Spurs to launch fresh ‘keeper bid and other transfer gossip

Tottenham will make a final bid to sign England goalkeeper David James this week. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has long been an admirer of a player he signed while in charge of Portsmouth and believes he will provide the right insurance in goal as Spurs attempt to break into the top four this season. The club’s incumbent goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has been very inconsistent for the past two seasons. Elsewhere, Robinho looks to be heading out of Manchester City after suffering the embarrassment of being substituted on Saturday just 51 minutes after coming off the bench; cash-strapped West Ham have slapped a whopping £15m transfer tag on England midfielder Scott Parker; and Ruud van Nistelrooy will snub a move back to the EPL and instead join Galatasaray in a £4m deal.