Pavlyuchenko and Bale set for Lisbon loan as Spurs target swoop for Veloso

29 December 2009 15:30
Sporting Lisbon are keen to sign Tottenham Hotspur duo Roman Pavlyuchenko and Gareth Bale on loan when the transfer window opens in January.[LNB]The Portuguese giants are also ready to use their links with Manchester United to take Zoran Tosic until the summer.[LNB]Super agent Pini Zahavi is said to be working on the deals, but Sporting may face difficulty in landing their north London targets.[LNB] Hooray, we're off to Portugal: Tottenham duo Roman Pavlyuchenko and Gareth Bale start the celebrations[LNB]Spurs are prepared to offload unhappy Russia striker Pavlyuchenko, but are holding out for cash to reinvest in other areas of the team.[LNB]Spurs bound? Miguel Veloso of Sporting Lisbon[LNB]With Harry Redknapp looking for a midfielder, Sporting could offer Portugal international Miguel Veloso in a loan exchange, while a cut-price £8million future fee for Pavlyuchenko has been mooted.[LNB]Wales international is in need of first-team football but is unlikely to be allowed a short-term move away from White Hart Lane until after the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of January.[LNB]The 20-year-old is set to deputise for impressive left back Benoit Assou Ekotto, who is part of Cameroon's squad for the tournament in Angola.[LNB]Sporting are 12 points off the top of the Portguese League table and will add Atletico Madrid's Florent Sinama Pongolle and Sporting Braga's Joao Pereira for a combined £8.1million this winter.[LNB]A deal for Tosic could be easier to conclude as the 22-year-old Serbia international has made little impact since signing for United from Partizan Belgrade in the last winter transfer window.[LNB] Artur Boruc tells Spurs: Come and get me - I'd love to come to LondonEx-Spurs star and Arsenal tormentor Nayim returns to Real ZaragozaSpurs 2 West Ham 0: Defoe and Modric propel Tottenham into the top fourEverton boss Moyes faces battle with Atletico Madrid for Rennes star FanniTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

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