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APRIL 2020

This page gives you a diary of events as they have happened at the club. 
News of current and former players will be included, as well as any other Spurs related story, rumour or innuendo.

The MEHSTG spin story is our own unique take on some of the big breaking stories of the day ... with our 
"spin" (and little truth) attached to it !!  There are also "no spin" stories, which are strange but true !! 
You couldn't make them up !!

 

Thursday 30.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Stories online today reckon that Spurs might let Danny Rose go for GBP5 million this summer, while Juan Foyth has been told that the club are willing to let him leave too.  The Daily Star claim that Bournemouth's Scottish winger Ryan Fraser has told sources that he favours a move to Spurs over Arsenal when the transfer window opens.


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Wednesday 29.04.20
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CLUB WORTH : -  The University of Liverpool have published a Premier League table of the value of clubs with Tottenham at the top being worth GBP2,567, 000,000,000, with Manchester City second and Manchester United third based on 2018-19 figures.

RUMOURS : -  Mauricio Pochettino said he would love to return to manage Spurs at some stage to complete unfinished business he feels he has with the club despite his sacking in November.  Southampton's Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is a target for Tottenham potentially to replace Tanguy Ndombele, who they are rumoured to be looking to sell according to The Times, who say he may be available at a reduced price, with the 24 year old international's contract expiring in summer 2021.  Sky Sports have commented that Ndombele is considering his future at Spurs and may be keen on a move to Barcelona, although the Daily Express claim that the La Liga side have no interest in the French midfielder.  Other players mooted to be transfer targets for Spurs are SSC Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 23 year old Real Madrid left back Sergio Reguilon (who has been on loan to Sevilla this season), . 


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Tuesday 28.04.20
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FIRST TEAM : -  Spurs opened Hotspur Way to the players today to undertake individual training observing social distancing. .

RUMOURS : -  Ted Smith, the former Southend United goalkeeper who was on trial with Spurs in the summer, has retired from the game saying the pressure on him during games was too much for him and he lost his love for the game.  It is reported in the Daily Mail that Jose Mourinho has made it clear to the Tottenham hierarchy that he wants SS Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic at the club next season, with the player expected to fetch around GBP50 million, with Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain and Juventus also said to be keen on the Serbian.  According to one report online, Spurs are willing to offer West Ham United London Eric Dier to secure the signing of midfielder Declan Rice.  Perhaps even more unlikely is the move for 29 year old AS Monaco forward Wissam Ben Yedder, who Tottenham looked at when he was scoring freely for Sevilla four years ago.  L'Equipe claim that Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are the Premier League clubs interested in the Frenchman, while Valencia, Real and Atletico Madrid are the Spanish clubs eyeing a move for him.


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Monday 27.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Tottenham have been cultivating a relationship with Legia Warsaw to try to steal a march on other clubs who are interested in 19 year old defender Michal Kabownik, who they have watched for a year and are believed to be ready to make a GBP10 million offer for.     


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Sunday 26.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  Tottenham are linked with a move for Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who looks set to leave the Nou Camp at the end of his contract this year.  A lesser light is shining on another transfer story, with Tottenham believed to be one of a few clubs looking at Adnan Kanuric, who was released by Stoke City during the last transfer window, but has moved to SKF Sered of Slovenia.  Allegedly, AC Milan and Fiorentina are watching the 19 year old Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-21 international goalkeeper, who is said to be worth GBP5 million.  Another 19 year old said to be attracting attention form Spurs is Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakin, who also is being watched by AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Everton, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. Able to play at right or centre back, the youngster is the subject of a GBP13 million offer from Milan, but Tottenham are believed to be ready to up that amount in an attempt to beat off the competition for the former Marseille defender.


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Saturday 25.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  A link with an interest in Norwich City midfielder Todd Cantwell has resurfaced today.   


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Friday 24.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   One rumour doing the rounds today is that Barcelona re willing to offer central defender Samuel Umtiti and right back Nelson Semedo in exchange for Tanguy Ndombele, although the Daily Mirror reckon Spurs have no intention of selling the French midfielder when the transfer window opens again. Tottenham and Southampton have been reported to have an interest in Evan N'Dicka, the 20 year old Eintracht Frankfurt central defender.


OTHER NEWS ...  Manager Graham Jones and his backroom team have been sacked by Luton Town in a cost-cutting exercise brought on by the Coronavirus  ...  

Thursday 23.04.20
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DISCIPLINARY : -  The FA have decided to charge Eric Dier with misconduct by improper or threatening actions after he climbed seats in the West Stand to protect his brother following an FA Cup defeat on penalties to Norwich City.

CORONAVIRUS : -  UEFA and FIFA have told leagues that they may need to determine the finishing places in their final tables by "sporting merit".  Points per game may be one way to do so, which could leave Spurs outside the Champions League places.

DICKIE DOWSETT : -  Former Spurs forward of the 1950s, Dickie Dowsett, died in a care home on Sunday after suffering with dementia.

AWARDS : -  The Tottenham Hotspur stadium has won the Stadium Business Awards for Best Stadium in the World.


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Wednesday 22.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  In the Spanish media, Spurs are being linked with Real Betis' 21 year old Brazilian right back Emerson and stating that they are ahead of Internazionale in the chase to sign 23 year old Barcelona midfielder Arthur.  L'Equipe reckon Tottenham have a keen interest in RB Leipzig right back Nordi Mukiele or maybe Jose Mourinho will return to Old Trafford to sign 21 year old Portuguese Diogo Dalot for the same position.   Yet another option for the right back slot is Atalanta defender Timothy Castagne, while Anderlecht are planning a double goalkeeping swoop on Spurs, with Michel Vorm and Jonathan de Bie in their sights.


OTHER NEWS ...  The National League and North and South sections have decided to end the season as of now, but will decide the issues of promotion and relegation at a later date ...   ...   

Tuesday 21.04.20
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CORONAVIRUS : -  Moussa Sissoko and Serge Aurier are the latest Spurs players to apologise for being caught training together when they should be in lockdown.  For their shame, they will be making a large donation to support the NHS staff fighting the disease on the front line.

RUMOURS : -  Not a huge amount of transfer talk in the media today, with the Raul Jiminez, Issa Diop and Arkadiusz Milik rumours being repeated.  Apparently Spurs had Milik on trial as a 16 year old, when they could have signed him for GBP100,000 in 2005, but thought the players of that age they had already were of better quality.  Vincent Janssen has been talking and says he didn't get a fair crack of the whip at Spurs, not getting enough playing time.   


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Monday 20.04.20
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FIRST TEAM : -   Heung-Min Son has started his South Korean military service.

RUMOURS : -   It is reported that Issa Diop, the West Ham United London central defender, has spoken to Serge Aurier (a former Toulouse team-mate) about a move to Tottenham, with the club keeping in touch with the 22 year old's agent about his availability.  Apparently Christian Benteke turned down moves to Aston Villa and Spurs in January to stay at Crystal Palace.  Jose Mourinho is said to be interested in the 17 year old winger Fabio Silva, who plays at his former club FC Porto.  Silva has a 105 Euros release clause, but with the Coronvirus pandemic and the associated downturn in the economy, the Portuguese club may slash the price they would accept by half.  An internet source claims that Tottenham have been priced out of a move for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish and are happy with Giovani Lo Celso in that midfield role.  The Italian press claim that Tottenham have been in talks for weeks with SSC Napoli about signing Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik, using Lucas Moura and some cash to get the forward to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium rather than Milik joining Juventus, who are also keen on him.


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Sunday 19.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Juventus are the latest club to be linked with a move for Harry Kane when the transfer window opens again.    .   


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Saturday 18.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  The Mail on Sunday reckon that Real Madrid have pulled out of the bidding for Harry Kane, leaving Manchester United with a clear run for the Spurs captain.  The Evening Standard report that if Harry Kane and Jadon Sancho join United, Tottenham will be favourites to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, but Sky say that United are not interested in Kane, more keen on Sancho and Jude Bellingham.  One source claims Jose Mourinho wants Spurs to sign Raul Jiminez from Wolverhampton Wanderers to pair him with Kane up front.


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Friday 17.04.20
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MAURICIO POCHETTINO : -  Daniel Levy will speak to former manager Mauricio Pochettino about taking a cut in the GBP8.5 million salary the club have been paying him since he was dismissed.  Similar conversations will be held with the coaching staff who left at the same time.

RUMOURS : -  Not many new transfer links in the media today, but the interest in Internazionale's central defender Diego Godin may be waning.   .   


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Thursday 16.04.20
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RUMOURS : -     Spurs are reported to be leading the way to sign Achraf Hakimi, the Real Madrid right back on loan at Borussia Dortmund and Max Aarons of Norwich City to fill the same position.   

JOHN COLLINS : -  Former Spurs reserve defender John Collins died suddenly on Tuesday 14th April aged 71.


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Wednesday 15.04.20
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JIMMY GREAVES : -  The legendary Spurs striker has been allowed to leave hospital and rest at home while he awaits tests carried out during his spell in his local Essex hospital.

RUMOURS : -   Spurs, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Sevilla are all interested in Getafe left back/winger Marc Cucurella, who is owned 40% by Barcelona to complicate matters.  AC Milan, SS Lazio and Tottenham are all keen on Zenit St. Petersburg striker Artem Dzyuba, who is 32 but available on a free transfer in the summer.  Another player Spurs and AC Milan are interested in is Barcelona's 21 year old right back Emerson de Souza, who is on loan at Real Betis until 2021.  The Daily Mirror reckon that Spurs could sign Internazionale central defender Diego Godin for GBP7 million in the next transfer window.  The Turkish media reckon Spurs have made an official GBP22 million offer for Fenerbahce's Kosovan striker Vedat Muriqi.  

STADIUM : -  The Daily Mail reports that Amazon could be a leading contender to sponsor the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Nike are still in the frame for a naming rights package Daniel Levy will be hoping it will be costing the successful bidder GBP250 million.


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Tuesday 14.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  Spurs are reported to be making headway in talks to sign Thomas Meunier from Paris Saint Germain and they are said to have made a phone call to Andre Onana, the Ajax goalkeeper, about a move to Tottenham when the next transfer window opens, with a fee of GBP40 million quoted.   


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Monday 13.04.20
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CORONAVIRUS : -   Tottenham have decided to reverse their decision on furloughing non-playing staff, who will now receive all of their pay for April and May.  The decision has been made following fan and media pressure and only directors will be taking the 30% cut in salary, including Daniel Levy.

The club have outlined the good works they are doing to support the fight against Coronavirus.  The dressing rooms and medical areas have been handed over to the North Middlesex Hospital's Women's out-patients and maternity units to allow more of the hospital to be dedicated to accommodating people suffering with Coronavirus.  Other rooms will be used for consultations by hospital specialists.

From the Kitchen Garden at the club's Hotspur Way training centre, produce is being provided to the needy throughout Haringey from the distribution hub at the stadium and the Design, Technology and Engineering section of the Lilywhite House Academy of Excellence has been making face-masks for local hospitals, with 950 already produced, with 1,000 a week projected from now on.

A drive-through testing centre for NHS staff, their families and dependants is to be opened at the stadium, the first of it's kind in the Premier League.

RUMOURS : -   Spurs are reported to be adamant that they will not sell Harry Kane to another Premier League club.  Feyenoord's 16 year old midfielder Lamare Bogarde is a player Tottenham are said to be keen on signing.    The hoary old chestnut of an interest in signing Adam Lallana, who will be a free agent come the transfer window, has reared its ugly head again, while Real Madrid are said to be interested in challenging Barcelona for the signature of Tanguy Ndombele.  Spurs and Manchester United will be fighting over 33 year old Internazionale central defender Diego Godin in the summer and Tottenham will go up against Leicester City and Sheffield United to purchase Olympiakos left back Kostas Tsimikas, who impressed in the Champions League match against us earlier this season.


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Sunday 12.04.20
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JIMMY GREAVES : -  Phil Collins has made a donation to Jimmy Greaves' hospital stay, as he idolised the striker as a youngster .

RUMOURS : -  The Mail on Sunday reports that Tanguy Ndombele is considering his future at Tottenham following his training session with Jose Mourinho at Hadley Common last week in breach of the Coronavirus lockdown and the continued tactic of playing him as a defensive midfielder. On other website, they claim Jose Mourinho has belief in the French midfielder and want to make the best of his abilities.  The Evening Standard claims that Spurs are willing to sell Harry Kane to Manchester United for GBP200 million.  West Ham United London are said to be watching Eric Dier's situation at Tottenham with one more year to run on his contract.


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Saturday 11.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Tottenham are reported to have made Paris Saint Germain right back Thomas Meunier their top transfer target when the window opens again, when he will be out of contract.  Real Madrid's interest in acquiring the services of Harry Kane are said to be such that they are willing to offer Gareth Bale or James Rodriguez as part exchange for the England captain.   


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Friday 10.04.20
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CORONAVIRUS : -  The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust has urged the club to re-think their furloughing of non-playing staff amid much criticism of the move throughout the game.

RUMOURS : -   Tottenham may be interested in signing Geoffrey Kondogbia of Valencia, with the French midfielder's asking price cut to GBP26 million.  Spurs are set to rival Chelsea for the signing of Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.   

JIMMY GREAVES : -  The condition of Jimmy Greaves has been clarified, with his hospitalisation neither due to Coronavirus or another stroke.


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Thursday 09.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Tottenham. Arsenal and a number of big clubs in Europe will be vying to sign Real Madrid's Moroccan right back Achraf Hakimi, who is currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund.  Tottenham are reported to be ready to make a GBP24 million offer for Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir when the next transfer window opens, having been knocked back when an GBP18 million bid was put forward for the 24 year old.   Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Spurs are all watching Marseille's 17 year old winger Isaac Lihadji, who is out of contract this summer.

IAN FUSEDALE : -   Former Spurs Reserve defender Ian Fusedale, who played for the club in the youth, reserve and A Teams in the early 1960s, sadly died yesterday after contracting coronavirus.


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Wednesday 08.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  Anderlecht are interested in taking 19 year old Spurs Development keeper Jonathan de Bie back to his homeland,    .   


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Tuesday 07.04.20
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FIRST TEAM : -  The club have reminded their players about the need for social distancing after Jose Mourinho and four players had been caught out in public close to either other players or friends.

JIMMY GREAVES : -  Tottenham have announced that Jimmy Greaves is receiving treatment in hospital, but have not revealed any further details.


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Monday 06.04.20
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FIRST TEAM : -  Apart from the club's confirmation that Heung-Min Son will complete his national service doing four weeks military training in South Korea, there is very little other Spurs news today.


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Sunday 05.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   Angers midfielder Baptiste Santamaria is a transfer target for Spurs and Leicester City.  Ianis Hagi, the 21 year old son of Romanian midfielder Gheorghe and on loan at Glasgow Rangers from Belgian club Genk, is being eyed by Jose Mourinho.  Tottenham are reported to be leading the race for West Ham United London defender Issa Diop, with the 23 year old expected to fetch GBP60 million.  Bournemouth are looking to sell off some of their stars to rebuild the team, with Tottenham said to be interested in Josh King, Callum Wilson and David Brooks.


OTHER NEWS ... Former Spurs and now Manchester City defender Kyle Walker is set to be disciplined by his club for holding a party last week in contravention of the Government's advice regarding gatherings during the Coronavirus pandemic...   ...   

Saturday 04.04.20
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RUMOURS : -  Manchester United are said to have dropped out of the running to sign Harry Kane, who would cost GBP150 million leaving Manchester City and Real Madrid to fight it out for the services of the England captain ... who isn't leaving the club as we speak.


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Friday 03.04.20
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CORONAVIRUS : -  The Premier League had a conference video meeting today and agreed that the season would only be restarted when it was safe to do so, taking Government and medical advice as to when that would be and they would be asking players to take a 30 percent wage cut to try to save jobs in the game.  The PL will also be making a GBP20 million payment to the NHS in the fight against Coronavirus and help the EFL and National  League with a lump sum of GBP125 million.
In a separate move, Premier League captains are discussing contributions to a charity fund to help fund the NHS.  It has also been reported that Danny Rose and Dele Alli have made individual donations to a local hospital and a fund for ensuring children do not go hungry respectively.

RUMOURS : -  Tottenham may have cooled their interest in Diego Godin of Internazionale, but are keen on GBP20 million rated Lille goalkeeper Mike  MaignanJan Vertonghen's salary might be a problem for clubs wishing to sign him when he will become a free agent at the next transfer window, but Jose Mourinho's transfer funds when the transfer window does open again could be drastically reduced due to the Coronavirus pandemic's effect on the economics of the club.   


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Thursday 02.04.20
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FIRST TEAM : -   Heung-Min Son will undergo a four week training period to complete his reduced National Service back in South Korea, while the football season is on hold.

RUMOURS : -  Spurs are again being linked with 26 year old SSC Napoli striker Arkadius Milik, while another player linked with the club, 28 year old goal-scorer  Raul Jiminez has had an GBP80 million price tag put on his signing by Wolverhampton Wanderers.  Sheffield United's on loan from Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson (23) is a player Spurs are reported to be keen on.  The Daily Telegraph is reporting that German clubs are eyeing Japhet Tanganga, who is currently in discussions over a new contract with the club.  22 year old Midfielder Maxime Lopez of Olympique Marseille is attracting interest from Spurs, Aston Villa and West Ham United London, although it is said that he might favour a move to Spain.  Leeds United have said they will not sell Spurs linked midfielder Kalvin Phillips for less than GBP20 million in the summer.  The Daily Express claim Spurs and Arsenal will battle it out for the signing of Manchester City defender John Stones when the transfer window re-opens.


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Wednesday 01.04.20
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RUMOURS : -   No new Spurs news today.   


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