Transfer News Latest Transfer News at 14:47 SPURS AGREE TO ROBINSON DEAL Tottenham are to buy goalkeeper Paul Robinson but allow him to stay at Leeds until the summer. TRABELSI EYEING AJAX EXIT Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus target Hatem Trabelsi insists he is close to a move away from Ajax. MAGPIES SEAL BRIDGES LOAN SWOOP Newcastle have signed Leeds striker Michael Bridges on loan for three months. VIDUKA STAYS AT ELLAND ROAD Leeds' Mark Viduka will not be moving to Middlesbrough before Monday's 5pm transfer deadline. TAYLOR COMPLETES CITY SWITCH Birmingham have completed the signing of Blackburn defender Martin Taylor for £1.25million. BORO BEGIN BRAZILIAN BID Middlesbrough are in talks with Brazilian international Ricardinho over a proposed loan deal. FOXES SIGN STRIKER MORRIS Leicester have signed Derby striker Lee Morris on a two-and-a-half-year deal. CURTIS IN POMPEY TALKS Leicester City full-back John Curtis is having talks with Portsmouth. PARDEW GOES CAROLE SIGNING West Ham have signed Sebastien Carole on loan from French side Monaco until the end of the season. ROVERS RETURN TO PICK UP STEAD Blackburn have finally agreed a move for Huddersfield striker Jon Stead, reports claim. STUTTGART SEAL YAKIN DEAL Stuttgart have completed the signing of highly-rated Switzerland playmaker Hakan Yakin. KEZMAN WILLING TO GAMBLE Mateja Kezman could leave PSV in pursuit of a dream move to one of Europe's top clubs. DUO EXTEND SHAKERS SPELL Bury have extended the loan spells of Stockport's Jon Daly and Dave Challinor by a further month. TRIPLE COUP FOR HANNOVER Hannover 96 have made a trio of deadline day transfers in a bid to solidify their Bundesliga status. CO CLOSES IN ON FAMILIAR FACES Willem II defenders Kew Jaliens and Joris Mathijsen are close to joining AZ Alkmaar. FORTUNA SWOOP FOR STARLET Fortuna Sittard have taken Racing Genk striker Luwamo Garcia on loan. POMPEY BID REBUFFED Portsmouth have failed with a £1.5million bid for Newcastle's Lomano LuaLua and Andy Griffin. OKOCHA WARNS BOLTON Jay-Jay Okocha has warned Bolton that if they wish to keep him then contract talks must begin soon. ROVERS SIGN ANDRESEN Blackburn have completed the signing of Norwegian international midfielder Martin Andresen. BRUCE: TAYLOR MADE FOR US Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is optimistic that Martin Taylor will complete a move to St Andrews.
Portsmouth have pulled off a double transfer deadline day swoop for Newcastle's Lomano LuaLua and Leicester's John Curtis. Struggling Pompey have clinched a three-month loan deal for striker LuaLua and will discuss a permanent transfer with the Magpies towards the end of the season. The 23-year-old Congo striker has moved to Fratton Park for a loan fee of £100,000 after rejecting a move to Leeds. The south-coast club have also landed Leicester defender Curtis in a transfer which did not involve a fee being paid by Pompey but did incur 'agency fees'. The 25-year-old has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract for Harry Redknapp's team. Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, who offered Newcastle £1.5m for LuaLua and defender Andy Griffin at the weekend, said: "We have concluded our mission to sign two decent players. "My friend Freddy Shepherd [Newcastle chairman] told me that the money we offered them wouldn't even get us LuaLua's left leg. "Well, we now have both legs and the rest of him as well. "We've paid a £100,000 loan fee and have him for the season. We'll keep talking to Newcastle to make a decision about a possible long-term relationship with LuaLua.'' LuaLua's agent Tony Finnigan revealed his client, the former Colchester forward, was eager for regular Premiership action. He said: "Lomana's chuffed to have the opportunity to play first-team football, which is what he will get at a club with a boss who has managed some of the best players this country has ever had. "He's turned down Leeds and is happy to go to Portsmouth. He just wants to play first-team football. "And, depending on how Lomana does, his loan could be extended or the move made permanent.'' Finnigan added Newcastle have written a clause into LuaLua's loan which will allow them to recall him if needed after 28 days. Choose another story...Blues boss Bruce finally lands Rovers star Taylor Foxes raid Rams to capture Morris Caldwell joins Leeds on loan Toffees aim to keep veteran Martyn Sunderland slam Stead agent after snub Boro snubbed as Viduka stays at Leeds land hitman Bridges in loan deal
Robinson move off as Spurs target Hammers ace Defoe Paul Robinson's proposed move to Spurs has fallen through with Tottenham now hoping to seal a deal for West Ham striker Jermain Defoe. The White Hart Lane club were apparently due to give Leeds a £2m down-payment now for Robinson, with a further £500,000 due in the summer when the England international would complete the move. But Leeds later confirmed he would be staying with the bottom club. Tottenham were understood to be willing to allow Robinson to stay with Leeds for the final 15 matches of the season to aid United in their bid to avoid relegation. But Spurs have instead turned their attentions to pushing through a deal for West Ham's Defoe, with the striker seemingly joining Tottenham for around £7m and Bobby Zamora moving in the opposite direction.
