Tottenham Hotspur

Ein Abschied von Gareth Bale rückt immer näher. Real Madrid umwirbt den Waliser seit Wochen. Die Tottenham Hotspur haben sich bereits auf die Suche nach einem Nachfolger gemacht - und sind laut der spanischen Zeitung "AS" sogar fündig geworden. Antoine Griezmann, französischer U-21-Nationalspieler, von Real Sociedad soll für umgerechnet 10 Millionen Euro zu haben sein.

Tottenham have turned down an offer from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala to take Younes Kaboul on loan, according to the Guardian.

The French defender has recently returned from injury - he hasn't featured for Spurs since the opening game of the season after requiring surgery on a knee complaint.

But Anzhi are keen to secure a replacement for the departed Christopher Samba - the former-Blackburn centre-back joined Queens Park Rangers in the January transfer window.

The Guardian suggests Kaboul would stand to earn considerably more than his current £35,000-a-week salary should he join the big-spending Russia club.

But Spurs have rejected Anzhi's advances, as they feel the Frenchman has a role to play as Tottenham look to seal a top four spot and a place in next year's Champions League.

The Russian transfer window closes at midnight on Wednesday night, so Anzhi face a race against time to shore up their defensive options following the sale of Samba.

The France international's contract expires at the end of next season, and the report claims he's likely to be offered an extension by Spurs in the summer - provided he can prove he's returned to full fitness.

The Russian league season resumes on 10 March after a lengthy winter break, and Anzhi have been one of the most active clubs in the transfer window - signing Shakhtar Donetsk star Willian and Lokomotiv Moscow fullback Andrey Yeschenko.

Speaking after training on Friday, Andre said: “Jermain has trained with the team for the last two days and will train again tomorrow.”

Clint Dempsey remains out with a calf strain and Andre reported no further problems with Younes Kaboul, Sandro and Tom Huddlestone all sidelined.

1. What are the different One Hotspur membership tiers?
There are five membership tiers in total, plus One Hotspur Striker, Kicker and Dribbler for supporters under the age of 16 The five main tiers are:

One Hotspur Lilywhite - For the fan who wants to feel part of the Club and get ticket priority for buy tickets to matches.

One Hotspur Bronze - For the supporter who wants to attend matches as often as possible and take a place on the Season Ticket Waiting List.

One Hotspur Silver - For the supporter who likes to attend all home League games by way of owning a home Season Ticket.

One Hotspur Gold - For the fan who wants to attend every game played at home, in the League and Cup competitions by way of a home Season Ticket and subscription to the Home Cup-Tie Ticket Guarantee Scheme.

One Hotspur Platinum - For the supporter who wishes to go to every game, home and away through owning a home and away Season Ticket plus subscription to the Home and Away Cup-Tie Ticket Guarantee Scheme.

Tottenham Hotspur duo Emmanuel Adebayor and Moussa Dembele will reportedly be fit to face Inter Milan in the Europa League on Thursday.

Tottenham are reportedly preparing to make a summer transfer window move for Porto winger James Rodriguez, dubbed the 'new Cristiano Ronaldo', although will have to fend off interest from Manchester United if they are to claim his signature.

According to the Daily Express, Spurs would have to pay £24.8 million to sign the Colombia international, although Manchester United will contest the north London club in their pursuit of the player.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly identified the acquisition of midfield reinforcements as a summer priority with Paul Scholes approaching retirement and Shinji Kagawa in indifferent form, while Rodriguez had initially been mentioned as a replacement for Luis Nani.

The Portuguese, however, would now appear to have a future at Old Trafford - provided he agrees to a new contract - and Rodriguez could be signed to provide competition for Nani rather than succeed him.

Tottenham, meanwhile, have familiar links with Porto given Andre Villas-Boas' successful tenure with the club prior to his move to Chelsea, and this connection may provide Spurs with an advantage over Manchester United in the race for Rodriguez.

The Daily Express claims the 21-year-old could be recruited as a replacement for Gareth Bale, should Spurs finally decide to sell the Welsh star in the summer transfer window, with the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain credited with interest.

Bale has scored 20 times in all competitions for Spurs this season, and is the favourite to be named the Premier League's player of the year.

Testé récemment par Nantes, et suivi par d'autres clubs de Ligue 1, le défenseur central de l'AC Boulogne Billancourt, Loïc Kouagba est actuellement mis à l'essai par Tottenham.

Andrea Stramaccioni admits Inter Milan's chances of stopping a rampant Gareth Bale on Thursday have been dented by an injury crisis.

Bale first stunned the San Siro when he scored a brilliant hat-trick in Tottenham's 4-3 Champions League loss in 2010, and then went on to dominate highly-regarded Brazilian right-back Maicon when Spurs won the reverse fixture 3-1.

Stramaccioni's side were hoping for revenge on Thursday, but the Nerazzurri are without defenders Matfas Silvestre and Yuto Nagatomo, while serious doubts remain over the fitness of international centre-backs Andrea Ranocchia and Walter Samuel.

The Inter boss, who has had to call six youth players up to his squad for the clash, said: "My team should be aware of Bale's strengths, but obviously, the problem now is I don't have too many players available.

"This is a very important game for us, but unfortunately we have lots of injuries.

"We gave a few of them tests this morning, but most of them are still struggling and we don't want to risk anyone.

"The Europa League is important, but we don't want anyone to get longer-term injuries. Our main target is third place in our league.

"That's why we brought six young players here. It's going to be difficult."

Stramaccioni is aware of Bale's talents having tracked the Welshman closely since it was confirmed that his team would face Tottenham in the last 16.

"Bale is one of most complete players in Europe at the moment," he said.

"He's proving he's becoming very decisive. He scores a lot and that is what distinguishes a good player from a great player.

"We have great players as well, but that doesn't take away the fact that we respect Bale, and all the great players they have like Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe too."

Wie die englische Ausgabe von "goal.com" berichtet, soll Bale gegenüber Freunden erklärt haben, dass er sich bei den Spurs wohl fühlt und mindestens bis 2014 an der White Hart Lane bleiben möchte.
Voraussetzung dafür sei allerdings, dass die Mannschaft einen der ersten vier Plätze in der Premier League belegt und der Verein seinen bis 2016 gültigen Vertrag zu verbesserten Konditionen um ein weiteres Jahr verlängert.

Holtby: "Tottenham war ein riesiger Schritt"

Im exklusiven DFB.de-Interview mit Redakteur Maximilian Geis spricht Lewis Holtby über die ersten Eindrücke im Heiligen Land, seine Erfahrungen mit dem Linksverkehr in England und ein verlorenes Elfmeterschießen gegen England.