Tottenham Misfit Ready To Quit White Hart Lane

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has claimed that he is ready to quit the Premier League club in January and return to the German Bundesliga after having limited opportunities at the North London club.

21-year-old Boateng joined Spurs from Hertha Berlin in 2007 for £5.5million, but failed to establish himself at White Hart Lane under previous managers Martin Jol and Juande Ramos. With the German Under-21 International revealing that Jol did not even want to sign him and that it was former Tottenham sporting director Damien Comoli, who pushed the deal through to bring the player to the Premiership.

Boateng, found he was not wanted by Ramos either, who refused to give the German a squad number at the start of this season along with Paul Stalteri, Hossam Ghaly, Ricardo Rocha and Adel Taarabt. Ramos even went as far as to ban the five players from using the first team training facilities.

Now that Harry Redknapp is in charge of Tottenham, Boateng continues to be frustrated at White Hart Lane, with the midfielder only making two substitute appearances for Spurs since Redknapp’s arrival from Portsmouth and now feels that is time to seek a new challenge away from Tottenham.

“I have the quality but I certainly don't have a future in London,” he told the People.

“Tottenham signed Modric, Bentley and Pavlyuchenko and there is no place for me.

“Apparently I did not convince Juande Ramos, even though he was not fully fair to me.

“And as for Martin Jol, he never wanted me - he told me himself. Damien Comolli wanted me and pushed my transfer through.”

Hildebrand Released From Valencia To Pave Way For Swoop For Spurs Keeper?

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La Liga club Valencia have revealed that they have released German International goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand, which could pave the way for a January swoop for Cesar Sanchez at Premiership club Tottenham Hotspur, who the Xotos have been heavily linked with recently.

29-year-old Hildebrand (left) has fallen out of favour at the Mestalla, with Valencia coach Unai Emery opting to play Brazilian Renan Brato in goal at the Spanish club. Hildebrand joined Valencia from Bundesliga side Stuttgart in 2007 and had been under contract at Los Che until 2010.

“Valencia wishes Hildebrand the best of luck in his future professional career,” A statement read on its Web site.

Valencia could now make a January move for Spurs No2 keeper Cesar Sanchez, who despite Tottenham No1 Heurelho Gomes making a string of high-profile errors since his summer transfer from PSV Eindhoven to White Hart Lane for £7.8million, has still to make an appearance for the North London club in the Premier League.

Cesar’s agent Arturo Canales is understood to have already met with Valencia sporting director Fernando Gomes about a proposed return to Spain. However, Cesar has played down talk of a return to Spain, with the former Real Madrid shot-stopper insisting he is happy in the Premiership and did not wish to discuss the possibility of leaving Tottenham.

Cesar told Setanta.com on Monday: “I am in London, waiting to know what is going to happen.

“My mission is simple – work every day and then the coach takes his decisions.

“I have been told that Spurs are looking to sign a keeper in January, but we have not been told anything by the club yet.

“Personally I am happy with my Premier League experience but playing some minutes is also what I want.

“Returning to Spain? I am under contract with Spurs and do not wish to speak about rumours.”

Spurs, Man City & Everton To Miss Out On German International

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Premier League clubs Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are set to lose out in the race for German International Lukas Podolski at Bayern Munich after the Bundesliga giants revealed that the striker will return to former club Cologne at the end of the season.

Spurs have been heavily linked with a move for 23-year-old Podolski since the summer, while City manager Mark Hughes is reportedly keen to bring Polish-born Podolski to the Eastlands Stadium during the transfer window.

Toffees manager David Moyes is desperate to sign a striker in January, with James Vaughan out with a long-term knee injury and Nigerian International Yakubu ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up an achilles injury in the 1-0 Premiership win against Spurs at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Podolski, despite being a regular for the German national team has found limited opportunities this season under coach Jurgen Klinsman, who has preferred to play Miroslav Klose and Italian Luca Toni upfront for the Bundesliga club.

However, Podolski looks set to leave the Allianz Arena for Cologne, who he left for Bayern in 2006, with his former club having first option on the forward should he be allowed to leave the Munich side.

This has been confirmed by Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness, who has revealed that Bayern,will accommodate Podolski’s wish to leave the Allianz Arena, however this would depend on Klinsman finding a replacement for the striker.

Hoeness said: “We think we can fulfil his wish to go back to Cologne.”

Huntelaar To Snub Arsenal, Man City & Real Madrid For Bundesliga?

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Prolific Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has revealed that he would be open to a move to the German Bundesliga, which will come as a shock to Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester City along with La Liga Champions Real Madrid, who have all been strongly linked with the Dutch International.

25-year-old Huntelaar opted to stay at the Amsterdam Arena over the summer, despite being heavily linked with a host of top European sides. However, Huntelaar has not signed a new deal with Ajax and recent reports have claimed that the Dutch club are actively looking for a replacement after resigning themselves to losing Huntelaar in the January transfer window.

Despite being heavily linked with City, Real and the Gunners, Huntelaar has revealed that he would be open to a move to Germany should the right offer come along.

“I can imagine that I will play in the Bundesliga one day. But at the moment I am fully focused on Ajax. When a club comes by with a big bag of money though, Ajax will have to consider,” said Huntelaar.

“If it is better for me and for the club, it can be possible that Ajax will decide to sell me.

Ajax, travel to Germany to face Hamburg in the UEFA Cup on Thursday, with Huntelaar revealing that another Bundesliga side, Schalke 04, have already made enquiries about his availability.

“That's correct. Schalke 04 wanted to sign me," he said.

“It happens more often that interested club contact us. As a striker I am always interesting for other clubs.”

Huntelaar has been at Ajax since his move from SC Heerenveen in 2005 and has scored an incredible 75 goals in 90 league appearances during his time at the Amsterdam Arena, making the striker one of the hottest properties in Europe.

Spurs, Man City & Real Madrid On Alert As Beckenbauer Says Podolski Can Leave For €15million

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Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City along with Real Madrid are on red alert after German legend Franz Beckenbauer revealed that striker Lukas Podolski will be allowed to leave the Allianz Arena.

23-year-old Podolski, despite being a regular for the German national team has found limited opportunities this season under coach Jurgen Klinsman, who has preferred to play Miroslav Klose and Italian Luca Toni upfront for the Bundesliga giants.

Beckenbauer has revealed that this is due to the Podolski’s style not fitting in with Bayern’s way of playing and has said the Polish-born forward can leave Bayern if their valuation of €15million is met.

Beckenbauer told Bild: “Everything in life has its price.

“Two and a half years ago, we paid €10 million. Now, the fee is €15 million.

“You cannot keep a professional if he is unhappy, on the bench, and not playing.

“Poldi does not quite fit into our way of playing. He is a top-class striker when he has space in front of him as he has the pace to run clear.

“But the teams we play against are usually very defensive, so we need players who can get into the penalty area – Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni in particular.”

This will alert City and Spurs along with Real, who have all been heavily linked with Podolski, with a January transfer now looking more likely than ever for the striker. €15million would not be prohibitive cost for all three clubs, with the decision resting with Podolski as to whether White Hart Lane, the Bernabeu or the Eastlands Stadium is the right place to ply his trade.

However, Podolski’s former club Cologne have expressed an interest in resigning the striker, with the German club having first refusal as part of the deal that took Podolski to Bayern.

Man City, Spurs & Real Madrid On Alert As Podolski Demands January Bayern Exit

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German International Lukas Podolski has put Premier League clubs Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur along with La Liga side Real Madrid on red alert after the striker declared that he has told present club Bayern Munich that he wants to leave when the transfer window opens in January.

Podolski has been at Bayern since joining from Cologne in 2006, but has found limited first-team opportunities under new manager Jurgen Klinsman this season and is now ready to quit the Allianz Arena this winter.

“I have made my mind up that I would like to leave the club in the winter,” Podolski told the Bild newspaper.

“I have already told the management that I want to leave this winter.”

23-year-old Podolski had been heavily linked with a move to Spurs during the summer, with the North London club reportedly ready to make a fresh approach in January to lure the prolific forward from the Allianz Arena giants to White Hart Lane.

City, with all their financial backing after being taken over by the ADUG have been strongly linked with a move for Podolski in January, with manager Mark Hughes said to be a big fan of the striker, who has scored 31 goals in 60 caps for Germany. The Blues are also understood to have had an offer for Podolski turned down in the summer by Bayern.

Real had also shown an interest in Podolski in the summer and could reignite their interest in bringing the German to the Bernabeu due to Los Merengues striker Ruud van Nistelrooy being ruled out through injury for the rest of the season.

However, former club Cologne could also feature, with the Bundesliga side having first option on Podolski should the striker’s transfer request be granted by Bayern.

Almunia To Be Shown Emirates Exit As Arsenal Line Up Shock Move For Ligue 1 Keeper?

Arsenal are ready to make a shock January move for goalkeeper Mickael Landreau at Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain, with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger ready to replace current keeper Manuel Almunia, according to reports in France.

29-year-old Landreau has been at PSG since joining from Nantes in 2006 and is considered one of the best keepers in France, with Landreau a penalty-kick specialist, having saved over 30 during his career at Nantes and PSG.

Wenger has been keeping an eye on Landreau since last season, but decided to give Almunia his chance at the Emirates Stadium following the departure of German International Jens Lehmann to VfB Stuttgart in the summer.

However, Wenger is understood to have some concerns over his Spanish keeper after recent performances, with the Frenchman not convinced that Almunia is up to the task in the Premier League for the long-term and has drawn up a list of possible replacements, with the PSG stopper topping it.

Landreau has two-years left to run on his contract at the Parc des Princes and could be available for as little as £2million when the transfer window reopens in January, should Wenger decide to follow up his initial interest in the keeper.