Some transfer rumours for you

A couple of rumours that have just sprung up today…

Various news sources have said of our, and Bolton and Everton’s, desire to sign Serbian giant Nikola Zigic. At 6ft 7in he would be the tallest player in the Premiership, even taller than Peter Crouch, and, unlike that useless pile of bones, he can score too. He has 11 goals from 28 at international level and scored 71 goals in his 3 years at Red Star. He has had a less successful time at Valencia, and with their reported squad clear-out for next season this could be very likely and would be a cheap replacement for Berbatov.

Secondly is the apparent signing of Brazilian ‘international’ Fred. With his brother stating that…

“Yes, we are meeting with Damien Comolli, Spurs’ sporting director” and added that, “He is coming with a new offer. If it is good, Fred will sign for Tottenham”

This would arguably be a good signing for Spurs, as many Football Manager players will know, and his strength would link well with Robbie Keane at the front. The only pitfall of this is that his brother was saying the same thing in January when no transfer actually came to fruition and this could just be another ploy used to increase the profile of the striker.

Another transfer rumor which has been growing steam over the last week is the transfer of the 35 year old French goalkeeper, Gregory Coupet. He is a little old in football terms, but as we have seen many times before, goalkeepers only really peak at around his age. It has also appeared today that although a Tottenham bid has not yet been confirmed the player stated…

“Yes, I’m leaving, it had become an open secret,” he said. “My way of saying thank you to the fans will be to win the Cup by being invincible.”

Obviously good signs for Spurs fans as Coupet is a great keeper, far exceeding Robinson’s current level, and his contract has another few years on it so he is not leaving because of the end of his contract, directing us to a bid made by a major club. Hopefully Spurs can be that club.