All change at Spurs as £28 million striker leaves whilst £17 million midfielder arrives
It is all change at Tottenham this evening, with striker Dimitar Berbatov looking almost certain to join Manchester United and Blackburn midfielder David Bentley nearing a move to White Hart Lane. Both moves have been rumoured for weeks now as Juande Ramos looks to freshen up things at the North London club.
There was little doubt that Berbatov was going to leave Spurs this summer but the question was to who and how much would he go for. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to splash out £28 million on the 27-year old Bulgarian as he prepares for life without Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, some good news for Spurs fans is that David Bentley looks certain to join them for a fee believed to be £17 million. The former Arsenal academy player has impressed during his time at Ewood Park, earning himself an England call-up in the process. Spurs saw off competition from Aston Villa for the 23-year old's signature.
Spurs are making a £11 million profit out of these two deals and I feel that is terrific work by Ramos. Berbatov is 27 now and Bentley is only 23 and although they play in different positions I think Bentley will provide the same quality as Berbatov has done for the previous two years at White Hart Lane.
Gunners, Chelsea and Spurs prepare bids as midfielder's price tag is named !
Zenit St Petersburg, this hour, have said that they are looking for more than £16 million for their playmaker Andrei Arshavin.
The Russian international has been the subject of much transfer speculation this Summer after his eye catching performances for in Euro 2008. Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs have all been linked with the 27 year old, although none of them have yet had bids accepted.
It has been unveiled this morning that the Russian outfit Zenit, are looking for at least £16 million for the midfielder according to reports from BBC Sport. This almost seems like a steal for a player of Arshavin's quality and there's no doubt that he will be able to cope well in England.
Spurs to sell £6 million defender to pay for Russian star !
Spurs defender Younes Kaboul looks set for a move away from the London club this week with Portsmouth as favourites to snatch up the Frenchman.
Juande Ramos is thought to be looking for £6 million for the French U 21 international, money which could be used in a bid to snatch up Russian international, Andrei Arshavin. I personally think that £6 million is too high an evaluation of Kaboul but it would be interesting to see how he manages away from White Hart Lane.
Spurs move for Russian ace, and it's not Arshavin
Tottenham are today preparing an £11 million move for Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. The Russian international starred in his countries terrific European Championship which saw Russia reach the semi-finals. (Mail on Sunday)
Spurs have also been linked with Pavlyuchenko's national team-mate, Andrei Arshavin, but it is now thought that Spurs are also keen on Pavlyuchenko coming to White Hart Lane. The 26-year old has been linked with several of Europe's top clubs including Scottish Champions Celtic. He was named in the 23-man team of Euro 2008 leading to intense speculation over his future at Spartak.
Pavlyuchenko would be superb signing for Spurs and would provide excellent cover for Man United bound Dimitar Berbatov. He has scored over 70 goals during his time at Spartak and is referred to as many English fans as the man who ruined summer (referring to Pavlyunchenko's double against England last October in the European Championship qualifiers).
