transfer targets - january 2009
A poor start to the season has linked
Tottenham with a large number of players approaching the transfer window.
Here is a list of transfer targets Spurs have been linked with by the media
coming up to the January transfer window.
[The numbers alongside the player's name has no significance other than to
indicate how many
players THFC have been linked with during this transfer window.]
02.02.2009
| PLAYER | POSITION | CLUB | PRICE | OUTCOME | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 89 | mario balotelli | forward | internazionale (italy) | loan | - |
| 88 | ricardo queresma | winger | internazionale (italy) | loan | joined chelsea on loan |
| 87 | roque santa cruz | forward | blackburn rovers | £20m | staying at blackburn |
| 86 | taye taiwo | defender | marseille (france) | £5m | - |
| 85 | alex smithies | goalkeeper | huddersfield town | £1m | - |
| 84 | steve harper | goalkeeper | newcastle united | £4m | signed new deal at newcastle |
| 83 | mark viduka | forward | newcastle united | loan | - |
| 82 | dirk kuyt | forward | liverpool | £?? | - |
| 81 | yohann pele | goalkeeper | le mans (france) | £?? | - |
| 80 | marco materazzi | defender | internazionale (italy) | £?? | - |
| 79 | mate toth | defender | gyori eto (hungary) | £2m | - |
| 78 | yssouf kone | forward | fc cluj (romania) | £5m | - |
| 77 | hernan crespo | forward | ac milan (italy) | loan | - |
| 76 | owain fon williams | goalkeeper | stockport county | £?? | - |
| 75 | quincy owusu-abeyie | forward | spartak moscow (russia) | trial | joined cardiff city on loan |
| 74 | christian obodo | defender | udinese (italy) | £?? | - |
| 73 | nicolas burdisso | defender | internazionale (italy) | £5 | - |
| 72 | roy carroll | goalkeeper | derby county | £250,000 | - |
| 71 | arthur boka | defender | vfb stuttgart (germany) | £?? | - |
| 70 | leighton baines | defender | everton | loan swap for jenas | - |
| 69 | olivier dacourt | midfielder | internazionale (italy) | £?? | joined fulham on loan |
| 68 | christian abbiati | goalkeeper | ac milan (italy) | loan | - |
| 67 | nico kranjcar | midfielder | portsmouth | £?? | injured |
| 66 | roman bednar | forward | west bromwich albion | £?? | - |
| 65 | wagner love | forward | cska moscow (russia) | £10m | - |
| 64 | wilson palacios | forward | wigan athletic | £10m | signed for £12m |
| 63 | kenwyne jones | forward | sunderland | £6m | signed new deal at sunderland |
| 62 | sebastian battaglia | winger | boca juniors (argentina) | £?? | - |
| 61 | fred | forward | olympique lyonnais (france) | £4.5m | failed to show up for talks |
| 60 | sebastien przyrowski | goalkeeper | polonia warsaw (poland) | £1m | - |
| 59 | tal ben haim | defender | bolton wanderers | £3m | joined sunderland on loan |
| 58 | sami hyypia | defender | liverpool | £3m | - |
| 57 | edgar davids | midfielder | ajax (holland) | pay-as-you-play | - |
| 56 | scott brown | midfielder | glasgow celtic | £?? | - |
| 55 | pascal chimbonda | defender | sunderland | loan or £4m | signed for £3m |
| 54 | aruna dindane | forward | rc lens (france) | £4m | - |
| 53 | nicky shorey | defender | aston villa | £?? | - |
| 52 | angel lafita | midfielder | deportivo la coruna (spain) | £?? | - |
| 51 | lee grant | goalkeeper | sheffield wednesday | £5m | - |
| 50 | lukas podolski | forward | bayern munich (germany) | £9.6m | agreed to join 1fc koln |
| 49 | adriano | forward | internazionale (italy) | loan swap for bale | - |
| 48 | luis garcia | midfielder | atletico madrid (spain) | loan | - |
| 47 | stephen hunt | midfielder | reading | £5m | - |
| 46 | morten gamst pedersen | winger | blackburn rovers | £?? | - |
| 45 | denilson | winger | bordeaux (france) | £?? | - |
| 44 | diego capel | winger | sevilla (spain) | £?? | - |
| 43 | juan arango | forward | mallorca (spain) | £?? | staying at mallorca |
| 42 | roger johnson | defender | cardiff city | ?? | - |
| 41 | ali al-habsi | goalkeeper | bolton wanderers | £?? | signed new deal at bolton |
| 40 | vincenzo iaquinta | forward | juventus (italy) | swap for cash plus modric | - |
| 39 | craig bellamy | forward | west ham united | £12m-£20m | joined man city |
| 38 | jimmy bullard | midfielder | fulham | £4m | joined hull city |
| 37 | andrei arshavin | midfielder | zenit st. petersburg (russia) | £20m-£24m | joined arsenal |
| 36 | kieran richardson | midfielder | sunderland | £8m | - |
| 35 | steve finnan | defender | espanyol (spain) | loan | - |
| 34 | anthony annan | midfielder | rosenborg (norway) | £?? | - |
| 33 | jermaine pennant | winger | liverpool | swap for lennon plus £7m | on loan at portsmouth |
| 32 | marc janko | forward | salzburg red bull (austria) | £?? | signed new deal at salzburg |
| 31 | ben foster | goalkeeper | manchester united | ?? | - |
| 30 | dean ashton | forward | west ham united | £10m | injured |
| 29 | antonio valencia | winger | wigan athletic | £7m-£15m | - |
| 28 | gervinho | forward | le mans (france) | £?? | - |
| 27 | carlo cudicini | goalkeeper | chelsea | £1m | signed on a free |
| 26 | fernando cavenaghi | forward | bordeaux (france) | £8m | - |
| 25 | ryan babel | winger | liverpool | £8m | - |
| 24 | fraizer campbell | forward | manchester united | ?? | - |
| 23 | adam lallana | midfielder | scbc | £2.5m | - |
| 22 | joe cole | midfielder | chelsea | ?? | injured |
| 21 | michael owen | forward | newcastle united | £4m | injured |
| 20 | richard dunne | defender | manchester city | £5m | - |
| 19 | carlos kameni | goalkeeper | espanyol (spain) | £5m | - |
| 18 | nigel reo-coker | midfielder | aston villa | £10m | - |
| 17 | jermain defoe | forward | portsmouth | £10m | signed for £15m |
| 16 | lassana diarra | midfielder | portsmouth | £15m | joined real madrid for £20m |
| 15 | cristian rodriguez | forward | fc porto (portugal) | ?? | - |
| 14 | stephen warnock | defender | blackburn rovers | £5m | - |
| 13 | robert green | goalkeeper | west ham united | £16m with upson | - |
| 12 | matthew upson | defender | west ham united | £12m or £16m with green | - |
| 11 | charles n'zogbia | winger/defender | newcastle united | ?? | joined wigan athletic |
| 10 | emile heskey | forward | wigan athletic | £8m | joined aston villa |
| 9 | robbie keane | forward | liverpool | £5m (plus lennon and o'hara) | signed for £15m rising to £19m |
| 8 | stewart downing | winger | middlesbrough | £6m-£15m (or cash plus o'hara and giovani or cash plus bale or cash plus ghaly and taarabt) | - |
| 7 | mauro zarate | forward | lazio (italy) | ?? | - |
| 6 | glen johnson | defender | portsmouth | £6m | signed new deal at portsmouth |
| 5 | stephen appiah | midfielder | free agent | £0 | on trial at thfc |
| 4 | liedson | forward | sporting lisbon (portugal) | £20m | - |
| 3 | shay given | goalkeeper | newcastle united | ?? (could include bale) | joined manchester city |
| 2 | david james | goalkeeper | portsmouth | £3m | - |
| 1 | marcus hahnemann | goalkeeper | reading | ?? | - |