Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is refusing to give up hope of luring Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe back to White Hart Lane.

Redknapp took the England international from Spurs to Pompey last January during his spell in the Fratton Park hot-seat.

The veteran manager headed in the opposite direction himself in October and has admitted on numerous occasions that he would be interested in re-signing the striker.

Redknapp has continued …

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Manager Mark Hughes has again warned that Manchester City will not pay over the odds for players in the January transfer window.

The City boss has already revealed his intention to add up to six players to his under-performing squad as he looks to invest the large pot of money expected to be provided by club owners the Abu Dhabi United Group.

But despite the club's new-found wealth, …

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West Bromwich Albion have confirmed their capture of Arsenal youngster Jay Simpson on loan until the end of the season.

Simpson, 20, has joined a Baggies side which is currently struggling to score goals and is two points adrift at the foot of the Premier League table.

The graduate of the youth system at the Emirates Stadium made his first-team debut in the Carling Cup this season.

He scored …

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Football FanCast
columnist Mark Bryans wonders what is Manchester United's problem
in front of goal.

After watching the ‘World Champions' stutter to another
tame 1-0 victory on Monday evening against a lacklustre Middlesbrough outfit,
it is starting to become quite clear that there are small problems appearing in
Manchester United's defence of their Premiership and European crowns.

I think it is a …

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columnist Tess Okuefuna wonders if Liverpool will be made to pay for
previous slip ups.

You can throw pretty much any adulatory adjective at
Liverpool's five goal dismantlement of Newcastle United. Fluidity + flamboyance
+ flair = football freedom. Liverpool put this equation to the test and the
results were there for all to see.

Reputation and conjecture dictate a widely held view that Liverpool under …

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columnist Rob Facey wonders if Redknapp's reprieve only adds
weight to supporters claims that there is some sort of conspiracy against
Manchester United.

Sir Alex Ferguson now has further proof that there is a
conspiracy against his club after Harry Redknapp escaped an FA charge despite post
match criticism of Steve Tanner, the man in charge of the North Londoners recent
2-0 defeat at West …

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columnist Rob Facey wonders whether Harry Redknapp has found the
players to save Tottenham's season.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will have to think again
when the transfer window opens tomorrow after having a £30m bid for Peter
Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Glen Johnson rejected last night by his former
employers Portsmouth.

The Guardian is
reporting that Pompey, who are thought to …

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Portsmouth have confirmed that manager Tony Adams will be given funds to spend in January should he wish to bolster his squad.

Adams has already reinvested £4.4million from the £20million fee received from Real Madrid for Lassana Diarra in making defender Nadir Belhadj's loan deal into a permanent transfer.

The majority of transfer speculation surrounding the south coast club has concentrated on potential departures, but executive chairman Peter Storrie …

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Football FanCast
columnist Rob Facey wonders whether Mikel Arteta is the right
man for Arsenal and asks whether this is an indication of things to come for
the club.

Mikel Arteta is thought to be subject to a bid from Arsenal
as the club look to replace the injured Cesc Fabregas.

The Everton midfielder is being linked with a £12m move to
the Emirates in The Sun, Guardian
and Daily …

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Striker Nicklas Bendtner has pledged his long-term future to Arsenal amid reports of interest from other clubs.

Bendtner, 20, has yet to make a first-team place his own at the Emirates Stadium and has been linked with a move away from the north London club.

The Denmark striker fanned the flames of speculation himself earlier in the month after suggesting he could look elsewhere for starting opportunities.

But now Bendtner claims he is happy with the Gunners …

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