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# Premier League clubs may find January transfer window does not open quite so
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wide this year
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## The January transfer window opens this weekend, and as one Premier League
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club chairman put it: "It's like a crossword puzzle, we don't want to put in
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one wrong answer as it impacts on everything else."
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![Jason Burt: Clubs may find transfer window does not open quite so widely
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this year][1]
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In demand: could Robbie Keane's move from Tottenham spark some activity in the
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market? Photo: REUTERS
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[![Jason Burt][2]][3]
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By [Jason Burt][4] 7:15AM GMT 31 Dec 2010
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In other words, if one deal is done it may prevent another from happening -
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and how long do you hold off going for your second-choice target in a problem
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position, and someone who can be easily signed, in the hope of still securing
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the player you are really after?
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There are several other issues to ponder - the reduction in squad size to 25
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players, which means some have to be moved on if others are signed, the
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tightness of the league this season with so many clubs facing a relegation
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battle and the discussions being held at several of those clubs as to whether
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they should stick with their manager or sack him. Stick or twist?
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Most interesting of all is the expected collapse of the loan market which,
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traditionally, had been the most obvious place for clubs to try to bolster
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their squads at this time of year. After all, if their Premier League status
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is in doubt, why would a club risk making a potentially ruinously expensive
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permanent signing?
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But the tightness of the league has also led to another factor - clubs are far
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less likely to loan within the Premier League because of how close things are.
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Do they really want to strengthen their rivals?
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The stance being taken by [**Manchester City**][7] appears to sum up the
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attitude of several leading clubs. It had been assumed that City would be keen
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to loan out a number of their highly-paid players who are not close to the
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first-team - players such as Wayne Bridge and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
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## Related Articles
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* [Kidd: Dzeko move 'speculation'][8]
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30 Dec 2010
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* [Title race hots up][9]
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30 Dec 2010
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* [City close in on Dzeko deal][10]
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29 Dec 2010
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* [Who is Edin Dzeko?][11]
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29 Dec 2010
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* [Edin Dzeko goals][12]
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29 Dec 2010
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Except that City are taking a hard line with clubs who had hoped the departure
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of Craig Bellamy - on loan to Cardiff, with his wages being subsidised - would
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set the model. Instead, City are ideally looking for permanent deals this
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month with 100 per cent of the player's wages covered - so that's £90,000 a
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week in the case of Bridge and close to £180,000 a week for Emmanuel Adebayor.
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That situation may change if there are no takers, especially if City land a
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defender such as David Luiz as well as striker Edin Dzeko, but, for now, it
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means that the market might be quieter than expected. It could be a moribund
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month, or panic could take over with cash being splashed. Maybe it needs
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someone to take an expensive early gamble to get things rolling.
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**SPURS NAME PRICE FOR KEANE **
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[**West Ham United**][13], who last week were stunned by demands of a £1
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million bonus for Robbie Keane should the striker help them avoid relegation,
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have again moved towards signing the 30 year-old from Tottenham Hotspur only
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to be stunned by another stipulation.
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Keane is paid £65,000 a week at White Hart Lane and West Ham have agreed to
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match these wage demands as they desperately search for a goalscorer. They
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face competition from Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City
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for Keane, who wants to secure a permanent move, with Spurs demanding £6
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million in a transfer fee.
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Now Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, known to be one of the most uncompromising
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dealmakers in the Premier League, has said clubs wanting to take Keane will
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have to pay a hefty 'loan' fee of no less than £2 million.
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**PORTO'S MAN CATCHES EYE**
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They called him "Mini-Mourinho" or "The Scout" at Stamford Bridge during his
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time there working with Jose Mourinho, but Andre Villas Boas is quickly
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emerging from the shadows of the 'Special One'.
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Just 33, it's no exaggeration to say he is the rising star of European
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football - so much so that this week Porto tied him down to a new, extended
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contract, only six months after he took over as coach.
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Porto, who won the Champions League under Mourinho, are unbeaten in 26 games
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this season in all competitions. They lead the Portuguese league by eight
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points and are in the last 32 of the Europa League, with five wins and a draw.
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Given that Villas Boas speaks excellent English, it is only a matter of time
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before a Premier League club comes calling. His name has already been
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discussed.
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**FERGIE'S PRESTON FAVOURS AT AN END**
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Dec 29: Preston North End, bottom of then Championship, sack Darren Ferguson
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as their manager after less than a year in charge.
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Dec 30: [**Manchester United**][14] recall two of their players, Joshua King
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and Ritchie de Laet, from their loan spells at Deepdale. Both deals were not
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due to expire until after the Bank Holiday double-header against Derby County
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and Crystal Palace.
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Suffice to say that Preston will not be expecting any more United players to
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be loaned to them by Sir Alex Ferguson after getting rid of his son.
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