Transfer rumours

Aston Villa and Portsmouth are the first two names to be linked with Jermain Defoe after the striker was told he could leave Tottenham by Juande Ramos. Villa are known to want a striker and would be willing to pay the ten million asking price to bolster their attacking threat. Portsmouth have already has a loan bid rejected but are said to be monitoring the situation.

With Defoe expected to leave Ramos has wasted no time in finding a potential replacement. Lyon's Brazilian striker Fred is reportedly on the Spaniard's radar, who will have to spend all of the Defoe money if he wants to get his man. The 24 year old has scored goals wherever he has played scoring 124 goals in just 207 appearances to date, including 34 in 78 for Lyon. He has also made his mark on the international scene scoring five goals for Brazil in his nine caps and has become a regular under Carlos Dunga. Spurs will face opposition for his signature however with West Ham believed to be keeping tabs on him as well.

Manchester City have been looking in to the possibility of signing Tottenham right back Pascal Chimbonda. The 30 year old is one of the players whom Juande Ramos would be willing to let go should the right offer come in. The Frenchman was the subject of a failed bid from Chelsea in the Summer is said to be furious with Tottenham for trying to sign another right back. He has spent the last few weeks playing as a centre back due to the club's crippling injuries in defence and sees the attempts to sign a rival in his position as betrayal.

Didier Drogba has stunned Chelsea by revealing he does want to leave Stamford Bridge in the Summer after all. The Ivorian first spoke of his desire to leave after Jose Mourinho was sacked earlier in the season but he and the club insisted that he had been misquoted. But now Drogba, 30, has said he is 'more convinced than ever' that this is his last season at the club. He told The Star: "I said what I am thinking, that I wanted to leave. The problem is that I've said that I have wanted to leave for two or three years now. Mourinho's departure didn't help. On the contrary, it made me want to leave even more.' He has been linked with a number of top continental sides including European Cha,pions AC Milan and Spanish giants Real Madrid.