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Qpr are chasing Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar.

The Rs are eyeing a £3million swoop for Kranjcar.

New boss Mark Hughes sees the creative midfielder as the man to spark his team in a relegation battle.

Kranjcar has been on the fringes at Tottenham and needs games to get in Croatia’s Euro 2012 squad.

SOURCE: Tribalfootball

Niko Kranjcar may well be one of the most criminally underused players in the Premier League. The Croatian playmaker is a top notch performer but due to the top notch midfielders available to Harry Redknapp the 27 year old former Portsmouth man spends much of his time wasting away on the bench.

Whilst there appears to be interest in Kranjcar’s services from abroad, notably from sides in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, the short move from North to West London may well appeal to the adaptable playmaker.

Redknapp may be willing to accept £3m for the Tottenham bench warmer as he looks to trim his squad ahead of making new additions of his own. Kranjcar has made just four Premier League starts this season.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s season stalled last summer because of a lack of goals from their strikers.

Manager Harry Redknapp realised his side’s shortcomings but was unable to persuade chairman Daniel Levy to part with the amount of cash needed to sign a top striker.

Now it seems even more important to make a big signing to keep stars Luka Modric and Gareth Bale happy at the club.

But no Champions League football next season will hamper their efforts to sign the best strikers, meaning Redknapp will have to do his homework.

Money should become available once the squad is trimmed down, with the likes of Jermaine Jenas, Niko Kranjcar and Sebastien Bassong looking to be heading for the exit.

So we have given the Spurs boss a hand in identifying 10 possible replacements for Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, Robbie Keane and Roman Pavlyuchenko.

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SPURS and Sevilla are trying to hammer out a deal to take Giovani Dos Santos to Spain.
Sevilla are well short of Tottenham’s £6.5million asking price but boss Harry Redknapp has made it clear the Mexican midfielder is not part of his plans.

SOURCE: The Sun

Robbie Keane’s Spurs career to ‘end with Blackburn transfer’

Tottenham are keen to move the 30-year-old off their wage bill as he is believed to be the club’s highest-paid player, but have received little interest in him since the end of the season – until now
Blackburn are ready to make Keane the first part of an extravagant summer spending spree.

David Bentley, Alan Hutton, Wilson Palacios and Sebastien Bassong will all be sold if buyers can be found, while there has been interest in Niko Kranjcar, Jermaine Jenas and Younes Kaboul from Dynamo Kiev, Fenerbahce and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.

SOURCE: Metro

Harry Redknapp has always stated his intention to keep his star performers at White Hart Lane but has had to deal with Luka Modric’s very public appeal to leave the club, an appeal Tottenham will hope to thwart by bringing in top notch replacements to resolve problem areas in both defence and attack.

The North London club has a huge squad and chairman Daniel Levy had made it clear that no new signings will be sanctioned unless a big summer cull takes place and that cull began with the offloading of Jamie O’Hara to Wolves in a £5m deal earlier in the month.

Redknapp is all too aware that he can generate funds by selling many unneeded squad players but has hitherto failed to garner interest in said players. Now however plans are afoot to offer players at cheaper prices to help speed up the process, so that the Spurs boss can then use the funds to bring in much needed striker reinforcements after seeing the likes of Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane fail to make an impact last season, costing the club their place in the top four.

Blackburn Rovers will be keen to snap up Keane having failed to land a number of high profile strikers, the most recent of which being Roma front man Mirko Vucinic. Giovani’s impressive performance at the Gold Cup has attracted the interest of Sevilla who may now be more willing to meet Tottenham’s asking price.

David Bentley has been linked with a move to Norwich City, where the winger spent a season long loan period back in 2004/05, the last time the Canaries were in the top tier. The East Anglia side could however struggle to meet the £10m valuation placed on the 26 year old, so once again Tottenham may have to lower their asking price to achieve a quick sale.

Napoli are said to be interested in Wilson Palacios and Sebastien Bassong has been linked with a move back to Ligue 1 after an stop/start two years at White Hart Lane. Back up performers Alan Hutton, Niko Kranjcar, Jermaine Jenas and Younes Kaboul can also be happily offloaded without making too much of an impact to numbers at Redknapp’s disposal.

It is perhaps a sign of the over indulgence of manager Redknapp that Tottenham can happily sell nine players without such sales making a great deal of impact to the club overall.

Harry Redknapp will want such deals to be done sooner rather than later so that he can prevent the likes of Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart from leaving the club who are very much experiencing the down side to speedy success.

The fact that Tottenham managed to superbly complete a top four finish the season before last and then get to the Quarter Final’s of their maiden Champions League voyage is something the club should celebrate but because Redknapp’s men managed a fifth place finish last season, which is still a great achievement given where the club were when the former West Ham and Portsmouth boss took over from Juande Ramos, it seems that some players are even hungrier for success.

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Liverpool will attempt to lure Tottenham playmaker Niko Kranjcar as the Merseyside club looks to turn their attention away from Blackpool star Charlie Adam to the Croatian international. Anfield director of football Damien Comolli has earmarked a move for the 26 year old who looks set to leave White Hart Lane after failing to convince boss Harry Redknapp that he is worthy of a regular starting spot.

26 year old Kranjcar arrived at the North London club in the summer of 2009 after he followed Redknapp from Portsmouth to Tottenham. However the cultured midfielder barely had a look in last season and only managed two Premier League starts and saw his first team chances further limited following the arrival in January of Everton’s South African international Steven Pienaar.

Kranjcar is determined not to be stuck on the Tottenham bench and would surely be tempted by a move to Liverpool. Comolli, who used to work as director of football at White Hart Lane, has recommended Dalglish pushes to purchase the former Hajduk Split.

Liverpool have seen their pursuit of Scottish international Charlie Adam go stale and have seen a number of other sides, including Tottenham and Man United, take an interest in the Tangerines midfielder and appear to now prefer a move for the £8m rated Kranjcar.

Liverpool’s new owners are willing to finance further moves for new additions having signed Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll in January and brought in Jordan Henderson from Sunderland earlier this month.

Kranjcar is also being chased by sides on the continent with the likes of Roma, Valencia and Paris Saint-Germain all taking an interest in the Zagreb born flair player but the Tottenham man is thought to be keen to stay in England having spent the last five years in the country where he, his wife and child have all settled.

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Instead of contemplating how to strengthen in preparation for a second season in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur are now steeling themselves for a summer clear-out while at the same time attempting to hang on to their prized asset Gareth Bale.

Following Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City that confirmed fourth place is beyond their reach, senior figures at the club met yesterday to reassess their current squad in the light of their disappointing end to the season.

Chairman Daniel Levy is determined to keep hold of Bale but will not sanction further spending on new recruits until there has been a clear-out of some other established stars to streamline the first-team squad and reduce the wage bill.

Levy wants to sell several high-profile players, including four who are currently out on loan – striker Robbie Keane, who is at West Ham, and midfielders Jamie O’Hara (at Wolverhampton Wanderers), Giovani dos Santos (at Racing Santander) and David Bentley (at Birmingham City).

Defender Jonathan Woodgate and goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini are both out of contract in the summer and are unlikely to be offered new deals.

Tottenham will also listen to offers for the likes of Roman Pavlyuchenko, Niko Kranjcar, Alan Hutton, Vedran Corluka and Wilson Palacios.

SOURCE: Independent

Whilst this does look like one hell of a major cull, things may not be as bad as they seem. It is clear that Harry Redknapp has a massive Tottenham squad and failure to qualify for the Champions League will have a knock on effect on the club’s finances, but it is far more beneficial to remove under performing members of the squad rather than having to listen to offers for the club’s top stars.

The likes of Rafael Van der Vaart, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Sandro have all been strongly linked with interest from Europe’s elite and Redknapp has steadfastly held his ground by stating that none of those players would be sold, so clearly in order to not have to sell any of his important players, he knows he must cut a swathe of players from his squad that do not offer him a great deal.

Of those on this list from the Independent arguably only a handful would be missed. Those out on loan were clearly on the periphery and the likes of Keane and Giovani have stated their desire to move on. Pavlyuchenko is consistently linked with a move away from Tottenham and the Russian may feel that the time is right to leave after failing to convince Redknapp that he should be a first team regular.

Right backs Corluka and Hutton have shared duties this term but Redknapp has been linked with moves to bring in a new player for that position. Palacios looks a shadow of the player he was last term and Kranjcar, though talented, is not better than those ahead of him in the pecking order.

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish will be handed substantial funds by the club’s owners this summer and the Anfield boss plans to make moves for three Premier League targets. Newcastle United full back Jose Enrique, Tottenham playmaker Niko Kranjcar and Bolton centre back Gary Cahill are all on the Merseyside club’s wish-list.

Liverpool are looking for a left back to fill what has become something of a problem position and Dalglish hopes to lure Spaniard Jose Enrique to the club but may have to battle AC Milan for the 25 year old who has decided to keep talk of a new Magpies deal until the end of the season, leaving many to conclude the former Villarreal man may be ready to leave the St James’ Park club.

With two of his centre back contingent, Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Jamie Carragher, over 30 years of age and with Daniel Agger having injury concerns, Liverpool are looking to bring England international Gary Cahill to beef up the club’s defensive options. The consistent Trotters defender is also wanted by both Tottenham and Arsenal and Owen Coyle has reportedly placed a slightly inflated £25m valuation on the former Aston Villa man.

Director of Football Damien Comolli is also interested in signing Tottenham bench warmer Niko Kranjcar. The Croatian international is growing increasingly unhappy at White Hart Lane and after making just two Premier League appearances this season Harry Redknapp may be willing to offload the former Pompey man.

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Harry Redknapp is planning to swing the axe to trim his White Hart Lane squad and help fund new additions this summer. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is willing to help back his White Hart Lane boss but insists that the North London club sheds a decent chunk of it’s extensive squad.

Robbie Keane will be offered to West Ham at the end of the season and the Irish international has already stated his desire to stick with the East London club if they manage to avoid the drop but if the Hammers do get relegated there are sure to be many interested parties with a move back to Wolves also been mooted.

Winger David Bentley has done well out on loan to Birmingham City and they too may look to make the deal a permanent one but Blackburn Rovers are also said to be keen on bringing their former star performer back to Ewood Park. A number of Spanish sides are looking to capture Mexican flair player Giovani, a player who Harry Redknapp appears to see as being something of a luxury he doesn’t feel he needs.

Wolves are apparently willing to meet the £5m asking price for midfielder Jamie O’Hara who has been a big hit at Molineux, helping Mick McCarthy’s side to three wins and a draw in his six starts with the club. Redknapp is known to be an admirer of the youth team graduate but due to the amount of quality players in his position he sees that keeping the player would only hold up the 24 year old’s career progression.

Niko Kranjcar has been targeted by a number of Premier League sides and the Croatian is beginning to run out of patience and may well also be allowed to leave. The 26 year old playmaker has been handed just two Premier League starts and could be offloaded to the likes of Liverpool or Newcastle who are both said to be interested although Redknapp is said to be prefer selling to a foreign club if possible.

Though Roman Pavlyuchenko is the most prolific of Tottenham’s strikers he still appears to not be a first choice starter and the Russian may look to leave the club and his wish will be granted if Harry Redknapp snaps up one of the many targets he appears to be chasing. The 29 year old former Spartak Moscow man has netted 10 goals in 18 starts this term and could be lured back to Russia.

The final piece of the exit jigsaw may will come down to form in the remaining games of this season with the right back berth being battled over by Scottish international Alan Hutton and Croat Vedran Corluka.

Harry Redknapp will consider selling one or the other at the end of this term but appears undecided on the matter. Hutton has predominantly been the first choice but Corluka is seen as more suited to European competition and is also effective at centre back.

Such moves to finance additions will become all the more pertinent if Tottenham fail to secure a Champions League spot.

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Everton will face competition from Werder Bremen to capture the signature of want-away Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Niko Kranjcar.

The 26-year-old has been out of favour this season with the emergence of Gareth Bale and the signing of Rafael van der Vaart.

The Croatian international was linked with a move to the Bundesliga giants in January but was convinced by manager Harry Redknapp to fight for a place in the Spurs team.

He then scored match-winning goals in successive games in February, but he has since returned to the bench.

Redknapp said this month that Kranjcar would be given a chance and that he did not want him to leave White Hart Lane.

Bremen are expected to launch another bid in the summer for the £12million-rated midfielder but Everton are also said to be interested.

Speaking after Croatia’s 0-0 draw with France, Kranjcar confirmed his desire to leave White Hart Lane.

“I will be trying to find a football club where I can play regularly, like any footballer would,” he said. “It depends who wants me, if anyone wants me.”

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Tottenham are hoping to lure Liverpool right back Glen Johnson to White Hart Lane this summer. White Hart Lane boss Harry Redknapp feels that the England international would help resolve what he considers a problem area on the right hand side of his defence.

Redknapp has used Alan Hutton and Vedran Corluka in the right back spot this season and has not been overly pleased with either’s contribution and has previously purchased Johnson when he was Portsmouth boss and knows the 26 year old well from his time at West Ham when he was advancing through he youth set up during his spell as Upton Park boss.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish may be amenable to a sale for the right price given the impressive form shown by youngster Martin Kelly which forced Johnson into an unaccustomed spot as left back but any sale would have to be for a fee similar to that which was spent to bring the former Pompey man to Anfield.

Rafa Benitez spent £17.5m for Johnson in the summer of 2009 and his career at the Merseyside club has had more downs than ups and he may well jump at a chance of a return to London. Tottenham are apparently willing to spend up to £12m for the attack minded full back but the North London side may also consider offering a player as part of any deal with the likes of Niko Kranjcar and Peter Crouch both recently linked with interest shown by Liverpool.

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Liverpool are rumoured to be interested in making a move for Tottenham pair Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar this summer. The Croatian international duo have been earmarked by Anfield’s Director of Football Damien Comolli who previously held the same position at White Hart Lane and now hopes to secure a deal to bring both to Merseyside.

Playmaker Kranjcar has been strongly linked with a move away from Tottenham and the 26 year old is said to be unhappy about his lack of first team opportunities and is said to be a target of Newcastle United and a number of sides in Serie A.

The adaptable attacking midfielder has been targeted by Comolli in order to boost the club’s creativity as well as his ability to score goals. The former Portsmouth man may add more natural width as he appears to do his best work when in a wide role where he has most recently been effective as a replacement for injured Welshman Gareth Bale.

Vedran Corluka is a player who Liverpool will look to give the defence more strength in depth. The 25 year old can play as a right back as well as at the centre of defence and whilst youngster Martin Kelly has impressed greatly since his arrival on the scene, he is still clearly a very young player who the club will not want to seen burnt out.

Also given that the likes of Jamie Carragher and Sotiris Kyrgiakos are getting on in years, the addition of another central defensive option would be of great use. Corluka has been a consistent performer for the North London side during his two and a half years at the club but has seen his first team starts limited by the return to form of Scottish international Alan Hutton.

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