Spurs Close To Sealing Stunning £36m Trio Deal: Two Good; One Great
by Steven Constable on June 17th, 2009 386 words | 6 commentsMr Levy is at the Madrid Sales!
The Rumour
Tottenham supremo Daniel Levy has begun talks with Real Madrid over a stunning £36million swoop for Arjen Robben, Gabriel Heinze and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
The White Hart Lane chairman went to Spain to seal a deal for the trio who, despite their quality, are surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu following Kaka’s arrival and the impending capture of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Levy had discussions with sporting director Miguel Pardeza, in charge of a clear-out at Real.
The Source: (Daily Star)
The Analysis
Definitely the big rumour story of the day. It’s all over the Red Tops and the Sky News. Daniel Levy is planning an audacious swoop at the Bernabeu and it could be a clever move. As Florentino Perez begins to put together a new ensemble cast at Real Madrid the current crop look set to be offloaded, not least to balance the books.
There will be some nervous players at the La Liga side who really won’t know what the future holds, but don’t feel to sorry for them as they are multi millionaires being paid vast sums of money to do something they love (just like me).
Redknapp has of course already expressed an interest in another Real man in the form of Ruud Van Nistlerooy, but decided his wage demands were just to damn crazy. Of the three players listed by this source I think the Arjen Robben should be one that makes Spurs fans lick their collective lips. The former Chelsea man still has the tricks and flair that made him a star at Stamford Bridge and now has added maturity and experience to boot. Imagine that wing pairing. Lennon and Robben!
Heinze would add some more top level experience but the club already has about 15 full backs and whilst the Argentine can also play at centre back he is far better out on the left. Huntelaar is also another promising player and Harry does seem to want to refresh his attacking options and the Dutchman has shown, albeit briefly, that his goal glut in Holland has been replicated in La Liga, 8 goals in 13 starts.
The Likelihood
Robben/Heinze/Huntelaar to Tottenham: All three might be a stretch but they could well land some top talent from the Madrid sales
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spurs - June 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am
i cant see that happening although it is all over the web
Rick - June 17th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Arjen’s manager had already declared that Arjen will definitly not go to Tottenham. He wants to play at a champions league club so that rules Spurs out for the next decade.
Paddy - June 17th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
They might try but it will never happen.
gary - June 17th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
will never happen.
theres only one way to beat them get round the back, catch me if you can as i am a liverpool man... - June 17th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
out of all three heinze is most likely
fact - June 17th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Where do tottenham get all their money from. Them accountants know how to manage their money.