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RUMOURS : -  Tottenham are being linked with a move for Paulinho (no, not that one), as they look to bring a striker in, with the Braga 27 year old known to Jose Mourinho, while the Troy Deeney stories are circulating again, although he is reported to have been in advanced talks with West Bromwich Albion.   The Portuguese media reckon Spurs might make a move for Benfica striker Carlos Vinicius, with two other Premier League teams involved, one of whom has made a GBP41 million offer for the 25 year old or maybe they will be back in for Real Sociedad's Brazilian forward Willian Jose, who the Spanish press are talking up.   Hellas Verona defender Marash Kumbala is again in Tottenham's sights with 28 million Euros being asked for the 20 year old  by his club.

UNDER-23s : -   Tottenham's Under-23s drew 1-1 with Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s at Hotspur Way this morning in their opening Premier League 2 fixture.  The Spurs goal was scored by Kazaiah Sterling and the team featured Keenan Ferguson, a 20 year old defender who appears to have signed a deal for this season with Tottenham after he was released by Sheffield United at the end of last season.

UNDER-18s : -  Our Under-18 team beat West Ham United London 4-1 at Little Heath to wrap up a miserable day for the Irons (their first team lost 0-2 at home to Newcastle United and their women's team lost 1-6 to Arsenal).  The Tottenham goals came from Kallum Cesay, Tarrelle Whittaker and two from Dale Scarlett (one a penalty).

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FIRST TEAM : -   TEAM NEWS : -  Japhet Tanganga misses out on the game against Everton on Sunday with a thigh injury, while Giovani Lo Celso will be assessed closer to kick off to see if he can play after suffering a hamstring injury.

RUMOURS : -  Reports hint that Spurs are unlikely to sign either Patson Daka of Red Bull Salzburg or Napoli's Polish international Arkadiusz Milik, just after Jose Mourinho told a press conference today that he needs and expects the club to sign a forward in this transfer window, but then other sources reckon a bid for MIlik will be forthcoming as his club have slashed his asking price to anywhere between GBP32 million and GBP13.9 million.  Preliminary talks are said o already have been held with Napoli.   Tottenham may have offered Torino striker Andrea Belotti a loan move with the option of a 50 million Euros transfer at the end of the season, but the Serie A club only want a straight sale.  The strongest rumour on paper (or screen) today links Tottenham with a move for Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon, with Manchester United having decided that they are already well catered for in that position, so will leave the way clear, for the player who won the Europa League with Sevilla while on loan last season, to some to N17.  The club are reported in Italy to have made a GBP45 million enquiry of Internazionale for their midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. 

EX-SPURS : -  Former Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen has been offered to Chelsea as part of a deal to sign their French midfielder N'Golo Kante.

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   MEHSTG's spin story ...  Jack Wilshere has suffered another setback in his much injury-hit career, as West Ham United London are seriously thinking of breaking their links with him and it is rumoured that they are seriously thinking of severing his time at the club as the midfielder is cut from their wage bill, being paid for laying about on the beds in the physios room.

RUMOURS : -  Danny Rose is reportedly close to sealing a move to Serie A club Genoa.  A loan deal for Troy Deeney of Watford has been discussed with the relegated club, who are willing to allow the 32 year old striker to leave.  Brighton and Leeds United are both linked with an interest in buying Juan Foyth.  Brandon Austin may be allowed to go out on loan to get some playing time, with League One and Championship clubs interested in the England Under-21 keeper. 

FANS RETURN : -  The Daily Mail claim that Tottenham's request to have 8,000 fans in attendance at the opening Premier League home game of the season against Everton on Sunday was rejected by the Government following an increase in Covid-19 infections. 

FIXTURE CHANGE  : -  Tottenham's match against Newcastle United due to be played at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Saturday 26th September has been moved to Sunday 27th September with a 14.00 kick off as it will be screened live on Sky Sports TV.

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   MEHSTG's spin story ... England manager Gareth Southgate will hold Hart-to-Hart talks with Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden and Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood after the pair were caught viewing the 1980s American detective shows while on England duty ...  Arsenal centre-back David Luiz, 33, could miss the first month of the season because he is a pain in the neck.  No sorry, that is because he is suffering neck pain. ...

RUMOURS : -   The price tag for Gareth Bale may now be reduced to GBP22 million by Real Madrid, who will also fund half of his wages, as they seek to offload the former Spurs player, with Manchester United also interested in the Welsh captain.  21 year old Red Bull Salzburg's Zambian striker Patson Daka is being linked with a move to Tottenham.  Jose Mourinho has reportedly phoned Sergio Reguilon as he seeks to secure the 23 year old Real Madrid defender's signing ahead of Manchester United.  Tottenham are reported to be ready to make a GBP26 million move for SS Lazio striker Arkadiusz Milik.  The Italian press claim that Spurs have made an inquiry about Internazionale and Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.  Leicester city's reported admission that they are ready to listen to offers for winger Demarai Gray has sparked rumours about Tottenham strengthening their interest in the 24 year old. 

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INTERNATIONALS : -   Harry Kane captained England in their 0-0 Nations League match in Copenhagen against Denmark, for whom Pierre-Emil Hojbjerg came on in the 73rd minute.  Eric Dier also played the whole game.  Toby Alderweireld made his100th Belgian appearance and captained his country in their 5-1 home win over Iceland in the Nations League.  Captain Hugo Lloris was making his 116th France appearance as they beat Croatia 4-2 in Paris , with Moussa Sissoko playing the full 90 minutes of the Nations League game too.  Ryan Sessegnon played 58 minutes and Oliver Skipp 80 minutes of England Under-21s 2-1 away win over Austria in their European Championship qualifying match.

RUMOURS : -   AFC Bournemouth are interested in taking Cameron Carter-Vickers on loan for the coming season.  Italian side Cagliari are interested in signing Danny Rose.  Sergio Reguilon of Real Madrid is still being linked to Spurs and Manchester United, with a price tag of GBP26.9 million mentioned for the full back who was on loan at Sevilla last season.   

TELEVISED GAMES : -  All Premier League games during September will be screened live on TV shared between channels Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC as fans are unable to return to stadia.  With increased lockdown measures to be introduced by the government on Monday, it looks as thought his may continue for some time.

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INTERNATIONALS : -  Steven Bergwijn came off the Dutch bench in the 57th minute in their 0-1 home loss to Italy in the Nations League tonight. .

RUMOURS : -  Villarreal have targeted Juan Foyth as a player they would like to sign in this transfer window.

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LEAGUE CUP : -   Tottenham have been drawn away to Leyton Orient or Plymouth Argyle in the Third Round of the League Cup, with the tie to be played in the week starting 14th September.

RUMOURS : -  South Korean Kim Min-Jae of Beijing Guoan is still on Tottenham's radar, but they are baulking at the GBP13.4 million price tag for the defender.  Brentford's striker Ollie Watkins may be an option for Spurs at GBP25 million, with Aston Villa also interested.  Wolverhampton Wanderers could be new bidders for Serge Aurier, although it has been previously reported that the Ivory Coast right back turned them down when a swap deal for Matt Doherty was proposed.  .   

INTERNATIONALS : -  Ben Davies played the 90 minutes of Wales' 1-0 win over Bulgaria in the Nations League match in Cardiff this afternoon.  Matt Doherty played the whole game as the Republic of Ireland lost 0-1 in Dublin to Finland in the Nations League.

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FIRST TEAM : -   Tottenham lost a pre-season friendly at Watford 1-2 today, with the only Spurs goal coming from Heung-Min Son from the penalty spot.  Click here for a match report.

INTERNATIONALS : -   Harry Kane captained England for 78 minutes of their 1-0 win in Iceland in the Nations League tonight.  Eric Dier played the whole match for England.  Toby Alderweireld played all of Belgium's 2-0 away win over Denmark, for whom, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg played all the 90 minutes.  France beat Sweden 1-0 away in the Nations League with Hugo Lloris captaining the French side for the whole game, while Moussa Sissoko was an unused substitute. 

RUMOURS : -  The Daily Mirror claim that Spurs could make a GBP13 million move for Watford midfielder Will Hughes.   The articles hinting that Tottenham could move for 25 year old Metz striker Habib Diallo are hotting up, with the Senegalese international seemingly willing to join the club.   

UNDER-18s : -  The Under-18s lost 1-2 at Hotspur Way to Ipswich Town in a pre-season friendly with Roshaun Mathurin scoring the single Spurs goal..

UNDER-23s : -  Tottenham's Under-23s drew a pre-season friendly with Arsenal 2-2 at Hotspur Way this afternoon.   Dermi Lusala and Dilan Markanday were the Spurs goalscorers.

EX-SPURS : -  Former Spurs keeper David Button has signed for West Bromwich Albion from Brighton and Hove Albion.

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INTERNATIONALS : -   Ryan Sessegnon came on as a 71st minute substitute and scored for England Under-21s in their 6-0 demolition of Kosovo U21 in an away European Championship qualifier, while Oliver Skipp played the whole match.  Gedson Fernandes played 58 minutes of Portugal's 4-0 away win against Cyprus in the same competition.  Steven Bergwijn played 74 minutes and scored the only goal of the home Nations League match against Poland.

RUMOURS : -  Juventus are keen to get Tanguy Ndombele and are supposedly offering Federico Bernardeschi, their 26 year old midfielder. as part of a deal to secure Tottenham's record signing.  Douglas Costa and Aaron Ramsey are other names mentioned in the story about a swap deal.  Other reports claim that Ndombele will be kept and given opportunities to establish himself in the Spurs side in the coming season.  Aston Villa have made an enquiry about signing Paulo Gazzaniga.  It is rumoured that Real Madrid will allow Gareth Bale to leave on a free transfer and pay half his wages, which started rumours that Spurs will be trying to make a move for their former Welsh international.  Wolverhampton Wanderers may be interested in signing Danny Rose.  

EX-SPURS : -  Midfielder Tom Carroll has signed a one year deal with QPR after being released by Swansea City.

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OTHER NEWS ...  Long-serving West Ham United London captain "sad" Mark Noble has said that he is also "angry and gutted" that young winger Grady Diangara has managed to leave the club for West Bromwich Albion, while he is stuck there becoming "Mr. West Ham" and still waiting for an England cap ...   ...   

INTERNATIONALS : -   Matt Doherty played all of the Republic of Ireland's 1-1 away Nations League draw in BUlgaria, while there was a 1-0 away win in Finalnd for Wales, for whom Ben Davies completed the 90 minutes.

RUMOURS : -   The previously reported interest that Tottenham have in Marash Kumbulla, the Albanian central defender, has been rekindled with the club looking to make an offer to Hellas Verona for the 26.6 million Euros rated 20 year old.   Apparently, Spurs made an enquiry two weeks ago about bringing Christian Eriksen back to N17, although we think it is unlikely that he would want to return (especially after watching "All Or Nothing").  Tottenham have been reported as having turned down the chance to sign Croatian international Ivan Perisic from Internazionale for GBP13 million.  .

RETURN OF FANS : -   At the Premier League shareholders meeting, the Guardian reports that Daniel Levy proposed a test event at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium accommodating 31,000 fans.

EUROPA LEAGUE : -  Lokomotiv Plovdiv have refused a request by Spurs to move the Europa League Second Qualifying round tie to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 17th September.

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RUMOURS : -   The fee for rumoured Spurs transfer target Ibrahim Sangare of Toulouse is set to be cut to 8-10 million Euros for the 22 year old midfielder. 

EX-SPURS : -  Former Spurs midfielder and youth coach Scott Parker has signed a three year deal to continue as Fulham manager.  Former midfielder Tom Carroll is on trial at QPR.

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EUROPA LEAGUE : -   Should Tottenham advance from the Second qualifying round against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, they have been drawn away to either Botosani of Romania or Shkendija of Macedonia.  The match will be a one-off tie played on 24th September.

BOARD : -   Trevor Birch has arrived from Swansea City and is appointed as the Director of Football Operations  Rebecca Capelhorn will take up the role of Director of Football Administration and Governance (football governance processes, contractual matters and best practice), while Steve Hitchen has been promoted to Technical Performance Director (scouting, performance, recruitment analysis and youth recruitment).

RUMOURS : -   Stories today include the possibility of Tottenham wanting to sell Tanguy Ndombele and Juan Foyth.  Brentford striker Ollie Watkins may be a target for Spurs in this transfer window, with an odd one cropping up in the shape of Burnley's Chris Wood too !  .   

UNDER-23s : -  Colchester United were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham's Under-23s at Hotspur Way in a friendly this afternoon.  Goals from Kazaiah Sterling, Jack Roles and Nile John secured the win.

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