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Spurs were one of three Premier League clubs to have scouts at FC Porto's 1-0 victory over Tondela, believed to have been running the rule over midfielder Hector Herrera, although it could have been left back Alex Telles and the representatives have been busy, reportedly in Italy to watch Genoa's 23 year old Polish midfielder Krzysztof Piatek or it was Lazio's 23 year old midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic they were watching as his side won 4-1.  Rennes winger Ismalia Sarr has been linked, as has Sampdoria defender, Joachim Andersen - a 22 year old Dane.  Having seen interest from big European clubs push the potential asking price for Ajax pair Frenkie de Jong and Mattijs de Lijt head towards GBP100 million, they could look elsewhere in Holland, with PSV Eindhoven duo of winger Steven Bergwijn and defensive midfielder Jorrit Hendrix being equally impressive, but coming under the price tags on the heads of the Amsterdam players.
Former Spurs defender Dean Austin has been sacked by Northampton Town.
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Tottenham beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 at the John Smith's stadium this afternoon.  Click here for a match report.
The League Cup Fourth Round draw had taken Spurs to West Ham United London with the game to be played in the week commencing Monday October 29th.  The date for the tie is complicated by the fact that Spurs are at home to Manchester City on 29th and will be away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 3rd November.
Spurs under-18s beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the Premier League Under-18 League Cup at Hotspur Way this morning.  Harvey White hit home a penalty and then Brooklyn Lyons-Foster scored before Wolves pulled a goal back halfway through the second half.

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TEAM NEWS : -  Dele Alli is out for about four weeks with a recurrence of his hamstring injury.  Huddersfield Town will be without Ramadan Sobhi and Danny Williams for tomorrow's match with Spurs. 
Spurs are being linked with 22 year old Bordeaux winger Francois Kamano, while 15 year old Harvey Elliott of Fulham is another target as he is out of contract in the summer and would be available for a small fee. 
Juan Foyth has been called up to the Argentina senior squad for the first time for friendslies in Saudi Arabia against Iraq and Brazil next month.
Gillingham have moved the EFL Trophy game against our Under-21s on 9th October to Charlton Athletic's The Valley with the game's kick off being 19.45.  The Under-23 fixture away at Derby County in the Premier League 2 on Sunday 28th October will take place at Loughborough University with a 14.00 kick off.  The Under-18s home match against Norwich City on Saturday 6th October has had the kick off moved to 11.00 at Hotspur Way.
Ex-Spurs striker Les Ferdinand is being linked with a post with the FA as Technical Director.
Our Under-23s won 3-1 away to Blackburn Rovers tonight with goals from Shayon Harrison 2 and Paris Maghoma.
Former Spurs development team winger Nathan Oduwua has signed for Danish side Velje Boldklub.

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TEAM NEWS : -  The game at Huddersfield Town on Saturday will not feature Hugo Lloris, Michel Vorm, Vincent Janssen and Christian Eriksen, who has suffered a abdominal strain.  Lloris may be available, but it is most likely that he will be kept back for Wednesday's Champions League match on Wednesday against Barcelona.

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Tottenham beat Watford 4-2 on penalties tonight after the game finished 2-2 at 90 minutes at Stadium MK.  Click here for a match report.

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TEAM NEWS : -  Spurs will once more be without Hugo Lloris and Michel Vorm to go between the posts, so Paulo Gazzaniga will continue to keep the gloves.  Watford rest Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu, Sebastian Prodl, Stefano Okaka and Miguel Britos are all out injured. 
For a match preview, click here.
Former Spurs defender Steven Caulker is training with Wigan Athletic after being leaving Dundee.

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The Under-18s will be in Premier League Cup action at the weekend, but the venue of the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, due to be away, will now be Hotspur Way, with the game kicking off at 12.00 Noon.
Former Spurs midfielder Luka Modric has been named as FIFA's World Player of the Year.  Harry Kane finished 10th in the voting.

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Tottenham have today been linked with a move for 21 year old David Neres, Ajax's 21 year old Brazilian striker, but a former transfer target - Jack Grealish - is reported to be ready to sign a contract extension with Aston Villa rather than join Tottenham in January.  Good !
Everton hosted our Under-23 side and won 6-0 at Goodison Park today.

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Tottenham beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at the Amex Stadium this evening.  Click here for a match report.
Spurs' Under-18 won their Premier League U18 match away at West Ham United London 9-0 this morning.  Spurs cruised to victory with goals from Emmanuel Longelo (own goal), Rodel Richards 2, Harvey White (p), Troy Parrott 2, J'Neil Bennett, Dilan Markandy and Rayan Clarke.
The Sun claims that Christian Eriksen, Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld want pay parity with Harry Kane, who is reported to earn GBP200,000 a week.

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TEAM NEWS : -  Brighton will be missing Pascal Gross with a knee knock, while Jose Izquierdo and Florin Andone could return after resuming training.  For Spurs, late fitness tests on Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli will assess if they can take part.  Juan Foyth and Hugo Lloris are still out, with Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld returning to the fold after staying at home in midweek.
For a match preview of the Brighton match, click here.

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Dele Alli could return for Spurs against Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend.  Mauricio Pochettino is set to make more changes to the side that lost in Italy on Tuesday, as he seeks to get the results back on the rails after three successive defeats..
The major story concerning Spurs, indirectly, is that builders at the new stadium are alleged to have been "off their heads on drink and cocaine" !  Should be interesting to see what it looks like inside when it's finished then !

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   MEHSTG's no-spin story ... West Ham United London midfielder Jack Wilshere is expected to be out for six weeks after he suffered pain when playing.  It has been discovered that he had a screw loose.  Apparently only in his ankle ... 

Spurs have denied rumours that the new stadium will not be completed before the end of the year.

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Tottenham lost 1-2 to Internazionale at the San Siro tonight.  For a match report, click here.
The Under-19s drew 1-1 away to Internazionale in the UEFA Youth Cup with Jack Roles scoring Tottenham's equaliser from the penalty spot.

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TEAM NEWS : -  Toby Alderweireld and Kieran Trippier have not made the flight to Italy for tomorrow's game against Internazionale for "technical reasons" Mauricio Pochettino told a press conference.  Also missing will be Hugo Lloris, Dele Alli and Moussa Sissoko..
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Spurs and Arsenal have been linked with an interest in signing Manchester United defender Eric Bailly after stories emerged that he is ready to leave Old Trafford, while Liverpool are reported to be heading Spurs in the chase for Cagliari and Italy Under-23 midfielder Nicolo Barella.  .
TEAM NEWS : -  Internazionale are to be without Sime Vrsaljko, who was injured on international duty while Danilo D'Ambrosio is doubtful after leaving the play in their game against Parma.  Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez is also a doubt after being injured during the club's match against Bologna and having to miss the internationals during the last two weeks.

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Tottenham lost 1-2 to Liverpool at Wembley this afternoon.  Click here for a match report.
Our Under-18s drew 1-1 with Reading at Hotspur Way, dropping their first points of the season.  Dilian Markanday scored a diving header to give Spurs a lead they held until 10 minutes from time.

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TEAM NEWS : -   There was a major injury blow for Tottenham as Liverpool will not be able to field defender Dejan Lovren.  Adam Lallana won't be able to put a headlock on any young Spurs midfielders, as he is not fit to return to the team.
For a preview of the match tomorrow, click here.
Goals from Shayon Harirson and Paris Maghoma earned Tottenham's Under-23s a first win of the season by 2-0 against Manchester CIty at Stevenage FC tonight.

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TEAM NEWS : -  Hugo Lloris has a thigh injury, picked up in the match against Manchester United and will miss Liverpool's visit to Wembley.  Dele Alli is also out with a hamstring injury, with Moussa Sissoko sidelined with a hamstring pull and Juan Foyth's thigh injury keep him out of contention for a place in the match-day squad..

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Cameron Carter-Vickers played in the US National team's 1-0 friendly win over Mexico this morning and Davinson Sanchez was in the Colombia side that drew 0-0 in a friendly with Argentina.
Hugo Lloris lost his driving licence for 20 months and was fined GBP50,000 for drink driving after his arrest last month in West London.  The Spurs goalkeeper pleaded guilty to the charge, but will reportedly face a two-week fine from the club said to total GBP250,000.

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Eric Dier captained England to a 1-0 win over Switzerland in a friendly at Leicester City FC tonight.  Danny Rose put in a man of the match performance and was substituted after 79minutes, while Harry Kane (61 minutes) and Kieran Trippier (78 minutes) both came off the bench to make substitute appearances.  Earlier in the day Heung-Min Son was South Korea's captain as they drew 0-0 at home to Chile.
In the Nations League, Belgium had a 3-0 away win in Iceland with Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen starting, while Mousa Dembele was an 80th minute substitute.

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Dele Alli picked up a "minor muscle" injury in England's 1-2 defeat by Spain and will miss the friendly against Switzerland tomorrow, while Harry Kane might be rested as he is "tired".  Eric Dier will captain England in Kane's absence.  Although just coming back to full fitness, there is a lot of love for Harry Winks today, who is seen as the answer to the England attacking midfield problem.
Spurs are rumoured to be interested in Leicester City left back Ben Chilwell and Manchester United's Luke Shaw, with Paris Saint Germain's midfielder Adrien Rabiot once more said to be on Tottenham's wanted list. 
Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane are included in the 55 man FIFPro long list of players who may be selected for their World XI.
The Tottenham Under-17 team won the Euro Youth Cup tournament in Germany today with a 1-0 win over Galatasaray, thanks to a goal from the penalty spot by Harvey White.  J'Neil Bennett won the Player of the Tournament award.

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Ben Davies played all of Wales' 0-2 defeat in the Nations League in Denmark, so whom Christian Eriksen scored twice, the second a penalty. 
Tottenham have had a GBP44.8 million offer for 21 year old Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, with Barcelona also knocked back with a bid for the Dutch international.
Our Under-17s had a 3-0 semi-final win over Anderlecht in the Euro Youth Cup in Germany today with the scorers being  Rafferty Pedder, Chay Cooper and Max Robson.

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Five Spurs players turned out for England tonight in their 1-2 Nations League defeat at Wembley.  Harry Kane played all the game as captain, while Dele Alli and Kieran Trippier also completed the full 90 minutes.  Danny Rose was a substitute who replaced Luke Shaw on 53 minutes and Eric Dier came on in the 63rd minute
In friendly action, Davinson Sanchez played all of Colombia's 2-1 away win against Venezuela, while Cameron Carter-Vickers was an unused sub as the US national team lost 0-2 at home to Brazil.
Tottenham's Under-17s opened their Euro Youth Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over 1FC Saarbrucken with Harvey White (penalty), Tarrelle Whittaker and Nile John on the score-sheet, following this with a 0-0 draw with Belgian side Anderlecht to finish second in the group.

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Lucas Moura has been awarded the August Premier League Player of the Month award.
Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen started Belgium's win over Scotland in Glasgow tonight.  Toby Alderweireld was a substitute.  .
Heung-Min Son was captain of the South Korea side that won a home friendly against Costa Rica 2-0 in Seoul and struck the post from a penalty that lead to his country's first goal.
In allowing Tottenham to play Watford in the Third Round of the League Cup at Stadium MK, the EFL have stipulated that the club must in future play at Wembley, White Hart Lane or a neutral venue in this season's competition, as they will not be allowed to switch home ties to the away clubs ground.

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Tottenham's League Cup Third Round tie will be played at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, as Wembley is staging another event that week and the EFL have allowed the ground to be used as our home venue.
Ben Davies played 81 minutes of Wales' 4-1 Nations League win over Germany in Cardiff tonight.
Josh Onomah was in the England Under-21 side playing Holland at Norwich City FC tonight, starting the 0-0 draw before being substituted in the .

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Tottenham Hotspur is 136 years old today !!
Today's leading candidate to come to White Hart Lane in January (should it be finished) is FC Porto midfielder Hector Herrera, who is 28.  It would be an odd one at 28, but he is reported to be the man to take Mousa Dembele's place, so it will almost be replacing him with a slightly younger version.  de Jong and Diawara sound more like Daniel Levy signings.
The Daily Mail is spreading bad news by stating it might be another whole season at Wembley after complaints form other Premier League clubs.  I hope they can sort out a stadium season ticket card rather than having to apply for tickets for each game.  It is killing the environment !!

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Tottenham's Under-21s drew 1-1 away at Crawley Town tonight in the EFL Trophy, with Shayon Harrison scoring the Spurs goal, but lost 3-5 on penalties.
Juan Foyth, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Vincent Janssen have all been left out of the Spurs squad for the Champions League group stages.
As well as Ajax's Frenkie de Jong, Spurs are linked with a January move for Napoli midfielder Amadou Diawara, who they failed to sign on transfer deadline day after offering €40 million..

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Tottenham have announced that the home match against Manchester City will be played at Wembley on Monday 29th October with a 20.00 kick off, while UEFA have agreed to all the club's Champions League group games being played at the national stadium too
Live TV coverage has seen three of Tottenham's games moved to the following dates and times -.
Monday 29th October  Manchester City (home)  kicking off at 20.00 pm  (Sky Sports)
Saturday 3rd November   Wolverhampton Wanderers (away)  19.45 kick off  (Sky Sports)
Saturday 24th November  Chelsea (home)  kick off 17.30pm  (BT Sport)
Mousa Dembele is being touted for a move to China in January to join, who will pay Spurs between GBP8 million and 10 million, while the Belgian midfielder will receive GBP192,000 a week in wages.  With this rumour in the media, it has been speculated that Tottenham will keep a close eye on 21 year Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, despite Barcelona expressing an interest in the GBP40 million rated Dutch Under-21 international.  .
The UEFA Golden Boy award short list has been cut from 100 to 60 and Juan Foyth is still among the remaining nominees.  Marcus Edwards was one of the players primarily listed, who is not among the 60 left who can challenge for the award.

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Tottenham lost 1-2 to Watford at Vicarage Road this afternoon.  Click here for a match report.
Fiorentina's 23 year old striker Giovanni Simeone is a target for Spurs in January, so rumours are suggesting.

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CONGRATULATIONS !!  Heung-Min Son captained South Korea to a 2-1 extra time win over Japan in the Asian Games final to take the gold medal and thus avoid national service in his own country.
The Under-18s beat Southampton away 5-2 with goals from Jeremie Mukendi, Dilan Markanday, Rayan Clarke and Phoenix Patterson.
For a preview of the game at Watford tomorrow, click here.

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