Maybe that's what the delay is about with Spurs over Berbatov and Keane. Obviously losing both in the same offseason would be rough. But their selling points might never get any higher than they are now. If I were them, my price for the second one would go up once the first one leaves, whichever order it happens. Because once they lose Berbatov, Keane becomes more valuable to them. Keane doesn't necessarily get any more valuable to Liverpool, however. So there's a bit of a chess game over how much they can get for both players combined. I think that if Keane is sold too, then it will happen immediately after Berbatov goes. But if any time passes after Dimitar leaves, then the odds of Keane staying improve.
I see that Ramos is now trying to lower expectations for the coming season, probably to prepare the fans for the possibility that this season's turnover will be too high to really put a strong season together. At this point, sixth place and a decent run in a cup competition would be acceptable to me if it feels like Ramos has a plan coming together.
Mourinho is being very smart about this Lampard thing. He knows Chelsea will lose Frank a year from now anyway, so they might as well get some cash back instead. He also knows that Chelsea really would rather not to do business with His Specialness because if he gets the better of them, they'll look especially lame. Either way, he torments Chelsea and Roman. But as an Inter follower, I'm not at all sure that Lampard improve the team that much.
