Andre Villas-Boas insists Harry Redknapp is in no place to judge whether only a “dope” can manage Chelsea.

Andre Villas-Boas today effectively ruled out signing Leandro Damiao and insisted he is happy with his attacking options as Emmanuel Adebayor prepares to leave for the African Nations Cup.

Togo claim Emmanuel Adebayor has changed his mind and will represent the country at the African Nations Cup.

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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is interested in Brazil pair Leandro Damiao and Willian.

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has ended the uncertainty surrounding his future by signing a new contract with the north London club.

Moussa Dembele was today set to be unveiled as a Tottenham player as further doubt was cast on the future of Rafael van der Vaart.

Hamburg today vowed to do everything possible to re-sign Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham before the transfer window closed.

Luka Modric declared he had joined the greatest club in the world after completing his £33m (€41.6m) move from Tottenham to Real Madrid.

Luka Modric finally ended months of speculation after signing a five-year contract with Spanish champions Real Madrid yesterday in a deal believed to be worth in the region of £33million (€41,700,000).

Croatia’s head coach is disappointed Andre Villas-Boas is not picking Luka Modric, but expects the unsettled playmaker to complete his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid soon.

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Andre Villas-Boas has told Luka Modric to get his head around the fact that he will not be sold unless another club meets Tottenham’s asking price.

Brazil coach Mano Menezes praised the performance of new Chelsea signing Oscar after the midfielder played a starring role in their 3-2 win over Egypt at the Millennium Stadium.

Great Britain’s Olympic dreams suffered an unexpected setback at Old Trafford last night as Moussa Konate’s late equaliser for Senegal earned them a 1-1 draw.

Brazilian international Oscar looks set to become Chelsea’s latest big-money signing, amid reports the European champions have agreed a £25 million (€31.8m) deal in principle for the 20-year-old.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp insists he will not let Roman Pavlyuchenko leave the club next month unless he has already lined up a suitable replacement for the Russia striker.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he is not looking to sell striker Peter Crouch this summer despite reported interested from Sunderland.