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Regarding Defoes transfer to Portsmouth:
Before transfering to Portsmouth...
And, today, the 25-year-old claimed he is being "forced out" by the Spaniard despite pleas from other officials at the club for him to sign a new deal.
The £10million-rated striker said: "The manager has said I can leave if I want, but I want to prove him wrong. At first, I thought it was a joke. I thought he was going to say I would be starting against Arsenal in the Carling Cup, which was why he didn't give me a game against Reading at the weekend.
"But he just said 'You can leave if you want to'. Yet I have no intentions of leaving this club because I love it here.
"I still cannot believe what the manager said tome. It's all a bit weird, particularly when I want to be at the club. I've been knocked back so many times but I still want to play at Spurs. I love the fans, it's a great club and we have a good, young squad here.
"It's a bit bizarre as people on the board and the sporting director, Damien Comolli, have been telling me they want me to stay.
"But I am being forced out of Tottenham by the manager."
Read more: http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-506792/Villa-alert-Defoe-says-Ramos-wants-out.html#ixzz0eYW9GGme
and after resigning
Defoe is excited to work again with Redknapp, who gave him his debut at West Ham and took him to Pompey from Spurs a year ago.
'My heart was always here,' said the striker.
'I didn't want to leave. I'm the type of person who gets up for training and really looks forward to the banter with the lads, but towards the end I had mixed feelings.
...
'That means there must be something wrong, because I love playing football. That's why I decided to move on. To be happy again and play football.'
...
Jermain man again: Defoe sets his sights at the Lane
Defoe, who regrets lodging a transfer request to leave West Ham a day after they were relegated, was applauded for his dignified exit from Spurs last January.
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'When I was here last time, not once did I moan or knock on the manager's door and say I wanted to leave the club.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1111060/Jermain-Defoe-I-wanted-leave-Spurs--heart-8217-s-here.html#ixzz0eYSzSri6
Regarding Keanes transfer to Liverpool:
Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, said last night: “I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect. I have made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don’t regard it as a transfer deal. This is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19 million as compensation plus a
potential further £1.3 million in additional compensation.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article4419934.ece
There you have it guys.....sorry to say.
Before transfering to Portsmouth...
And, today, the 25-year-old claimed he is being "forced out" by the Spaniard despite pleas from other officials at the club for him to sign a new deal.
The £10million-rated striker said: "The manager has said I can leave if I want, but I want to prove him wrong. At first, I thought it was a joke. I thought he was going to say I would be starting against Arsenal in the Carling Cup, which was why he didn't give me a game against Reading at the weekend.
"But he just said 'You can leave if you want to'. Yet I have no intentions of leaving this club because I love it here.
"I still cannot believe what the manager said tome. It's all a bit weird, particularly when I want to be at the club. I've been knocked back so many times but I still want to play at Spurs. I love the fans, it's a great club and we have a good, young squad here.
"It's a bit bizarre as people on the board and the sporting director, Damien Comolli, have been telling me they want me to stay.
"But I am being forced out of Tottenham by the manager."
Read more: http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-506792/Villa-alert-Defoe-says-Ramos-wants-out.html#ixzz0eYW9GGme
and after resigning
Defoe is excited to work again with Redknapp, who gave him his debut at West Ham and took him to Pompey from Spurs a year ago.
'My heart was always here,' said the striker.
'I didn't want to leave. I'm the type of person who gets up for training and really looks forward to the banter with the lads, but towards the end I had mixed feelings.
...
'That means there must be something wrong, because I love playing football. That's why I decided to move on. To be happy again and play football.'
...
Jermain man again: Defoe sets his sights at the Lane
Defoe, who regrets lodging a transfer request to leave West Ham a day after they were relegated, was applauded for his dignified exit from Spurs last January.
...
'When I was here last time, not once did I moan or knock on the manager's door and say I wanted to leave the club.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1111060/Jermain-Defoe-I-wanted-leave-Spurs--heart-8217-s-here.html#ixzz0eYSzSri6
Regarding Keanes transfer to Liverpool:
Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, said last night: “I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect. I have made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don’t regard it as a transfer deal. This is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19 million as compensation plus a
potential further £1.3 million in additional compensation.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article4419934.ece
There you have it guys.....sorry to say.