Football Corner

Tottenham have tonight announced what many people have known for sometime, the appointment of Juande Ramos. Former Spurs boss Martin Jol resigned from the club on Thursday night but Spurs have wasted no time in appointing the former Sevilla manager Juande Ramos. Ramos left Sevilla on Friday night after is was widely speculated that he already had been approached by the Londoners about the vacancy.

The 53-year-old Ramos said: "I greatly appreciate the opportunity to work as head coach at Tottenham Hotspur." Newspaper reports suggest he will be paid up to £6m a year by Spurs. Ramos led Sevilla to the Uefa Cup title in each of the last two seasons and into the Champions League for the first time after they finished a close third behind Real Madrid and Barcelona last year.

"This has been the hardest decision of my life," he said after leaving the Spanish club. "My time at Sevilla has been the most important period of my life personally and professionally. I will be eternally grateful."

Back in August it was widely speculated that Spurs officials had meet up with Ramos in Spain about the job and ever since then former boss Jol had been tipped for the sack. It has also been rumoured that Tottenham have approached Leeds United about the availability of assistant boss Gus Poyet.

So now that the appointment has been confirmed, how much will he get now to spend in the January transfer window because Ramos will want to stamp his own mark on the team. There have been reports that he will receive as much as £40 million to try and lift Spurs from the relegation zone.

I would guess he may want to bring some of the players he managed at Sevilla and players like Kanoute and Dani Alves spring to mind. I feel he may want to invest in a new goalkeeper because the form of Paul Robinson isn't great at the moment and a keeper like Livorno keeper Marco Amelia. So who else might Tottenham buy in January?