Hamburg today completed the signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham with the attacking midfielder returning to the club he represented between 2005 and 2008.

Nigel de Jong left Manchester City for AC Milan while Scott Sinclair completed his move to the Etihad Stadium as the first big moves of transfer deadline day began to roll in.

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart is travelling to Hamburg to have a medical at the German club, the player’s agent confirmed this morning.

Midfielder Mousa Dembele could be handed his Tottenham debut as Andre Villas-Boas looks to record his first win of the season against Norwich at White Hart Lane.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Theo Walcott last night hastily reached a short-term agreement which means the England winger won’t leave the club this week.

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.

Tottenham 1 West Brom 1

Defender Jan Vertonghen is likely to make his Tottenham debut against West Brom tomorrow after Younes Kaboul was ruled out with a knee injury.

Manager Andre Villas-Boas insists Tottenham will be able to survive without Michael Dawson should the England defender leave White Hart Lane.

For almost seven months, it’s made for grim post-match viewing, never-ending re-runs of those bad days at the office, but finally Demba Ba can settle back and feast his eyes on a welcome reminder of what he does best.

Newcastle 2 Tottenham 1

Wantaway playmaker Luka Modric is expected to be left out of Tottenham’s squad for Andre Villas-Boas’ first match in charge away at Newcastle.

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart has no plans to leave the club this summer.

Tottenham are close to agreeing a fee for Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor.

Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has hinted dressing room unrest undermined their Euro 2012 challenge which ended on Sunday night following a third successive defeat.

Dutch winger Arjen Robben has hinted dressing room unrest undermined their Euro 2012 challenge which ended last night following a third successive defeat.

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal’s passage into the quarter-finals with two goals that ended the Netherlands’ participation at Euro 2012.

Portugal 2 Holland 1

When Holland’s divided and reportedly dysfunctional team lost to Denmark at Euro 2012 a tabloid newspaper back home in the Netherlands ran a headline that read ‘Legoland beat Egoland’; so goodness knows what kind of abuse is heading Bert van Marwijk’s way today after his team lost 2-1 to Germany to stand on the brink of elimination.

Johan Cruyff wasn’t impressed by the Champions League final. For him there was no glory in Chelsea’s heroic defending and improbable success.

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Fulham 0

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is a doubt for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game against Fulham due to an Achilles injury.

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is making a good recovery from his ankle injury and should be fit for Sunday’s Premier League game at Aston Villa.

Not even Fabrice Muamba’s presence could inspire Bolton as Tottenham strengthened their Champions League credentials with the easiest of wins at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton 1 Tottenham 4

Tottenham continue to battle injury problems as they prepare for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match against relegation-battlers Bolton.

It had been a miserable weekend for Harry Redknapp.

Tottenham 2 Blackburn

QPR 1 Tottenham 0

Younes Kaboul and Niko Kranjcar will miss Tottenham’s Premier League game at QPR as they both have knee injuries.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 5

Roberto Di Matteo has kept his promise to name his strongest XI as Chelsea look to book their place in the FA Cup final with a win over Tottenham at Wembley today.

Tottenham go in to this Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with only two fully-fit central defenders.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted it would be “tough” to overhaul rivals Arsenal to claim third place in the Premier League after yesterday’s shock 2-1 home defeat by Norwich dented their Champions League ambitions.

Aaron Lennon will make his first start in just over a month as Tottenham look to regain the initiative in the battle for third place with a win over Norwich at White Hart Lane this afternoon.

Gareth Bale is battling to be fit for Tottenham’s White Hart Lane clash with Norwich after sustaining a knock late in the goalless draw at Sunderland.

Sunderland 0 Tottenham 0

Tottenham have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Sunderland.

Nerves were settled and confidence restored at White Hart Lane as Tottenham pulled themselves out of the nosedive that had threatened their Champions League ambitions and regained the initiative in the battle to finish third.

Tottenham 3 Swansea 1

Winger Aaron Lennon (hamstring) is expected to make his return from a three-week layoff in Tottenham’s Premier League match against Swansea on Sunday.

Tottenham are on their way to Wembley, where they will play Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final after battling past Bolton on an emotional night at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 3 Bolton 1