Jon Flanagan set his sights on a return to first-team duty and declared: 'I'm ready for Spurs.'

弗拉纳根把目标定在重返一线队，并且发表声明：“热刺，我已经准备好了”。

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The playmaker has been angling for a move to the English and Spanish top flights since his showings at Euro 2008 for his country, and a move to Spurs had looked set to go through in the summer.

自从在2008欧洲杯表现出彩之后，这名中场主控球员一直寻求转会去英格兰和西班牙的顶级球会，今年整个夏天期间他都和热刺的转会联系在一起。

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The Manchester Evening News reports that Ferguson is keen on Spurs frontman Dimitar Berbatov, but the Bulgarian now looks set to stay at White Hart Lane.

报导指出， 弗格森之前所看中的热刺前锋贝尔巴托夫， 看样子即将在热刺签下新的合约。

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Defoe's contract was set to expire at the end of next season and Spurs were keen to avoid losing him on a free transfer.

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We've got to finally set up an infrastructure that spurs on that kind of long-term growth.

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He showed the brilliant technique that has illuminated the Premier League with a bending 30-yard set-piece that left Spurs keeper Heurelho Gomes rooted to the spot.

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