Welcome to the Summer 2006 Transfer Rumours List. Stories are gathered from the printed media and web sites, with the occasional TV/radio report thrown in.
Red lettering more news since the last edition and green is confirmation on the Spurs’ web site. Yellow To distinguish purchases from sales, we have:
/ Incoming! / / Taxi!The number of new stories added by month is February (15), March (29), April (38) and May (36). We are supposedly selling 19 players plus our head coach, while bringing in 98 replacements. And journalists wonder why we don’t treat them seriously.
Last updated 31 May 2006. Additions since last issue: 83 to 118.
No. / Name / Details /1. / Ledley King / Spurs are braced for a £17m bid from Chelsea for skipper Ledley King. (Star 19 February). See also 30 below.
2. / Cristiano Lucarelli / Spurs are chasing Livorno striker Cristiano Lucarelli. (Daily Star Sunday 12 February).
3. / Jermain Defoe / Liverpool want more strikers - Michael Owen, Dirk Kuyt, Jermain Defoe and Andy Johnson are all possibles. (Express 6 February).
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe could be on his way to Liverpool in the summer for £10m (Express March 19).
Jermain Defoe insists he is happy to stay at Tottenham despite reported interest from Liverpool. (Mirror April 5).
Tottenham have opened the door for Jermain Defoe to go to Liverpool as they eye Chelsea pair Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlton Cole. (Daily Express May 18). See also 95.
Manchester United are apparently happy to take £10m for him [RvN] from any one of AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus, which they'll put straight in the post to north London, with a stamped, addressed Jermain Defoe-shaped envelope. (Guardian 28 February)
Spurs boss Martin Jol has dismissed claims that striker Jermain Defoe is set to leave. (The Independent March 8)
Chelsea and Liverpool will go head-to-head for the signature of £8m-rated Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe this summer. (Daily Mail April 21)
[Portsmouth manager] Harry Redknapp is set to make a summer move for Tottenham's unsettled striker Jermain Defoe, who is said to be unhappy at Spurs (eatlseepsport.com May 11).
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder says he is keen to be reunited with Jermain Defoe (Sun May 19).
4. / Wayne Routledge / Tottenham are lining up a player swap with Portsmouth involving their midfielder Wayne Routledge and Pompey striker Lomana Lua Lua. (Star Sunday 5 February)
Iain Dowie will be Charlton's new manager, and his first signing will be Spurs winger Wayne Routledge. (Sunday Mirror May 28).
5. / Lomana Lua Lua / Tottenham are lining up a player swap with Portsmouth involving their midfielder Wayne Routledge and Pompey striker Lomana Lua Lua. (Star Sunday 5 February)
6. / Aaron Lennon / Manchester United will offer Mikael Silvestre to Tottenham as part of a bid to land highly-rated teenage winger Aaron Lennon. (People 19 February).
Tottenham's homesick winger Aaron Lennon is set for a shock £5m summer switch to Manchester United. (Sun 22 February).
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly set aside £5 million to capture Spurs winger, Aaron Lennon (all3points.co.uk March 16).
7. / Mikael Silvestre / Manchester United will offer Mikael Silvestre to Tottenham as part of a bid to land highly-rated teenage winger Aaron Lennon. (People 19 February)
8. / Mido / Spurs have contacted Roma to agree a nominal fee for Egypt striker Mido. (Sun, Mirror 22 February).
Mido now looks to be on his way out of White Hart Lane (Sun May 18).
Striker Mido will return to Roma this summer at the conclusion of his 18-month loan period (May 26)
9. / Peter Rampetamper / North-London outfit Tottenham Hotspur are currently following one of the most promising Dutch youngsters, Peter Rampetamper (sportnetwork.net 22 February). This turned out to be a hoax!
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/ Aiyegbeni Yakubu / Middlesbrough striker Yakubu could leave the club after interest from the big clubs. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are keeping a close eye on the striker. (talksoccer.net 23 February).
11. / Stewart Downing / Tottenham have revived their interest in Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing to solve their left-sided problem. (Daily Mirror 23 February)
Tottenham have increased their offer for Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing to £7.5m. (Times May 25)
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/ Marton Fulop / Micky Adams has hinted that he would be interested in taking keeper Marton Fulop on a permanent deal from Tottenham Hotspur (coventrycity-mad.co.uk 24 February).
Spurs keeper Marton Fulop could quit the club to get first-team action. (The Daily Telegraph 8 March).
Spurs keeper Marton Fulop wants to quit at the end of the season. (Daily Star March 10).
Wigan will bid £1 million for Martin Fulop (The People May 7).
13. / Ronaldo / Spurs chances of securing football Galactico, Ronaldo have been thrown a curve ball with the news that AC Milan have shown an interest in taking the player back to Italy. (all3points.co.uk 24 February).
14. / Michael Dawson / Liverpool will bid £6.5 million for Michael Dawson in the Summer (Evening Standard 27 February).
Real Madrid are interested in Tottenham defender Michael Dawson, despite his having recently signed a new contract (Daily Star April 6).
15. / Didier Drogba / Alan Sugar thinks Drogba would be good at WHL. The former Spurs chairman still enjoys following fortunes at White Hart Lane and has revealed he would love the Ivory Coast striker to pull on the north London club's famous lillywhite shirt. (Nuts 27 February).
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/ Calum Davenport / Tottenham have blocked a move from Leeds to sign Calum Davenport on loan. (The Sun 3 March)
Celtic are reported to be interested in signing Spurs defender Calum Davenport (News Of The World April 9).
Tottenham are ready to sell defender Calum Davenport. (Daily Mail May 31)
Tottenham have decided to sell central defender Calum Davenport - a move that will alert Canaries boss Nigel Worthington (pinkun.com May 31).
17. / Hatem Trabelsi / Having beaten Arsene Wenger to Hossam Ghaly, Martin Jol is set to capture Ajax full-back Hatem Trabelsi (Mail On Sunday 5 March).
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/ Razak Boukari / Chateauroux's highly-rated Razak Boukari has claimed Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham are keen on a signing him with the Reds reportedly ready to bid £1.5million for the player (ClubCall 6 March).
19. / Julio Arca / Spurs are interested in signing Sunderland midfielder Julio Arca. (Daily Mirror 7 March)
20. / Juan Pablo Angel / Tottenham boss Martin Jol would like to sign Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel. (The Sun 7 March)
21 / Michael Carrick / Manchester United are keen on Michael Carrick (teamtalk March 9).
Manchester United will tempt Spurs with a £10m bid for Michael Carrick to anchor their midfield. (The Sun May 4).
Martin Jol has warned Manchester United that any plans to sign Michael Carrick will fail (Independent May 6).
Arsenal are trying to prize away holding midfielder Michael Carrick (Sunday Star April 2).
Arsenal are targeting Spurs midfielder Michael Carrick. (News of the World April 16)
22 / Roy Makaay / Bayern Munich will flog Roy Makaay to Boro, Spurs, Villareal or Schalke 04 (Guardian March 10).
23. / Ruud van Nistelrooy / Tottenham have made a £7m bid for Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (The Sun March 10)
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/ Olivier Thomert / Tottenham and Manchester City are competing to sign £3m-rated Lens striker Olivier Thomert. (Sunday Mirror March 12)
25. / Rafael van der Vaart / Tottenham boss Martin Jol is reportedly lining up a summer bid for Hamburg playmaker Rafael van der Vaart (eatsleepfootball.com March 13).
26. / Wayne Bridge / Spurs have conjured up a secret deal with premiership rivals Chelsea allowing them “first dibs” on Wayne Bridge and Glenn Johnson. (Daily Express March 13).
The White Hart Lane club will also make a £6m double bid for Chelsea defenders Wayne Bridge and Glen Johnson. (Sunday People April 2).
Spurs will offload defenders Noureddine Naybet and Goran Bunjevcevic at the end of this season to make way for Chelsea full-back Wayne Bridge. (Daily Mirror April 15)
27. / Glen Johnson / Spurs have conjured up a secret deal with premiership rivals Chelsea allowing them “first dibs” on Wayne Bridge and Glenn Johnson. (Daily Express March 13).
The White Hart Lane club will also make a £6m double bid for Chelsea defenders Wayne Bridge and Glen Johnson. (Sunday People April 2)
29. / Craig Bryson / Yet another player has been linked to a move to White Hart Lane. This time Craig Bryson a promising 19-year-old midfielder from Scottish Bells Division One club Clyde. (vitalfootball.co.uk March 13).
30. / Eidur Gudjohnsen / Former Tottenham defender Gudni Bergsson believes Tottenham to be the perfect club for Eidur Gudjohnsen (Dagbladid in Iceland March 13).
Talksport presenter Adrian Durham says that he's heard Spurs' Ledley King could be heading to Chelsea in exchange for Eidur Gudjohnsen and Glen Johnson (Talksport March 15).
Spurs are set to launch an all out £7million bid to lure Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen across the capital this summer (eatsleepsport.com May 4).
31. / Samir Nasri / Tottenham are ready to bid £3m for 19-year-old Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri (The Sun March 15).
32. / Jonathan Zebina / Juventus are almost certain to offload French right-back Jonathan Zebina in the summer with Tottenham favourites to land the 27-year-old (sportinglife.com March 15).
Tottenham are keeping tabs on Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina. (NOTW April 22)
33. / Nathan Peprah Annan / Sheffield Wednesday have handed a trial to Tottenham youngster Nathan Peprah Annan (Sky Sports March 15).
34. / Arjen Robben / Tottenham manager Martin Jol is ready to bring Arjen Robben to White Hart Lane should the Dutch winger feel threatened by Michael Ballack's imminent arrival at Chelsea (David Hytner Daily Express March 16).
35. / Fernando Torres / Newcastle have [also] tabled a bid of £15m for Fernando Torres, although Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea are also keeping tabs on the Atletico Madrid striker. (Sun March 16)
Tottenham Hotspur have offered £15m for Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres. (News of the World March 26)
Fernando Torres is set to snub Spurs in order to sign for Arsenal. (The Sun April 13).
36. / Tomas Pekhart / Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign highly-rated teenage striker Tomas Pekhart from Slavia Prague (BBC web site March 16).
37. / Juan Arango / Spurs have tabled a €3.5 million bid for Mallorca star Juan Arango. [The translated report says that] they will not negotiate until the side are safe from relegation (as.com March 16).
38. / Osman Sesay / Tottenham and Reading are tracking 17-year-old Margate striker Osman Sesay (Mirror March 19).
39. / Micah Richards / Manchester City's teenage defender Micah Richards is the target of Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United. (Sunday Mirror March 26)
40. / Djibril Cisse / Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse could be in line for an £8m move to Tottenham. (The Sun March 22)
41. / Stephen Kelly / Tottenham boss Martin Jol has admitted he faces a fight to keep Stephen Kelly at the club (Sky Sports March 27).
Out-of-favour defenders Stephen Kelly and Goran Bunjevcevic will go along with Morocco international Noureddine Naybet and reserve-team skipper Johnnie Jackson (Evening Standard April 13).
According to a report by Colin Tattum in the Birmingham Mail, Blues will renew their interest in Spurs defender Stephen Kelly (vitalfootball May 25).
The Club has exercised its option to extend the contract of defender Stephen Kelly by a further year (May 26).
42. / Jerome Rothen / Jerome Rothen has admitted he could leave Paris Saint Germain after a difficult season in the French capital. The talented midfielder has been linked in the press with Tottenham (Sky Sports March 28).
43. / Souleymane Diawara / Sochaux centre back Souleymane Diawara is once again being linked with a move to England. The Senegal international has now alerted Tottenham with his form, according to reports in France, but he has also been linked with Everton and Rangers (Sky Sports March 28).
44. / Nicolas Anelka / Spurs boss Martin Jol will try to sign Nicolas Anelka from Fenerbahce if the Londoners qualify for the Champions League. (Daily Mirror, Sun March 30)
45. / Jermaine Pennant / Tottenham want Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant and are ready to make a £3m summer bid. (News of the World April 2)
46. / Francois Modesto / Monaco are trying to fend off interest from Rangers and Tottenham to keep hold of central defender Francois Modesto. (Sky sports April 1)
47. / Gabriel Zakuani / Club scouts have checked out Leyton Orient's 19 year-old defender Gabriel Zakuani, according to a report. (tottenham-mad.co.uk April 3)
48. / James Wilson / The same source also claims that Spurs have watched Bristol City central defender James Wilson who has 7 caps at Wales' Under-17 level. (tottenham-mad.co.uk April 3)
49. / Lucien Aubey / Spurs are being linked with a move for French full-back Lucien Aubey. 21 year old, Aubey currently plays for Toulouse and has already attracted the attention of Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson (all3points.co.uk April 3).
50. / Dimitar Berbatov / Tottenham are to make a bid of over £10m for Bayer Leverkusen striker Dimitar Berbatov in the summer. (Independent April 5).
Bayer Leverkusen striker Dimitar Berbatov is being tracked by Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs. (The People April 16).
Signing officially announced May 17.
51. / Anthony Gardner / Tottenham's Anthony Gardner [and Fulham's Zat Knight] have again been linked with a move to The Valley as Charlton look to strengthen their defence this summer (clubcall April 5).