which fits in with the Eastwood swap. Deal still not confirmed down here tho'. May find out more when I go to the pub later.
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