Tottenham's Ledley King picks up fresh knee injury after ball in face grounds him

The 29 year-old, who has a history of chronic knee complaints, limped off before half-time against Blue Square Premier club Grays after the ball struck him in the face and knocked him over, causing him to fall awkwardly. Spurs removed King from the action as a precaution, and the injury is not thought to be serious, but it is yet another frustrating episode in the blighted career of the fromer England international. Jeered Ashley Cole pulls out of England squad with hamstring injuryAs a result, Anton Ferdinand has been linked with a move to Tottenham in a swap deal that would see Alan Hutton join Sunderland. According to the Sun, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce wants to sign 27-year-old Hutton to provide competition for places with full-backs Phil Bardsley and George McCartney. Meanwhile, Bruce's Spurs counterpart, Harry Redknapp, is desperate for central-defensive cover, as the continuing fitness problems of King and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) refuse to go away. Ferdinand, 24, has slipped down the pecking order at Sunderland, behind the likes of John Mensah and Paulo Da Silva, as a mixture of injury and lapses in concentration have seen his stock fall on Wearside. Redknapp, though, remains a big fan of the centre-back and is likely to accept a player exchange involving Hutton, who cost £9 million from Rangers in Jan 2008.

Source: Telegraph