Complex sentence: In early 2006 he stated that he did not intend to stay at Tottenham as he admitted it would be hard to get past number one Robinson, and expressed a desire to join Coventry in a permanent move.
Split into simpler sentences: In early 2006 he stated that he did not intend to stay at Tottenham as he admitted it would be hard to get past number one Robinson. He had expressed a desire to join Coventry in a permanent move.