Piennar moved to Spurs for the style of football

New Tottenham signing Steven Pienaar has claimed it was the club's attractive football that persuaded him to sign for them ahead of Premier League champions Chelsea.

GettyImagesSteven Pienaar can;t wait to link up with former Ajax team-mate Rafael van der Vaart

Having joined from Everton for around £3 million on Tuesday, Pienaar is looking forward to once again linking up with former Ajax team-mate Rafael van der Vaart and becoming a part of the entertaining style of football that manager Harry Redknapp employs at White Hart Lane.

"The style of football is really important," Pienaar said. "I played with Rafa at Ajax and we played attacking football and I want to be in a team that plays attacking football that is exciting for the supporters to watch.

Transfer news 1/20/11

Arsenal moves on in FA Cup

LEEDS, England -- Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie scored to lead Arsenal over second-tier Leeds 3-1 in a third-round FA Cup replay on Wednesday night.

Leeds, which forced the replay with a 1-1 tie in London on Jan. 8, got a goal from former Arsenal trainee Bradley Johnson on a 25-yard shot that beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny just before halftime.
Arsenal will host Huddesfield in the fourth round on Jan. 30.

Transfer News 11/19/2011 via ESPN

Panic by Aston Villa

In what is turning into a complete desperation move, the fee in the end for former Sunderland striker Darren Bent will be in the range of 40 million pounds. 

FA Cup Round 4 Matchups (Jan 29 and 30)

• Everton v Chelsea 
• Watford v Brighton
• Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
• Swansea City v Leyton Orient
• Burnley v Burton Albion
• Birmingham v Coventry City
• Stevenage v Reading
• Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
• West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
• Torquay United v Crawley Town
• Sheffield Wednesday v Hereford United
• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City
• Southampton v Manchester United
• Arsenal/Leeds v Huddersfield Town
• Notts County v Manchester City
• Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

Replays for Wolverhampton, Man City and Stoke City results

For all the hope that was earned by Cardiff, Leicester, and Doncaster; it was all EPL in the replays.

Bent seals Aston Villa switch

New Aston Villa striker Darren Bent said he can't way to play for "a massive football club" after completing his transfer from Sunderland on Tuesday.

Bent will be officially unveiled as a Villa player at 1900 GMT following his move from the Stadium of Light for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £24 million including add-ons..

The former Tottenham and Charlton frontman has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Villa and becomes Gerard Houllier's second January signing after Jean Makoun, who arrived from Lyon for £6 million last week.

Bent completed a medical and agreed personal terms and will be available to make his Villa debut against Manchester City on Saturday at Villa Park.

Pienaar announces Spurs move

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has announced on his Twitter account that he has chosen to join Tottenham over London rivals Chelsea.

GettyImagesSteven Pienaar has joined Spurs for around £3m.

Both clubs had offers in the region of £3 million accepted for Pienaar, who told Everton he would not extend his contract which expires at the end of the season.

However, Chelsea were unable to agree personal terms, allowing Tottenham to conclude a deal for the player who made 104 Premier League appearances for Everton.

Pienaar arrived at Tottenham's training ground on Tuesday to undergo a medical and later confirmed he will be signing a contract, reported to be for four years.

Transfer news via ESPN 1/18/2011