Yesterday we looked at the possibility of new arrivals at White Hart Lane and the general consensus was that we were due for a quiet day. Later in the evening, reports suggested that Vedran Corluka was a target for Bayer Leverkusen and they seem to be gaining momentum this morning.

At the start of the month, Harry said that the Croatian would definitely not be leaving but after omitting him from the cup games where much of the fringe side appear, it may well be that Charlie is on his way.

Everton has leapfrogged West Ham, Queens Park Rangers, and cross-town rivals Liverpool in being the front-runners to sign Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

The Toffees, who have scored only 22 goals this season a total that is only higher than bottom-club Wigan are in search for a finisher with a proven pedigree and Jelavic offers an affordable option to cover their needs.

The name Mateo Kovacic has appeared in the rumour columns for a few months now but there is an indication from the Croatian's club that Spurs are keen to tie up a deal for his services.

Kovacic is just 17 and currently playing as an attacking midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb. Having broken into the first team in 2010 at the age of sixteen, he has gone on to establish himself as a regular starter and one of the hottest young properties in Europe.

Nikica Jelavic's father has claimed that the Rangers striker has grander ambitions than to play for West Ham or Queens Park Rangers and is 'most likely' to sign for Liverpool.
The Croatian has been heavily linked with a move away from Ibrox this winter following a series of impressive performances in the SPL over the past 18 months.

We've gone past the mid-way point in this winter's transfer window and as yet there's little sign of movement into or out of White Hart Lane. It's looking like it could be a repeat of last year's quiet January and for now, rumours linking two of Tottenham's fringe squad have been denied.

Vedran Corluka has hardly featured for the first team all season yet when asked if the Croatian would be sold in this window, Harry Redknapp answered with an emphatic ‘no'.

It's January, as you might've noticed; and if you hadn't I would suggest those New Year's resolutions about not drinking anything that really ought to be kept on a shelf in the shed aren't going all that well. For the rest of you, you know the score. It's the beginning of the year and that can mean only one thing: the always-good-for-a-laugh-don't-believe-everything-you hear-better-off-not-opening-any-tabloid-newspapers-or-football-websites-for-a-month-pick-any-name-out-of-a-hat.

Goal: Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic 'flattered' by reported interest from Liverpool

Croatian forward admits the Merseyside club is a "great name" but vows to focus on his form and not the frequent reports linking him with a move away from Ibrox

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Luka Modric, perhaps the stand out performer of this English Premier League season so far, has said he might leave Tottenham during the January transfer window, although he is more likely to reconsider his position at the end of the campaign. The speculation began when Luka Modric's agent suggested that his client might leave Tottenham in January because "in football anything is possible".

Tonight's game with Chelsea has unfortunately raised the issue of Luka Modric's future once again but manager Harry Redknapp has been quick to claim that the influential Croatian is going nowhere.

Luka appears to have put an unsettled August behind him and while he hasn't appeared at his best in the club's last two league games, he is generally at the heart of our most creative football.

Nikica Jelavic insists he's happy at Rangers despite being flattered by reported interest from Liverpool.
The striker has bagged 28 league goals in just 40 appearances since joining from Rapid Vienna in 2010.
The Croatian international was the subject of a big-money bid from Leicester City in the summer and Gers boss Ally McCoist is braced for further interest in the January transfer window.

Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic is facing divorce after his Wife flew in from Germany to find another Woman's clothes and make-up in her Husband's Manchester flat.

Patrica Klasnic told Bunte magazine:

"Everywhere in his flat were pictures of women and in the wardrobe hung blouses which didn't belong to me, remainders of make-up everywhere.

Stories today are emerging of Italian interest in two of our defenders and while one rumour may have some legs, the other has been dismissed by its intended target.

Younes Kaboul attracted a little interest over the summer, mainly from his French homeland, but that interest is set to increase due to his largely confident displays at the heart of the Spurs' defence.

The year's award night was held on the following evening after the last three games were completed on the previous night at Grand Copthorne with the usual gala setting for this annual get-together for the local football fraternity.
The night kicked off with the awarding of the "Young Player of the Year" to Albirex Niigata (S)'s Tatsuro Inui beating the likes of Lions stars Hariss Harun and Safuwan Baharudin.

Luka Modric has been all but silent since the close of the August transfer window ended any talk of an immediate move to Chelsea. Since then, Spurs have emerged after a shaky start to head up the table into third, overtaking the Stamford Bridge side on the way.

After the Villa game however, where Luka edged the man of the match award ahead of two-goal Emmanuel Adebayor, the Croatian spoke about the team's form and the challenges that lie ahead.

Why Modric would be mad to join Chelsea now

Luka Modric must surely have watched Chelsea's defeat to Liverpool on Sunday believing he had dodged a bullet. Four months ago the brilliant Croatian midfielder was adamant that he wanted to push ahead with his dream move to Stamford Bridge.

Luka Modric completed his 100th Premiership appearance on Sunday against Fulham – a milestone that a few may have felt he wouldn't reach after the summer speculation surrounding the player.

Typically, the Croatian used the opportunity to deflect attention away from himself and onto the victory itself.

Ilya Ksenidi (West Allis Hale/UW-Green Bay) scored late in extra time and was one of five Croatian Eagles players to convert during penalty kicks as they got past the Milwaukee Kickers 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Wisconsin Open Cup final Sunday at Croatian Park in Franklin.

Bayern Munich's Croatian striker Ivica Olic has threatened to leave the club if his role as a super substitute does not change soon. Olic has made only 5 appearances for the champions this season totaling a meagre 72 minutes of play.

The 32 year old striker has had an injury plagued career the past 2 years which have resulted in him falling down the pecking order in the eyes of coach Jupp Heynckes.

The Croatian Eagles will play host to Bavarian SC at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in a semifinal of the Wisconsin Open Cup at Croatian Park in Franklin.

Sunday's winner advances to play the Milwaukee Kickers in the state final at Oct. 30.

If the Croatians qualify, the Kickers will host the match at Uihlein Soccer Park; the Bavarians will host if they advance.

Luka Modric hit the headlines again last weekend as stories emerged about the Croatian's alleged criticism of Spurs' training methods.

Our old friends the Daily Mail were among the first with the report in which Luka suggested that training at Spurs was old fashioned and inadequate.

The draw for the 2012 Wisconsin Open Cup was held Tuesday night, with the Milwaukee Kickers getting a bye into the final.

The Croatian Eagles will play host to Bavarian SC later this month for the right to face the Kickers for the title. If Bavarians advance, they will host the final; if the Croatians prevail, the Kickers will be the host.

Luca Modric is set to become Tottenham's highest earning player if he puts pen to paper in a new and improved contract that will see him stay at White Hart Lane until 2017.

Word doing the rounds claim that Tottenham are willing to make the Croat an offer he simply cannot refuse. According to Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, the club opened talks with Modric two weeks ago to try and entice the 26 year old to remain at White Hart Lane.

Bayern Munich winger Danijel Pranjic is reportedly unhappy with life at the Allianz Arena under new coach Jupp Heynckes, according to team-mate Ivica Olic.
The 29-year-old was one of the star performers under previous boss Louis van Gall but has played just two minutes as a substitute this season.

The state girls club soccer champions crowned Sunday in the Wisconsin State Championships at UW-Oshkosh's Titan Stadium left little doubt to their title credentials: The winning sides scored at least four goals apiece and the average margin of victory in the four games was 3.5 goals.

Hartland club Lake Country United claimed the Under-15 and Under-16 championships, beating Madison 56ers Red 4-0 and Croatian Eagles Blue 5-1, respectively.

Harry Redknapp admits Luka Modric rumours contributed to poor Tottenham start

The manager puts strong form at White Hart Lane down to the end of the disruption caused by the Croatian's potential exit from Spurs, and welcomes the arrival of Scott Parker

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe says that the club is already braced for more transfer speculation, despite the summer window closing just a fortnight ago. The English international has suggested that the Luka Modric rumors will once again resurface, as Chelsea chased the Croatian all summer.

3PM Extra: Luka Modric's piledriver, Ashley Young's wheelie bin and 102 goals from a goalkeeper!

We've reached the end of an international week and today's 3PM Extra has a distinctly international feel to it, with England's goalscorer against Wales, Spurs' Croatian superstar doing the business for his country and a Brazilian keeper who loves nothing better than sticking the ball past his opposite number.

In all the fuss over transfers yesterday you may have missed a rather interesting scoreline from Brisbane Road yesterday. In the group stages of the NextGen tournament, Spurs' youngsters demolished an Inter Milan team by seven goals to one.

Included in the Tottenham line up was new signing Souleymayne Coulibaly who marked the match with a double strike which was matched by two goals from Alex Pritchard.

Chelsea has signed Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles from Liverpool in a deal rumoured to be worth around £12million.
Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas signed the 28-year-old minutes before the summer transfer window closed on Wednesday evening.
It was announced Meireles had handed in a transfer request at Liverpool just 30 minutes before the deadline closed, with Chelsea announcing their new signing shortly after.

Was Luka Modric right to ask not to play? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Guardian reported after Sunday's match against Manchester City that Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric asked manager Harry Redknapp not to play. Allegedly, the Croatian said his "head was not right", echoing Redknapp's own words on the player from only a week before.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has indicated that increasing uncertainty over the future of star midfielder Luka Modric certainly played its part in derailing his side's focus during a disappointing 5-1 thrashing at home to Manchester City this afternoon.

In the aftermath of the heart-breaking loss at White Hart Lane, Redknapp revealed that Modric went as far as urging him to be excluded from the starting line-up against the Citizens.

It seems that Spurs' defiance to sell Luka Modric has won through and Chelsea will now admit defeat in trying to persuade the Croatian to join AVB's revolution at Stamford Bridge. Although it would be a blow if this is the case because bids have been made a reported three times, it's seems that AVB will now turn his attentions to another of his old pals at Porto and that's Joao Moutinho.

Well I guess the first thing is to mention the news that Luka Modric's been declared unavailable for tonight's trip to Old Trafford, as his head isn't in the right place. According to ‘Arry via the wireless yesterday evening. Quite why no-one hasn't told the wee Croatian that it'll probably be attached to the spindly bit of flesh between his shoulders where he left it, one can only speculate.

By Rumour Monger

Just before close of play last night, Harry Redknapp told talkSPORT that Luka Modric would not be playing for Tottenham against Manchester United tonight because 'his head isn't in the right place'.

Said Redknapp:

"Someone (whoever could he mean?

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has admitted that his side failed in a bid for Spanish midfielder Juan Mata. The highly rated midfielder is set to clinch a move to Chelsea, and while speaking to talkSPORT Harry Redknapp was surprised to learn that Mata was heading to their cross-town rivals.

By Rumour Monger

Good rumours are a little thin on the ground this morning, but one juicy morsel doing the rounds is that, after having a £22 million bid rebuffed a couple of days ago, Chelsea have returned with a £29 million offer for in-demand Valencia winger Juan Mata.

Let's be honest, apart from the four signings we have made this summer in Piazon, Romeu, Courtious and Lukaku, we have all been pretty much sitting here waiting for some big names to come and join our squad.
We have seen the likes of City, United and Liverpool splashing silly money on rebuilding and strengthening their squad and have yet to see Chelsea do the same.

There's been more than a few articles lately about Chelsea persistently courting Tottenham creative midfielder Luka Modric. Chelsea has tried and tried, going from a £22m opening bid to the latest, a £30m bid, or £27m plus Yossi Benayoun. Tottenham seems that they don't want Modric to leave.

Blackburn's Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic has decided to call time on his stay in England after agreeing to join Ukrainian side Dnipro for an un-disclosed fee. Kalinic arrived at Ewood Park two years ago but failed to spark at the club scoring just 13 goals.

Niko Kranjcar has featured reasonably heavily in Tottenham's pre-season. While the player has been very quiet about his future in this transfer window, it remains to be seen whether Harry Redknapp's view of the Croatian has changed and it has emerged today that Sunderland are keen to take Niko on a season long loan.