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SPURS TALK: Italian giants could be in for Tottenham defender

8:40am Saturday 28th June 2008

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WANT-AWAY Spurs defender Younes Kaboul could make a shock move to Juventus.

Premier League rivals Portsmouth and Middlesbrough, were thought to be the likely destination for the former Auxerre man, although his agent Rudy Raba claimed in an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe that Italian giants Juventus are also in the running.

The French Under-21 international revealed recently that he has a frosty relationship with Tottenham boss Juande Ramos.

"He Ramos never talks to the players, not ever," said Kaboul in a recent interview.

"When I asked why I was not even in the squad for the Anderlecht game, he just turned away and refused to speak to me.

"He does not respect the players, he does not respect me. This is not the way a team should be managed."

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JD, says...
10:13am Sat 28 Jun 08

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE KABOUL STAY AND PLAYED IN HIS PREFERED POSITION IN MIDFIELD , BUT IF HE HAS RUN AT THE MOUTH AT RAMOS HE MUST BE PREPARED TO SAY SORRY AND IF NOT GET RID THEN ! I JUST CAN`T SEE RAMOS GOING AROUND NOT TALKING TO PLAYERS SOMETIMES PLAYERS GET SO FRUSTRATED AT NOT BEING SELECTED THEY TAKE THIS GRITTY LINE OF DUCKING AND DIVING TO GET NOTICED THUS A TRANSFER ! BUT KABOUL IS SO YOUNG THAT HE HAS TIME TO DEVOLOPE INTO A VERY GOOD WHL GREAT , THINK IT OVER KABOUL SAY SORRY AND START AGAIN I THINK YOUR TIME WILL BE HERE SOONER THAN YOU THINK !!!!!!!!!

bill, Islington says...
12:34pm Sat 28 Jun 08

Kaboul has absolutely no positional sense. Will he ever get it? Given he is so mouthy probably best to sell assuming the fee is right.

tod, Kent says...
2:49am Sun 29 Jun 08

The fact that no other players have come out and said the same things about Ramos not talking to them indicates that it is just Kaboul having a tantrum coz he aint playing. I like how is says he "doesnt talk to thye players" to incite the feeling that it is everyone apart from just him.

malcontent, Derry says...
11:22am Sun 29 Jun 08

This allegation runs counter to everything else we have heard about or seen of Ramos.
At Sevilla it was very obvious that he was very close to the players and how could he achieve this without speaking to them.
Secondly, it was very obvious that he was greatly affected by the death of one of his players, Antonio Puerta, at the start of last season (07.08).
(Spurs fans will remember Puerta as the player that Paul Robinson threw off the field of play at WHL after apparently feigning injury on the end line in the second leg of our EUFA Cup 1/4 final).
In recent interviews (inc Robbie Keane) it has been stated by several players that Ramos talks to them in English and he spends a great time in improving their confidence.
It's a pity Kaboul has adopted this attitude because when he matures, in every sense, I think he will be a great player. Unfortunately, he has now put himself in a position where he has to go.
Let's hope he does not tun out to be another Graeme Souness!!

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