Latest Transfer Update at 14-10-11

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Jose Pinto: Could leave Barcelona
AGENT HINTS AT PINTO MOVE

Jose Pinto's agent admits his client would be keen to try his luck in England if Barcelona decide to explore other goalkeeping options.
Reports suggest Barca are keen to bring in another goalkeeper next summer.
Pinto's contract is set to expire in June 2012, so that would suggest that he will be deemed surplus to requirements.
The 35-year-old has been with Barca since 2008, but he has made just 34 appearances during his time at the Nou Camp.
Victor Valdes remains the undisputed first choice in Pep Guardiola's plans and Pinto has been forced to fill back-up duties.
His representative insists the veteran shot-stopper would be happy to remain at Barca should a new deal be offered, but has revealed that the Premier League would be his preferred destination if the time comes to move on.
"The first option would be to remain at Barca, if the club are interested," Juan Maraver told COMRadio.
"If that is not possible, then he would prefer to go to the Premier League.
"There have been rumours that Barca are searching for a new keeper for next season, but I don't want to comment on these things.
"The player is calm at the moment and rumours will always surface at a club as big as Barcelona."

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Matt Phillips: Sheffield United loan move
DOUBLE LOAN DEAL BOOSTS BLADES

Sheffield United have completed the double loan signing of Billy Clarke and Matt Phillips from Blackpool.
Striker Clarke, 23, and midfielder Phillips, 20, both arrive on one-month loan deals in time for Sunday's Steel City derby at Bramall Lane.
Phillips, who has represented England Under-19s, told the Blades' official website: "It's a massive club and this is a great opportunity for me. I want to play football and hopefully my performances can help the team."
Clarke, who has fully recovered from a serious knee injury that sidelined him for the entire 2010/11 campaign, said: "Sheffield United is obviously a big club so it's good to be here and hopefully I can get plenty of games under my belt."
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway added: "I've told (Blades boss) Danny Wilson he can have them for 28 days and if it goes well I'll get my blokes flying back."

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Ryan Giggs: Wants to keep playing
GIGGS WANTS NEW MAN UNITED DEAL

Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs has revealed he plans to open talks with the club over a new one-year contract.
The 37-year-old has made more appearances for Manchester United than any other player and has won 12 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and the Champions League twice during a glittering 21-year career at Old Trafford.
He has shown no signs of slowing down this season either, already making eight appearances and scoring two goals.
In recent years the Welsh winger has signed a succession of one-year contracts and with his latest deal set to expire in June, Giggs admits he is eager to keep on going for at least another year.
"After Christmas I will go to [Sir Alex] Ferguson's office and we'll talk about my renewal," Giggs told calciomercato.com
"I have a wonderful relationship with him. He's an exceptional person. He is always the first to arrive in the morning and is always willing to listen.
"I have spoken to him for a few minutes about extending my contract for another year.
"I want to play again, I care for nothing more than playing for my team."

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Luka Modric: Wanted Chelsea move
REDKNAPP - MODRIC NOT A NUISANCE

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits he may have sold Luka Modric to Chelsea this summer had the Croatian become a disruptive influence within the Spurs squad.
Modric was at the centre of a summer-long fight between Spurs and Chelsea, with the Blues making at least three unsuccessful bids for the playmaker - the last reported to be £40million.
Modric made it clear that he wanted to move to Stamford Bridge, and refused to play in the club's game against Manchester United, claiming he was not psychologically ready to play after months of uncertainty about his future.
The Croatian has knuckled down since the transfer window shut, however, putting in a series of impressive performances to help Spurs put together the four-match winning streak which has seen them turn their season around after a dismal start.
Like Modric, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez wanted to leave his club this summer, but he was also denied a move after talks with Brazilian side Corinthians fell through.
Tevez's relationship with his club has deteriorated rapidly since, with the low point coming two weeks ago when he allegedly refused to come off the bench to play for City in their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.
Redknapp thinks Modric would never resort to such tactics, but admits that if he did, he would almost certainly have had to sanction the midfielder's sale.
"It couldn't have gone that way with Luka. He wouldn't refuse to come on the pitch or do anything like that," Redknapp said.
"He wouldn't dream of coming in and disrupting training. If he had have done he may well have got away. If he had been a nasty person and been disruptive he may well have got his move. In the end I might have said to the chairman 'This can't go on, we don't need it'.
"The more disruptive players are, sometimes it forces it (a move).
"You spend half your time looking at them, who else they're dragging down with them. He has close friends here. If he'd wanted to be a nuisance I am sure he could have been, but it's just not in his nature, he's not that type of lad."
The difference between the atmosphere around the club before and after the transfer window shut is startling.
After two big defeats, the second of which was a 5-1 home hammering to Manchester City, Redknapp admitted the Modric saga had a left a dark cloud hanging over the club, and called on the Croatian to draw a line under the matter and give his all.
Since then, with Modric's help, and the impressive form of new signings Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor, Spurs have climbed to sixth in the table after their recent run, which included wins over top-four rivals Arsenal and Liverpool.
That has left Redknapp admitting the squad he now has is the best since he took over three years ago.
"I do think that this team potentially could be the best I've had here," Redknapp said.
"It's a good group of players. Scott and Emmanuel have come in and they have been a big influence on us this year. Kyle Walker is emerging as a top-class right-back as well so we're looking stronger."
Jermain Defoe has played a big part in the turnaround in Spurs' fortunes, scoring four goals after striking up a good partnership with Adebayor.
With Wayne Rooney now unavailable for England's group stage games thanks to his three-match suspension, Redknapp thinks Defoe could be the man to replace the Manchester United marksman in Fabio Capello's starting XI.
"It's up to Jermain to have a great season and push himself," said Redknapp, whose team faces Newcastle on Sunday at St James' Park.
"It's wide open with England now. I think we will only play with one striker, with Gerrard behind somebody.
"You would take Jermain and Gerrard together all day long."
Adebayor faces a test on a hamstring injury before Sunday's match and Redknapp revealed today that Niko Kranjcar looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines after tearing a thigh muscle while on international duty with Croatia.
"Niko has torn a thigh muscle quite badly, he is definitely not fit," Redknapp said.