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Peter Crouch (Liverpool) to Portsmouth: 9m

The Blues kick off their season at home to Portsmouth on 17th August.

Following Jermain Defoe's departure to Portsmouth last season, Spurs would face a serious shortage in their strike department should the pair opt to leave, with Sunderland target Darren Bent as their only recognised striker.

Keegan was given the allclear to get the skilful forward last night after his transfer negotiators struck a deal with Spanish club Real Zaragoza under the noses of Portsmouth, Sunderland and Benfica.

Meanwhile, Wayne Bridge has turned his back on a move to Portsmouth to sign a new four-year contract at Chelsea. The 27-year-old England left-back said: I'm just happy, I love it here, all the lads, staff, everything, so I'm happy to be here, hopefu....

Newcastle United and Peter Crouch to Portsmouth, and others, such as Charles

With Chelsea having sold Steve Sidwell to Aston Villa for 5m and with Tal Ben Haim set to leave for Manchester City for a similar fee, they are looking to add Shaun Wright-Phillips to the list of departures. New manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has deeme....