Glenn Hoddle's major clear-out at Tottenham could accelerate in the next 48 hours with four stars who cost the club more than stg£20million being removed from the wage bill.
Former England midfielder Darren Anderton looks set to revive his free transfer switch to newly-promoted Portsmouth - where former Spurs team-mates Teddy Sheringham and Tim Sherwood are already signed up.
Full back Ben Thatcher has agreed a cut-price switch to Leicester while Steffen Iversen is in negotiations with a third Premiership promotion-winner Wolves, who are also claimed to be interested in offering a loan deal to Spurs' record signing Sergei Rebrov.
Ukraine striker Rebrov cost stg£11million when signed from Dynamo Kiev three years ago but never fulfilled his talent in the Premiership under former Spurs boss George Graham and was soon cast aside by Hoddle when he took over as manager.
The player was loaned to Fenerbahce in January but the Turkish club have now released him and his agent Sandor Varga said: "There is interest in Sergei from Wolves which he would be pleased to examine as an option.
Wolves' discussions with Norway striker Iversen are believed to be at an early stage but Tottenham are almost certain to take a loss on a player who cost them stg£2.6million when signed by Gerry Francis in December 1996.
Iversen, 26, managed only nine starts last season, and that was one less than defender Thatcher, who cost stg£5million from Wimbledon three years ago but complained last season he had been frozen out by Hoddle.
Leicester are set to complete the formalities of his transfer to the Walkers Stadium after both clubs and the player agreed terms. The fee has yet to be revealed but Thatcher will be Leicester's eighth signing since they won promotion and manager Micky Adams said: "I have been on his trail for some time and I'm delighted everything has now been agreed.
"He is a tenacious defender with good pace and good Premiership experience. He will have a medical and hopefully everything will be done in time for him to travel with us to Finland next week.