Swoop, Plunder and Ink: Jan 2011 Window

[Reece]

Tri five!

[little dave hedgehog]

3^5!

[SB]

3^5!

Get a room you lot

[Reece]

Meanwhile, Tottenham have agreed a deal in principle with Steven Pienaar, having beaten off competition from Internazionale and Atletico Madrid with a contract worth €84,000 a week over four years. It is unclear, however, whether the north London club will pay around €2.4 million to Everton this month to push the transfer through or wait until the summer when the South African midfielder would be available as a Bosman free agent.

David Moyes has said he would prefer to keep Pienaar for the remainder of the season, reasoning that forfeiting a transfer fee would be offset by the retention of a key player for the months ahead, particularly as Pienaar has continued to give his all for the club.Harry Redknapp has tracked Pienaar for some time and although the Tottenham manager would appear to be well stocked at left midfield, where he has Gareth Bale, he knows that Pienaar can play in a central role, which he does for South Africa while he also feels that he would be a viable alternative to Aaron Lennon on the right.

Redknapp’s move for the 28-year-old ought not to be interpreted as paving the way for Tottenham to cash in on Bale, who is a target for virtually every top club in Europe after his excellent calendar year of 2010.

While Tottenham continue to hold talks over a loan move for David Beckham, who trained with the squad yesterday, their interest in a second Everton player, the club captain Phil Neville, is unlikely to materialise into a transfer despite Redknapp’s desire to add the 33-year-old to his squad. Guardian Service

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0112/1224287329140.html?via=mr

[Fernandinho]

Why the **** would they want Neville?

[Fierce]

reece, shaggy, i kind of fancy doing that three way high five thing that dan once described in some music thread or another, if anybody remembers it.

[Shaggy]

LMAO! haha:

[little dave hedgehog]

that's the one h:

[lickedlollipop]

Bentley to Brimingham
Bridge to WHU

[Cormack74]

Why the **** would they want Neville?

I think this has subsequently been dismissed by moyes, however in answer to your post, apparently he's had two games against Bale this season where he's kept him quiet, albeit that he's fouled him so much that Bale went off injured in one of the games apparently.

[Fernandinho]

So Birmingham would sign an ageing player in an attempt to stop 1 player playing against the team?? Obsurd

[Fernandinho]

Bentley to Brimingham
Bridge to WHU

Both loan deals

[Reece]

Villa have agreed an £18m fee for Darren Bent

According to the Beeb.

[Fernandinho]

wow!

[the rev leeroy brown]

Villa have agreed an £18m fee for Darren Bent

According to the Beeb.

**** off.

no way would lerner agree to spend money of that amount on one player.