Departure Rumour Roundup, Richards, Bellamy, Tevez and Wright-Phillips On Their Way?

I hear the ting of spurs in the wind, that faint old odour carrying the words 'we're going to break the top four' coming from the capital. Already the cockney papers are bleating their hearts out linking Highwayman Harry Redknapp and Co with a raid on our beloved Manchester City for Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards.

If that aint enough the majority of their fans have quietly counted their chickens with all their eggs in one basket as usual, thinking they have us in a bag only I would suggest they look back at that 10 man all time FA Cup comeback with humility. The video highlight to that game is right at the bottom of our main page.

Is it to be believed I says?, surely they would have to pay over the odd's I think to even get a sniff in seeing as we were fleeced by other clubs like Everton etc so it only seems fair.

Lets take a closer look at the bigger picture here.

Craig Bellamy while being on form has contributed nicely to our push for a Champions League spot and I have appreciated his passion, but there are far more wingmen out there who could provide a whole lot more than Bellamy has or can. Without any doubt Adam Johnson is the man for left-wing so I would not see Craig Bellamy as a big loss, I think we should fleece Spurs for all we can if they want him.

Transfer: Probable

Micah Richards as a casualty would also not be a problem with me, I think despite being as young as he is he does not have what it takes to make it to the promised land. A good player on the fringes of the national team with the potential to go further, however I am not willing to gamble on that and would much prefer a proven right-back to replace Richards. Another possible fleecing for Spurs and I would be a very happy chappy and they have been long admirers of Richards.

Transfer: Probable

On the other hand papers have been full of it these past few weeks and now they would have us believe Carlos Tevez wishes to jump ship, the only mistake I see here is the fact they have spoken too soon as the Premier League season is not even over.

I could understand Tevez wanting to leave if we failed to reach the Champions League but it is not over until the final game ends, one word being used is 'Quit' and we all know a player can not quit unless it says he can in his contract. I believe this rumour to be nothing other than rumour but lets not be closed-minded here. If we were to loose Tevez it would be a major blow to our top four aspiration and I cannot see our owner allowing our biggest player out the door.

One rumour was that debt encrusted Liverpool were about to table £30 million despite them currently putting up a for sale sign, laughable at best this was definitely a lame attempt to counter the Torres to City rumour.

Transfer: Never going to happen

Shaun Wright-Phillips has seen contract talks stall and City are sticking to their guns, cannot see much happening here other than Shaun running down his contract. Would like to see Shaun get more playing time down the right however we definitely need a powerful, fast and strong right-back behind him like Maicon or someone.

Transfer: Improbable