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Andre Villas-Boas: 'Jermain Defoe, Gylfi Sigurdsson not for sale'

Villas-Boas: 'Defoe, Sigurdsson not for sale'
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas declares that Jermain Defoe and Gylfi Sigurdsson will stay at White Hart Lane this season.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted that Jermain Defoe and Gylfi Sigurdsson both figure in his first-team plans this season.

Defoe has been consistently linked with a move away from White Hart Lane in recent weeks, following the arrival of Spanish striker Roberto Soldado in a club-record deal.

Sigurdsson also faces a fight for regular football following the acquisitions of Paulinho and Nacer Chadli during the close season, but Villas-Boas remains adamant that neither player will be sold this summer.

He told The Express: "They are players we count on 100%. Sigurdsson is completely in our plans.

"Defoe is a hero for Tottenham and has been doing well. He faces competition which he has always faced during his career."

Spurs are also in talks to complete a deal for Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

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Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas on the touchline during the match against Everton on April 7, 2013
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