Tottenham have today been told by Newcastle that they will
have to double their £6million for Jermaine Jenas to stand any chance of landing the England international. Jenas is currently unhappy at St.James' park and he said he wants to leave the club and Newcastle don't want an unhappy player on their books so they want to sell and could do with cash quickly to invest in Graeme Souness's rebuilding plans. Tottenham are the only club so far to make an official approach for the player but papers suggest that Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger is also keen on him to replace the gap left by the departure of former captain Patrick Vieira.
I think Jenas is a quality player with bags of energy. I think he is right to want to leave Newcastle because they have underachieved in the past few seasons and Jenas is as good as any midfielder in the premiership. I think he will end up going to Arsenal for £10-12million and I think will be the best club for him, but whatever club he goes to, they will gain tremendously with him.
