Pascal Chimbonda returns to White Hart Lane, after signing for Roy Keane’s Sunderland only last summer. The 29 year old French defender who made a promising start for Sunderland, ended up making just 16 starts before falling out of favour with Keane.
Big spending Harry Redknapp continues to wheel and deal by bringing Chimbonda back to Spurs for an undisclosed fee and finally signing Carlo Cudicini from Chelsea to bolster his teams defences. The Daily Mail had claimed in an exclusive last week that Cudicini had already joined Spurs for a £1m fee. It appears that Chelsea have let the player leave on a free transfer in honour of his long support of the club.
Tony Adams is following in his mentor’s footsteps, with a double swoop of his own for Portsmouth, bringing in some much needed reinforcement to his squad. Hayden Mullins has joined from West Ham for an undisclosed fee, the 29 year old midfielder has spent the last five years at Upton Park and has the experience in the premier league that Portsmouth are looking for to bolster the team.
Mullins is joined by the 21 year old Porto midfielder, Pele, who has signed on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move. Both players are available for tomorrows premier league game against Aston Villa.
Pele is a Portugal Under 21 international attacking midfielder, who only joined Porto in the summer, after playing for Inter Milan and scoring in the Italian cup final. An excellent prospect for Pompey.
And yet another double, as Steve Bruce replaces the Wigan players that he has lost in the January transfer window, finally completing the transfer of Hugo Rodallega, from Mexican club Necaxa for a fee of £4.5m. The 23year old Colombian striker is hoping to be available for Wednesdays game against Liverpool.
Bruce has also spent a further £2m to secure the services of Ben Watson from Crystal Palace, sneaking the 23 year old midfield player from under the noses of premier league strugglers Middlesbrough. Watson returns to the premier league after an absence of almost four year.
4 comments so far
1 blackie // Jan 26, 2009 at 5:23 pm
im surprised Tony Adams is allowed to swoop for anyone, its pretty clear he’s going to be managing in league one by the end of the season
2 paddy // Jan 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Very true,
we’ll give you some pretty good odds on the next managerial casualties and Tony Adams’ are shortening every day!
3 blackie // Jan 26, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Tony Adams spending more money?
the man is inept!
4 Football Rumours // Jan 29, 2009 at 12:03 pm
It’s funny, I thought Pompey weren’t gonna buy anyone.