Tottenham Close In on £2m Capture of Keeper Veteran James
by Christian Bailey on December 27th, 2009 455 words | 6 commentsRedknapp looks to bring in yet another of his former Pompey charges.
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David James wants to rejoin Harry Redknapp at Tottenham to boost England chances
David James has indicated that he wants to leave Portsmouth for Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham to cement his place as England’s No 1 goalkeeper.Despite the stirrings of a Portsmouth revival under Avram Grant, James is deeply dismayed by the break-up of Redknapp’s FA Cup-winning team at Fratton Park and harbours a strong resolve to rejoin his former mentor at White Hart Lane.
“You could say that I’m flattered by a team of Tottenham’s stature and that it would be good for my England chances to join an upwardly-mobile club,” James told Telegraph Sport.“It doesn’t surprise me that Harry has been such a success at Tottenham.”
With Carlo Cudicini out at Tottenham with wrist and pelvic injuries after a motorcycle accident, the likelihood of James being installed as a deputy to Heurelho Gomes by Redknapp, who has long expressed his admiration for the 39 year-old, has increased. Grant, however, claims that Portsmouth cannot contemplate the loss of James, while Tottenham are yet to make a formal approach.
James explained: “You have to focus on where you are, and I want to help Portsmouth to climb the table. The departure of so many players from the club last summer was a great pity, especially when those players are your proven goalscorers.” He was referring to Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch, both of whom remain in the World Cup reckoning and have both moved to Tottenham.
“When half of the team disperse, you feel a bit cheated,” James said. (Daily Telegraph)
The ongoing saga of the seemingly nailed on move for David James to Tottenham appears to continue to rumble on and the England keeper’s recent comments appear to suggest that the veteran goalie very much wants such a move to be completed and it appears it may only be a matter of money that is holding up such a deal.
The 39 year old is currently struggling with injury but is still fit enough to interest Harry Redknapp who wants to bring his former player to White Hart Lane and a fee in the region of £2m would appear to be enough to make Pompey consider their options, especially given the recent fine form shown by replacement keeper Asmir Begovic.
Even though this source suggests that James would play second fiddle to in form Gomes at Tottenham in the long run such a signing could give Harry Redknapp a very good selection headache as on his day David James is one of the best in the business.
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anonymous - December 27th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
James is a good keeper but Gomes is fantastic right now, so not sure we need him
anonymous - December 27th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Yeah replace Gomes with a 39yr old, that makes sense… Right now we’ve Kept 3 clean sheets in a row, and anyone who been to WHL recently will know that Gomes is in the form he was in at PSV he is commanding his box and our defence looks like they trust him. We do not want James and for 2m? do me a favour
anonymous - December 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Calamity James, you’re having a laugh! NO, we don’t need him. NO, we don’t want him. I would rather have Robbo back.
anonymous - December 27th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
To the idiots above the article says as back-up to Gomes not to replace him you stupid turds read it again and this time read it all.Sometimes Spurs fans can be so thick.
wezz85 - December 27th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Recently in the paper was a list of the players involved in the most defeats over the last decade and David James was joint 3rd.
RaNE - December 28th, 2009 at 12:10 am
David James is a great keeper, But i feel he is needed in Portsmouth. He should stay, he has done really well at portsmouth and i can see him helping Portsmouth rise from the foot of the table.