{"id":7564,"date":"2012-02-01T09:24:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T07:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/update-1-soccer-saha-heads-for-spurs-as-everton-sign-jelavic\/"},"modified":"2012-02-01T09:24:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T07:24:50","slug":"update-1-soccer-saha-heads-for-spurs-as-everton-sign-jelavic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-soccer-saha-heads-for-spurs-as-everton-sign-jelavic\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Soccer-Saha heads for Spurs as Everton sign Jelavic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Adds further signings, changes slug: PREVIOUS JELAVIC)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> Jan 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Everton let striker Louis<br \/>\nSaha join Tottenham Hotspur on loan and signed Croatia forward<br \/>\nNikica Jelavic from Scottish champions Rangers on transfer<br \/>\ndeadline day on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool-based side also took former midfielder Steven<br \/>\nPienaar back on loan from Spurs for the rest of the season,<br \/>\nDavid Moyes&#8217; side said on their website (www.evertonfc.com)<br \/>\nafter the window had officially shut.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The South African has suffered a series of injury problems<br \/>\nat Tottenham since joining from Everton in January last year.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s capture of injury-prone Frenchman Saha was the<br \/>\nbiggest surprise on a traditionally busy date for Spurs, who are<br \/>\nallowing little-used frontman Roman Pavlyuchenko to talk to<br \/>\nLokomotiv Moscow in his native Russia after agreeing a fee.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spurs boss Harry Redknapp told reporters the deal for former<br \/>\nManchester United forward Saha was a loan until the end of the<br \/>\nseason with an option to buy.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League challengers have also let defender<br \/>\nSebastien Bassong join Wolverhampton Wanderers on a six-month<br \/>\nloan. Reports said Spurs were trying to bring in New Zealand<br \/>\ncentre back Ryan Nelsen from Blackburn Rovers as the window<br \/>\nclosed.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jelavic has joined mid-table Everton on a four-and-a-half<br \/>\nyear contract for an undisclosed fee with media reports<br \/>\nestimating the transfer fee to be around eight million pounds<br \/>\n($12.62 million).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jelavic, 26, started his first-team career at Hajduk Split<br \/>\nbefore having spells at Zulte Waregem in Belgium and Rapid<br \/>\nVienna before joining Rangers in 2010.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Adds further signings, changes slug: PREVIOUS JELAVIC) LONDON Jan 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Everton let striker Louis Saha join Tottenham Hotspur on loan and signed Croatia forward Nikica Jelavic from Scottish champions Rangers on transfer deadline day on Tuesday. 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