West Ham co-owner David Sullivan believes a number of the club's foreign players "couldn't be bothered" as they expected to leave Upton Park before the close of the transfer window.
Wayne Rooney is expected to remain with the England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier in Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations over his private life appearing in two Sunday newspapers.
Heavyweights Cameroon and Ivory Coast got their African Nations Cup qualifying campaign off to winning starts on Saturday but Mali and Togo struggled in the race to reach Equatorial Guinea and Gabon in 2012.
Tottenham have confirmed Michael Dawson will be out of action for six to eight weeks after he suffered ligament damage in his knee and ankle on international duty.