With it still very uncertain whether or not Liverpool will sign Gareth Barry, the Times reckons that Rafa B has been examining some of the alternatives, and apparently he likes the look of two wingers.

The Daily Mail is reporting that Spurs have beaten Benfica to the signature of Espanyol striker Luis Garcia. Admittedly, taking what the Daily Mail spews out as gospel truth will get you about as far as believing Jeffrey Archer, but this rumour looks fairly solid…

Espanyol’s Cameroon international goalkeeper, who has long been linked as a replacement for Tottenham’s blundering England keeper Paul Robinson, has said he is content in La Liga and has no intention of coming to Spain.
Carlos Kameni has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane, and other European destinations, since January but the 24-year-old […]

Sunday’s Transfer Rumour run down…
Tottenham want to bag Portsmouth goalie David James after discovering that both their ‘keepers are partial to a horrendous gaffe every so often. (Mail on Sunday)
Juventus are after Arsenal’s left-back Gael Clichy and will make their move for him in the summer. (Sunday Mirror)
West Ham are keeping abreast of the […]

Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi is frantically pressing the eject button as he bids to end his English nightmare, with both Espanyol and Lazio keen to offer the poor lamb refugee. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea and England’s superstar left-back Wayne Bridge is being tracked by Kevin Keegan for his Toon revolution. (Daily Express)
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate doesn’t […]

All the remaining scraps from Transfer Top Table….
Aston Villa’s defender Martin Laursen has signed a new contract with the club, to much joyous whooping and hollering. (Various)
Despite remaining tight lipped, inside sources say that Spurs’ sporting director Damien Commolli is flying to France at the weekend for talks with Lyon striker Fred. (Independent)
…And Spurs may […]

Rangers manager Walter Smith will throw his hat into the ring for the race to sign Everton’s James McFadden. The Ibrox club will have to contend with interest from Birmingham and Celtic, with Birmingham’s Alex McLeish ready to bid up to £5.5m to try and bag McFadden. (Sunday Herald)
Fulham gaffer Roy Hodgson is preparing a […]

The F.A. Cup bores me. Let’s talk about Spain, which returned to league action Saturday. In the yesterday’s marquee match-up, third-placed Espanyol Barcelona trounced fourth-placed Villareal, 3-0. All goals were scored in the first half, with Espanyol captain Raul Tamudo notching a brace Second-placed Barcelona saw off Mallorca on second half goals by Rafa Marquez […]