Tabloid Talk: Iker Casillas to become most expensive keeper in the world

By: Bob | November 15th, 2007

One thing you can almost always count on during an international break week is that eventually the journalists get bored reporting about the national teams’ training sessions so they decide to stir things up with unconfirmed rumors about big name players transferring to big name clubs for big time money. Have to sell papers somehow even when nothing is happening. The Ronaldinho rumors are all too predictable, but credit must be given to the Spanish tabloids for giving equally absurd time to rumors about Ronnie’s Real Madrid rival Iker Casillas.

If you are to believe the reports (and gosh it is always more fun to believe them than to discount them), Tottenham have their eyes set on the 26-year-old Saint Iker. New boss Juande Ramos likes him so much that he is willing to spend seriously silly money to get him.

A transfer fee of 40 million euros (58 million dollars, 29 million pounds) would make Casillas the costliest keeper in football history, alongside Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon, who went from Parma to Juventus for the same amount in 2001.

There’s no doubt that Casillas is quality and has hands of gold, but is he worth that much dough? Is any keeper?

Category: English Premier League, Spain La Liga, World Football

Tags: English Premier League, Iker Casillas, Real Madrid, Spain La Liga, Tottenham, World Football, World Soccer

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• Corey |  November 15th, 2007 at 9:34 am

  
  
  

  Not worth that amount and he wont be moving to London. He already plays for the best team in the world, why would he go play for a Spurs team that probably wont qualify for Europe next year?

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• Kaden |  November 15th, 2007 at 9:45 am

  
  
  

  Spurs dnt av dat sort of cash

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• richard |  November 15th, 2007 at 9:53 am

  
  
  

  I’m pretty much ignoring that rumor… 25 gbp for a keeper when Spurs have a few other holes to fill just doen’t make sense. I wouldn’t be suprised if they did aquire a keeper to compete with Robbo but they still need some help at the midfield as well as the back…

  And it’s time to ship off Defoe….

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• Dave's Football Blog |  November 15th, 2007 at 10:05 am

  
  
  

  They could get Brad Guzan *and* Michael Parkhurst for a lot less, and they would piss off the other London clubs recruiting them in the process.

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• Laurie |  November 15th, 2007 at 10:55 am

  
  
  

  He seems to be enjoying that measurement taking a little too much. I’m just sayin’.

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• gazza4ever |  November 15th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

  
  
  

  kaden you f-king wanker! spurs have the the largest warchest outside the top 4. so before you open your f-ing “ooo LA galaxy” mouth, stick a pie in it!

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• Abby |  November 15th, 2007 at 5:31 pm

  
  
  

  Yes, Spurs have always spent big and have lots of money, but why would Casillas go there when he’s already at Real Madrid? It’s unlikely he’ll win anything with Spurs, and I doubt he’ll get any more money there.

  Stupid rumors are my favorite kind, I must admit.

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• Ryan |  November 16th, 2007 at 8:28 am

  
  
  

  Juande will go for Palop in Sevilla. A solid keeper that he already knows that will come at a MUCH cheaper price.

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• Nolan |  November 16th, 2007 at 2:13 pm

  
  
  

  Palop has had a poor season so far. If Ramos wants a liability keeper he already has Robinson.

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• Aidan |  November 20th, 2007 at 8:52 am

  
  
  

  And plus palop is like 37 years old

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• sara |  March 11th, 2008 at 9:18 am

  
  
  

  iker worth every doler spendet on hem , because he is the best in the holl world,
  i love you iker keep going for beter real

  Posted from Kuwait

  

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