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David Bentley believes he is going to Chelsea


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Blackburn star David Bentley is convinced that his career in Lancashire is over. According to a Spoiler informant, the player believes he will be earning at crust at Chelsea next season. DB is so convinced of the transfer that he described it as a ‘done deal’.

See also: how Bentley used his bespoke boots to get away from Arsenal

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Posted: May 13th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Transfer Talk: Ramos hints at a Ledley King adios


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With Berbatov bound for the exit, it looks like Ledley King - aka. Mr Tottenham - could be joining him.

The feeling is that Ramos is going to spend the summer refashioning the team that he inherited from Martin Jol. Rumours have been flying around that Lennon, Huddlestone and Jenas will all be surplus to requirements at the new look Spurs, and now, by not confirming King as next season’s skipper, it looks like the Ramos overhaul is going to be even more gigantic than expected.

And who could blame him?

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Posted: April 18th, 2008 by Josh Burt

Berbatov eyes up the exit, but where should he go?


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In a spectacularly predictable turn of events, contract talks between Dimitar Berbatov and the people in suits who run Spurs have broken down. What “broken down” means is never clear, what is clear is that Berbatov can’t possibly be at Tottenham next term.

What was supposed to be a whopper of a year for Spurs - Lennon flying down the flank, Darren Bent joining the “best quartet of strikers in the land”, Berbs on fire - has turned into a massive let-down. The Carling Cup goes somewhere to soothing the pain, but it surely won’t be enough to keep hold of their best Bulgarian.

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Posted: April 17th, 2008 by Josh Burt