Tottenham Hotspur defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 after being deemed surplus to manager Andre Villas-Boas’ requirements.
The player was named captain of the team following Ledley King’s retirement, but is now headed towards the exit door. He will hold talks with QPR in the next 24-48 hours and the deal is expected to be announced before the weekend.
QPR were very much active in the summer transfer window and had signed a number of high-profile players. However, they began their Premier League campaign in poor fashion with a 5-0 home defeat to Swansea City.
Perhaps the defeat convinced manager Mark Hughes to strengthen his defence, and he has indentified Michael Dawson as a target. The Tottenham player will join Real Madrid’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973, who has agreed a season-long loan spell with the West London club.
Tottenham are looking to offload players as they prepare for their next Premier League game. Having lost on the opening day of the Premier League to Newcastle, manager Andre Villas-Boas looks keen on completing all major deals as soon as possible. The club
recently signed last season’s on-loan striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 on a permanent deal, and are now looking to release players to make room for more signings.
Midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Huddlestone-c35227 has already joined Stoke City on a season long loan spell, and Michael Dawson is expected to leave White Hart Lane permanently this week. Both players had been left out of the Spurs squad that travelled to the Sports Direct Arena
last week.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/William-Gallas-c36874 was given the captain’s armband by the manager in the game against Newcastle, and it looks like the Frenchman will be named skipper once Dawson departs.
Dawson’s exit is surprising, considering he was just named club captain by Villas-Boas in the summer. QPR’s bid for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international’s services was accepted by Tottenham yesterday, and the player looks set to seal the move which is reported to be
in the £5.5million-£10 million region.
The North London club has the likes of Gallas, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Younes-Kaboul-c37543 in defence, and perhaps Dawson’s injury record proved too great a risk for Villas-Boa. Spurs play West Brom at home this week, and will be looking to seal all
three points.
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