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Jamie O’Hara has revealed he is ready to quit Tottenham in a bid to further his career. O’Hara is currently on loan at Portsmouth and has been in top from for Avram Grant’s side after returning to Fratton Park in January. The 23-year-old says Spurs will always attract big-name signings and believes he has little chance of being able of breaking into Harry Redknapp’s first team.

Source: Daily Mail

AC Milan plan to use Klaas Jan Huntelaar as bait to land Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic. The wantaway Vidic is set to quit United in the summer and Milan are putting together a cash-plus-Huntelaar deal to rival Real Madrid in the race for his signature. They see the Serbian centre-half, whose wife is unhappy in Manchester, as the ideal long-term replacement for the ageing Alessandro Nesta and feel he could be attracted by a move to the San Siro.

Source: The Mirror

Spanish newspaper Sport have continued their campaign to bring Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona today, just hours before Arsenal’s match at Porto this evening. Sport claim today that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will not stand in the way of Cesc Fabregas should the Spanish schemer indicate he wants to leave England to return to Barcelona. The Spanish paper add that although Wenger has a great relationship with Fabregas, he will not pressure the player to stay at Arsenal if Barcelona offer a big fee.

Source: IMScouting

Portsmouth defender Nadir Belhadj could be an unlikely target for Barcelona – after being singled out for praise from star midfielder Xavi Hernandez. Spain star Xavi said versatile Algerian Belhadj and Rangers’ Madjid Bougherra caught his eye during the African Nations Cup and says he could play for Barcelona. Xavi said: “I was surprised by the work of Belhadj and Bougherra. They practice a game that we play under Pep Guardiola at Barcelona. It’s nice as a player to hear praise for your work.” Belhadj, who could be on his way out of crisis club Portsmouth, was a target for Benfica in January.