Premier League - Paper Round: Spurs eye James

Eurosport - Mon, 12 Oct 08:45:00 2009

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is set to once again raid former club Portsmouth, this time for goalkeeper David James.

2006-07 Premier League Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp presents David James with award - 0

The Sun reports that Spurs are lining up a £1m bid for the 39-year-old, who would join former Pompey team-mates Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar at White Hart Lane. That fee may be reduced if Carlo Cudicini agrees to move in the opposite direction.

There has been a lot of movement between the two clubs in recent years, with Kevin Prince Boateng the most recent player to move from north London to Hampshire, a path trodden by Younes Kaboul, Pedro Mendes, Sean Davis and Noe Pamarot over the past few seasons.

Spurs travel to Fratton Park this weekend, a fixture which last season saw several Spurs fans charged for abusing former skipper Sol Campbell.

Campbell left Portsmouth in the summer as a free agent before making his ill-fated move to Notts County, which lasted just one match. Now the former England defender is seeking special dispensation from the Football League to allow him to join a Championship club until January, when he hopes to make a return to the Premier League, according to the Daily Mirror.

The 35-year-old has already held talks with West Brom, and Hull City are keen to take him on once he has proved his match fitness.

Campbell's erstwhile director of football at Meadow Lane, Sven-Goran Eriksson, has denied to The Guardian that there is any truth in the rumours that he will be the next high-profile departure from the League Two club.

"I'm here," Eriksson said. "I'm staying, of course."

A local journalist added: "This club is currently beset by more rumour-mongering than I've ever known in football... It seems very much as though someone is bearing a grudge."

The FA is waiting for a written explanation from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson regarding his comments about referee Alan Wiley's fitness after the 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the start of the month.

Ferguson issued an apology for his comments, but the chief of referee's agency Prospect is not impressed.

Alan Leighton said: "What Sir Alex appears to be trying to do is say he has apologised and therefore that should be the end of the matter. But what he has done is crank it up. We hope there is a meaningful punishment."

Carson Yeung has sent two aides to Birmingham City ahead of his own arrival on Wednesday, when he will have talks with manager Alex McLeish about their future relationship.

Yeung, whose takeover at St Andrews means that half of the clubs in the Premier League are now under foreign ownership, has already moved to assure the former Scotland boss that his position is safe, and ex-co-owner David Sullivan has revealed to the Mirror that McLeish could have between £10m and £15m to spend in the January transfer window.

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  1. arry arry arry, hes too old and we dont want him! i­ have been saying for a long time, joe hart is the man­ we want, top goal keeper and lots more to come.

    From peter_652004, on Tue 13 Oct 10:44PM

  2. IN ANSWER TO NO 15 DONT YOU MEAN POMPEY HAS BEENS, IS­ THIS THE ANSWER SPURS FANS?
    YOU TELL ME.

    From Mart, on Tue 13 Oct 2:58PM

  3. Capello sees James as no2 goalkeeper david james is ok­ in meaningless games but ask him to deal with a big­ game is another matter.

    From iancampbell11, on Mon 12 Oct 11:20PM

  4. What a waste ... raiding Pompey isn't the answer.

    From Anthony, on Mon 12 Oct 11:17PM

  5. Yeah, like everyone else sign joe hart or Guillermo­ Ochoa(Mexico' no1 keeper).

    From Tony, on Mon 12 Oct 8:22PM

  6. james 1 million harry dont waste it double it and go­ for joe hart

    From turpsta, on Mon 12 Oct 5:04PM

  7. Forget James at 39 - buy Joe Hart from City (On Loan at­ B'ham) he is set to be the new England No1.

    From Is this the Bestway, on Mon 12 Oct 3:34PM

  8. spurs have 2 good keepers. I sometimes think harry­ signs players for the sake of signing them.

    From Team Terry, on Mon 12 Oct 3:32PM

  9. better get whats his name, manonne, the third keeper­ for arsenal. he will be very willing to play first team­ football.

    From hujan.lebat, on Mon 12 Oct 2:23PM

  10. Do Spurs really need James. Why pay 1 million if its­ true what the papers say.
    We should forget James and­ fork out more money and get a goalkeeper who is not­ over the hill.
    I also agree with what tmattocks says­ (comment 10), get a recognized goalkeeper.I guess James­ wants another shot at the world cup and Spurs seem the­ only club foolish enough to give him the chance, no­ other club is or has shown interest in him

    From fubarscar, on Mon 12 Oct 1:54PM

  11. My question is - did Harry actually say this, or is it­ just another slow media day for football so lets rake­ up one of the old chestnuts reports? England lost a­ game - James came into goal to replace an idiot - what­ better mouldy chestnut than link him with Spurs.

    From jeremy.beckett1, on Mon 12 Oct 1:25PM

  12. No Good at L'pool,No Good at Villa @#$%,No Good at­ P'tsmth and No Good for England,What part of NO­ GOOD is it difficult to understand ????KevMcCov

    From kevin, on Mon 12 Oct 12:41PM

  13. Why buy another old keeper, when he will have 2 look 4­ another 1 next year, just get ben foster in january.

    From Jamie, on Mon 12 Oct 12:39PM

  14. hmmm why start all the tottenham are just buying­ portsmouth players debate again
    lookin at it portsmouth­ have brought more tottenham players than we have bought­ portsmouth players
    why not change portsmouth's name­ to tottenham wannabes

    From Daryl S, on Mon 12 Oct 12:16PM

  15. oooh oh oh ah, whon to be a wigana!

    From dan.haddad, on Mon 12 Oct 12:15PM

  16. James performance for England was superb. Cudicini if­ any1 is past his best.

    From geehart, on Mon 12 Oct 12:04PM

  17. I would keep Cudicini

    From Cymro, on Mon 12 Oct 11:43AM

  18. Why don't arry buy Pompey then just change the name­ to Spurs.
    Would be easier.

    From john_madron, on Mon 12 Oct 11:39AM

  19. Why not give the one million pounds to a worthwhile­ charity, David James is over the Hill, the reason he­ wants to come to Spurs is to keep his England Place,­ Daniel Levy could do England a favour by blocking James­ Transfer, yes I agree we need a better goalkeeper, so­ why not spend a bit more and get a recognised keeper.If­ James was that good why is no other club after him.

    From tmattocks, on Mon 12 Oct 11:19AM

  20. WHY? He didn't get the nickname "Calamity­ James" for nothing!

    From crispyduck, on Mon 12 Oct 11:00AM
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