Adrian buy-out clause met.

A rather dismal and anti-climatic end to a season that initially promised so much left us reeling on how it all went wrong. The pain of watching Chelsea soak up the glory that denied us a fully deserved place in next season's Champions League still brings with it great pain. Although, the AVB/Levy ever-seemingly revolution has done its' best to dampen that pain as we look to begin next season on a brighter note than how the last one ended.

Believe it. We're still weeks shy of August yet we've signed two players. I don't believe a transfer window can ever be classed as a success or failure until the players brought in have performed. I retain my reservations but, at the same time, find it hard to ensure my expectations are dampened; forgive me. You can define 'good' times in a host of ways. Champions League qualification, a piece of silverware. But we'd all agree that the good times at Spurs are few and far between. The promising thing is that we've finished 4th twice in the last three years highlighting immense progression of a once mid-table and arguably futile side.

So with our only notable first team forward in Defoe becoming heavily linked with Reading recently, this only opens up many doors for tabloids to link forward after forward with Tottenham Hotspur. Whether that's good or bad is your decision. I mentioned last week we were close to signing Adebayor. But today, Marca - a Spanish tabloid - reported that Atletico Madrid believe that we've met the €18m Euro buy-out clause for their 24 year old forward Adrian. The credibility of this report is something to question, just as the forwards ability. I admit to not having great knowledge of the striker but on paper his season reads 19 goals in the season just gone. 

With Abramovich clinging on to the hope Di Matteo can repeat another fortuitous season with around £40m invested in Hazard and Marin, it only leaves the option for investment to ensure we are not left in the shadow of what could've been. Levy knows he's taking huge gambles this summer. Exciting gambles. Gambles that need to be taken. Only the season will tell whether they pay off, whether it's this season, the next or those following that.

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Forlan Medical?

I'm always slightly hesitant when it comes to posting based strictly on ''ITK's''. They could be about as concrete as Arsenal's title challenge last season.

Although, it was reported yesterday that one old United boy in the form of Diego Forlan had jumped on a flight to England and was seen at Spurs Lodge for a medical. The former flop really found his finishing boots in Spain as he scored a shed load of goals for Atletico Madrid alongside a certain Sergio Aguero. I'm sure I read his name alongside a £40m bid in January somewhere.

At 32, the Uruguayan is certainly knocking on a little but could be the platform to push us into Europe's elite competition. We need a forward that's confident in front of goal and Diego would bring that. "But would he flop again?" You may ask. We'd have to see. Bringing him in for up to £7m wouldn't damage Levy's pockets to much you'd think. He'd be worth the risk and should be looking to tarnish his old reputation he had at United.

Anyway, atleast things on the L*** M***** front have simmered down. Still no word from him though.

Thoughts on Forlan?

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Spurs close in on Madrid forward

Reports coming out of Atletico Madrid are that their young striker Sergio Aguero has signed a new contract with the club, dashing any slim hopes we may have had at snapping up the youngster. The young striker on signing the deal stated "I'm staying here because I want to".

Hats off to Levy for trying to engineer a deal and splash the cash on a world class forward. So where does this leave us now? Well according to news in Spain, we have come back in and tabled a bid for Diego Forlan, not quite Aguero but still a more experienced forward that knows how to score goals.

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Aguero up next

21 year old Argentinian goal-machine Sergio Aguero has been told he can leave Atletico Madrid, should an 'interesting' offer come in for the player. Maybe their 'Real' rivals should stick in a 'shrewd' £30m to get the ball rolling to end all Tottenham hope of actually snapping up a quality European striker- and save the media writing articles upon articles about Spurs signing another superstar from abroad. Let's be honest, the best we can hope for is that of an unknown player that turns out a star, haven't seen one of those at Spurs since a certain Bulgarian was taken for peanuts from Germany.

"We will open talks if an interesting offer is made," (Atletico president) Cerezo told French radio station RMC. He added further that no club has yet made a bid for their superstar.
"Many people have spoken about Aguero but the truth is that Atletico have not been contacted by any suitor." Of course, this will not be the case come September.

So, any Spurs interest will be hyped then dashed- I feel a sense of Deja Vu- as soon as Mark Hughes makes a move for the Argentine striker to bring him to the 10th best team in England; as reported in the past. Madrid could also do with another forward as they seriously continue to lack quality in the final quarter of the pitch, obviously.

Harry will not move for Aguero, Levy will not splash out for Aguero and lets hope the media all give the fans of Tottenham a break and not include 'Sergio Aguero' and 'Tottenham' in the same sentence. I can't bare the false optimism for another summer.

But, of course, these are the English papers I'm talking about..

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