Usually you are right, but they were on top of this transfer from day 1... It was the main source for many details about the transfer, so that's why I give them a little more credibility on anything involving this transfer.
Romanian newspaper (http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-extern/liga-campionilor/pleaca-fara-adio-tottenham-nu-vrea-sa-l-lase-pe-chiriches-sa-joace-cu-legia-11271101 ) reports that Tottenham doesn't want to let Chiriches play the second leg against legia.
http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/exclusiv-gigi-becali-si-a-dat-acordul-pentru-transferul-lui-chiriches-la-tottenham-cand-pleaca-fundasul-in-anglia-11267586
This is the same newspaper that broke the news that the transfer is still on.
Digisport one of the tv stations that will broadcast the match tonight has a prompt on the screen with a qoute from Victor Becali (the agent of Chiriches) saying that he won't go to Tottenham. I can't find another source to confirm this.
Edit: Someone above posted more sources.
I have read that article and it says that Tottenham made the same offer of 8 mil euro but now they agreed to pay it in two installments, one now and one in the winter. It also says that this is the reason Chiriches is not playing tonight as they don't want to risk an injury. All in all it seems...
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