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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 !!

 

Saturday 30.06.18
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The only Spur in World Cup Round of 16 action today was Hugo Lloris, who captained France to a 4-3 win over Argentina, seeing them through to the quarter finals.
Back at home, Spurs announced new deals for Development squad strikers Shilow Tracey (until 2020) and Kazaiah Sterling (2021).
Nabil Fekir is touted as a transfer target for Spurs, but apparently Liverpool are back in the picture after their talks for the Olympique Lyonnais attacking midfielder broke down a week ago and the same rival is in for Fekir's team-mate Tanguy Ndombele.  Everton are linked with Glasgow Celtic left back Kieran Tierney, with Spurs also reportedly keen;


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Friday 29.06.18
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Manchester United are reported to not want to sell Anthony Martial to Spurs, so an asking price of GBP56 million seems to have put him out of Tottenham's price range ... and all because they can't sign Toby Alderweireld for peanuts.  Tottenham are said to be making an offer for FC Porto's Colombian midfielder Juan Quintero.  Another youngster who got away from coming to White Hart Lane is Ipswich Town's young striker Ben Knight, a 16 year old who has joined Manchester City despite Mauricio Pochettino making a late bid to sign former England cricketer Nick Knight's nephew.


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Thursday 28.06.18
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England lost 0-1 to Belgium this evening in the last group game of the World Cup.  England were captained by Eric Dier and Danny Rose played the whole match, with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Kieran Tripper all unused substitutes.  Mousa Dembele saw out the 90 minutes for Belgium, with Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld staying on the bench.  Davinson Sanchez was in the Colombia side that qualified for the Round of 16 in their 1-0 win over Senegal, setting up a match against England on Tuesday.
Sad news that former Spurs defensive midfielder Goran Bunjevcevic has died aged 45 following a stroke he suffered in April of this year.  MEHSTGs condolences go out to his family and friends at this sad time.
Young highly rated Spurs midfielder Noni Madueke has signed professional terms with PSV EIndhoven.
FC Porto and Mali forward Moussa Marega is attracting interest from Spurs, Chelsea and West Ham United London, while young Manchester City striker Bobby Duncan has opted to sign for Liverpool (where his cousin Steven Gerrard once was on the club's books) instead of accepting an offer from Tottenham at the last minute.  .


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Wednesday 27.06.18
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South Korea shocked Germany 2-0, knocking them out of the World Cup, with Heung-Min Son scoring the second goal as he guided his side to victory
Spurious rumour of the day involves Heung-Min Son, who is allegedly interesting Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United.  Can you see Daniel Levy going for that ?  TalkSport claim that reports indicate Tottenham have made a request to sign Rafael Toloi, the 27 year old Brazilian Atalanta defender.
News hit the stands today that 15,000 seat at the new ground have had to be replaced as a protective agent to stop them fading had been left out at the manufacturing stage.  The club have stated that this will not delay the test events nor the first home game against Liverpool in September.


   OTHER NEWS ... Doncaster Rovers have appointed former Peterborough United manager Grant McCann as their new boss ... 

Tuesday 26.06.18
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Hugo Lloris was an unused substitute as France drew 0-0 with Denmark in the World Cup qualifying group that saw both nations progress, with Christian Eriksen playing the 90 minutes for the Danes  .
For those of you with long memories, the name Danny Ings might spark some instances of goals scored for Burnley and Bournemouth, but unfortunately not too many for Liverpool, who he wants to leave in the summer.  There was a time when Spurs were chasing his services, but he chose to move to Anfield and got injured a lot (mainly against us), but journos have got out their back copies from 2015 and recycled the rumours that Tottenham are back in for the striker.  Unlikely, but much more likely could be a move for Santos' 19 year old French defender Junior Kingue, as could be a move for FC Porto's Colombian midfielder Juan Quintero at GBP19.5 million.  The Spanish press claim Spurs have made an offer for Luka Modric of Real Madrid, while the English media report that Spurs have started talks with Manchester United over the signing of Anthony Martial.  France Football get in on the act, with a story about Spurs and Everton watching Lille midfielder Yves Bissouma, who at 21, has time to develop into a potential replacement for Mousa Demeble, if he leaves the club.   Southampton and Tottenham are both watching the Ademola Lookman situation at Goodison Park, having gone out on loan from Everton to RB Leipzig last season, he may want to move on to get first team action and his future is to be discussed with new manager Marco Silva. 


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   MEHSTG's spin story ... Diego Maradona shocked the football world (not for the first time) with the use of his hands.  VAR showed he raised the middle finger of each hand to nearby Nigeria fans.  Claims that he might have been on drugs are unproven, even though the score was 2-1 to Argentina at the time ... 

Monday 25.06.18
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Nothing much doing in the media today, other than re-runs of previous transfer rumour and with no Spurs in World Cup action, there's not much to report really.


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Sunday 24.06.18
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Captain Harry Kane struck three times (twice from the penalty spot) as England won 6-1 against Panama to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia.  Harry was substituted in the 63rd minute, while Kieran Trippier played 70 minutes before being replaced by Danny RoseEric Dier and Dele Alli were unused substitutes.  Later in the day, Colombia beat Poland 3-0 with Davinson Sanchez playing the whole game, as his national side remain in with a chance of going through to the knockout stages.


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Saturday 23.06.18
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Today's World Cup action saw Heung-Min Son score a late consolation goal for South Korea in their 1-2 defeat by Mexico and in Belgium's 5-2 victory over Tunisia, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld played, with Mousa Dembele and unused substitute.
Both Manchester United and Tottenham have perked up their transfer interest in Real Madrid's midfielder Mateo Kovacic after he announced that it is his wish to leave the Champions League winners this summer.


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Friday 22.06.18
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A big favourite of the fans of all ages - Tottenham legend Alan Gilzean - has sadly been diagnosed as having a brain tumour.  All at MEHSTG wish him all the best in his battle against the condition.
Turkish side Fenerbahce are said to be interested in buying Georges-Kevin Nkoudou for GBP6.1 million, while a possible incoming signing could be BArcelona midfielder Rafinha, who also interests West Ham United London, but not Internazionale.  One report claims that Tottenham's interest in Croatia's former Spurs midfielder Luka Modric is joined by his compatriots Ivan Perisic of Inter, Marcelo Brozovic of Inter and Real Madrid's Mateo Kovacic.


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Thursday 21.06.18
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Christian Eriksen starred and scored for Denmark in their 1-1 drawn Group game today against Australia, while Hugo Lloris was keeping a clean sheet in his 100th French national appearance, as they beat Peru 1-0 at the World Cup
Transfer rumours today include more on a possible return to Spurs by Luka Modric, who scored a very good goal for Croatia against Argentina in the World Cup tonight.  Also, Nice striker Alassane Pléa appears to be the subject of a 25 million Euro bid by Tottenham, while an offer for Napoli defensive midfielder Amadou Diawara has been turned down by the Serie A club.  The stories over Mousa Dembele's departure from Tottenham have been brought to a head and the Belgian midfielder has said that he will not leave for another English club as "Spurs are my team."
Young Spurs centre-half Christian Maghoma has joined Polish side Arka Gdynia after being released by Tottenham.


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Wednesday 20.06.18
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It's all about strikers today on the rumour mill, with Liverpool's London born youngster Rhian Brewster holding out on signing a new deal with the Merseysiders, leaving Spurs and Arsenal watching the situation carefully.  Fernando Llorente reckons he is staying at Spurs next season, while an old link with Ante Rebic, a Croatian 24 year old, who has hardly been knocking them in for Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Fiorentina, has snuck out again.  Brazilian Bordeaux forward Malcom is a target for a number of clubs, including Spurs ... as you probably know.


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   MEHSTG's spin story ... Jack Wheelchair announced that he has been forced to leave Highbury and the ambulance that took him away was hired by the Arsenal medical staff ... 

Tuesday 19.06.18
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Davinson Sanchez was the sole Spur on display in the World Cup today and his Colombia side lost 1-2 to Japan.  The only other Spurs related World Cup news is that Dele Alli has a thigh strain, which the England camp are going to have a scan done on it to determine the extent of the damage.
On the transfer front, the media are hotting up stories about Atalanta's Brazilian central defender Rafael Toloi, while former West Ham United London loanee Joao Mario of Internazionale is a target for Spurs according to some reports.


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Monday 18.06.18
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World Cup action today featured Belgium's 3-0 win over Panama, with Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld playing 90 minutes, with Mousa Dembele coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.  Heung-Min Son was in the South Korea side that lost 0-1 to Sweden today, while team-mates Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane played all of England's 2-1 victory over Tunisia with Kane netting both England goals.  Dele Alli was substituted in the 80th minute and Eric Dier came off the bench in the 93rd minute.  Danny Rose was an unused sub.
Some media reports reckon Tottenham have opened talks with Olympique Lyonnais over the transfer of their 21 year old midfielder Tanguy N’Dombele, who Spurs are offering 40 million Euros for, but the Ligue 1 side want 60 million Euros.  Lyon team-mate Nabil Fekir has apparently been offered to Spurs and Chelsea after Liverpool messed up their chances of signing the French international midfielder.  Alaves and Real Valladolid are both interested in taking Fernando Llorente home after a season in which he featured little for Spurs, .


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Sunday 17.06.18
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Danilo D'Ambrosio is the latest player from Internazionale to be linked with interest from Tottenham, with the 29 year old international defender being able to play anywhere across the back line.


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Saturday 16.06.18
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Transfer tittle tattle today includes news that Tottenham, Everton and Chelsea might be looking at 27 year old midfielder Matias Vecino of Internazionale, the 348th Inter player we have been linked with.  Anyone would think that there is a conspiracy to try and force a swap deal with any one of their players for one particular one of ours.  Brazilian striker Malcom of Bordeaux is back on the rumour mill, with Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool all said to be chasing his GBP35 million signature, while over in Italy, the Press reckon Spurs are readying a bid for Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi.  "Who ?" I hear you ask.  Well, he is a 27 year old central defender and previously played for AS Roma.
Heading out East to Russia, Hugo Lloris was in the early action as France struggled to beat Australia 2-1 in their Group C match, while team mate Christian Eriksen set up the opening goal in Denmark's 2-0 victory over Peru is the same group.


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Friday 15.06.18
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Some reports have Tottenham having agreed to sign 24 year old Boca Juniors midfielder Wilmar Barrios, a Colombian international.  Somewhat unsurprisingly, new Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has been linked with a loan move for fellow Argentinean Juan Foyth, while another youngster Tanguy N'Dombele, a 21 year old Olympique Lyonnais midfielder is being linked with Spurs, Chelsea and Internazionale.  World Cup winner German international Mario Gotze of Borussia Dortmund is apparently a target for both Tottenham and Arsenal, with Barcelona's Andre Gomes and Abdoulaye Doucoure of Watdford other suggested targets for Spurs. 


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Thursday 14.06.18
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Tottenham's fixtures open with another away trip to Newcastle United before a home game with Fulham to be staged at Wembley.  Swapping a home match to an away game at Watford's Vicarage Road means the first home match at our new stadium will be on the weekend of 15th/16th September against Liverpool.  In addition the club announced test events on each weekend from 5th August through to 1st/2nd September apart from 11th/12 August. 
Because the organisers of the fixtures will not allow them to be printed without fleecing the very people they rely on to publicise their competition for free, the full list of fixtures is available on the Tottenham Hotspur official site by clicking here.
On the transfer front, old speculation about Liverpool's interest in Victor Wanyama has been added to by Borussia Dortmund expressing their interest in the Kenyan midfielder.  Some reports claim Spurs might get gazumped in their chase for Jack Grealish, but is it worth paying over the odds for him just because he is English and our squad is a little overseas heavy ?  Others link us with a move for PSG bad boy Adrien Rabiot, as the French champions need to sell to make the Financial Fair Play requirements.  James Maddison of Norwich City is apparently on the radar should the Grealish move not come off, while the signing of Anthony Martial is off today, because Manchester United are rumoured not willing to sell him to another English club.


   OTHER NEWS ... Oldham Athletic have named former striker Frankie Bunn as their new manager ... 

Wednesday 13.06.18
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   News abounds that Spurs may ask to play their first home game at Wembley to give them more time to complete the new home stadium.
   Tottenham have lodged a GBP15 million bid for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish according to reports today, while a Chinese club has offered GBP30 million for Mousa Dembele and the player will make the decision on his destination, with Italian clubs interested.  Ajax defender Mathijas de Ligt who is a target for Spurs and a number of other clubs has handed a transfer request in, with interested clubs awaiting to see the outcome.  A similar situation looks to be developing at Old Trafford, where Anthony Martial's agent has indicated his client may wish to leave Manchester United, with Spurs and Juventus watching the situation with a keen eye.  The Italian champions are also interested in Danny Rose, as well as Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
   Stevenage have signed former Spurs Development winger Emmanuel Sonupe from Kidderminster Harriers.
 


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Tuesday 12.06.18
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   While Manchester United are reported to have lost interest in Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld (although some reports say Toby's transfer will be done within 48 hours), Juventus, Napoli and Internazionale are all interested in signing Mousa Dembele.
   Tottenham will have until 18.00 on Friday to decide where they will be playing their first home game of the season, following the fixture list's release on Thursday morning at 09.00.


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Monday 11.06.18
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   Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld played all of Belgium's 4-1 friendly win over Costa Rica, while Mousa Dembele played 20 minutes as a substitute.
   Heung-Min Son played in South Korea's 0-2 defeat by Senegal behind closed doors in Austria tonight.
   Spurs and Real Madrid links continue to make the news, with Gareth Bale said to be willing to do everything in his power to return to Spurs, while some reports say Real are keen for this to happen if it means they can have Christian Eriksen in exchange, thus stopping Barcelona signing the Dane.  Meanwhile, former Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas is said to be in consideration for the Head Coach's position at the Bernabeu.  Barcelona's Brazilian 25 year old midfielder Rafinha may be a target for Tottenham, as Internazionale are baulking at the 35 million Euro fee.  Juventus are keen to open talks with Spurs about signing Mousa Dembele; Toulouse defender Issa Diop, 21, is interesting Spurs and Everton; The Sun report Tottenham as chasing Fiorentina's Italian striker Federico Chiesa and Marcus Edwards' latest suitors are said to be Ajax and RB Leipzig.


   OTHER NEWS ... Graham Potter has been named as the new manager of Swansea City ... 

Sunday 10.06.18
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   22 year old left back Alex Grimaldo of Benfica is reported to be a GBP26.3 million target for Spurs, while PSV Eindhoven are interested in buying Vincent Janssen for GBP17 million and Newcastle United are keen on Development midfielder Marcus Edwards.  Arsenal and Spurs are looking at signing Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson.


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Saturday 09.06.18
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   Former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe was awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours list for his charitable works.
   Hugo Lloris captained France in their 1-1 draw against USA in a World Cup warm-up friendly tonight, with Cameron Carter-Vickers playing for the Americans.
   Christian Eriksen scored one and made another in Denmark's 2-0 friendly win against Mexico tonight before being substituted in the fimal minute.
   Tottenham may be willing to include loan spells for Josh Onomah and Cameron Carter-Vickers to Aston Villa to sign their midfielder Jack Grealish.  Napoli midfielder Jorginho may be a GBP60 million target for Spurs, as it is reported that Manchester City have dropped out on the race to sign the Brazilian.  .


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Friday 08.06.18
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   Harry Kane signed a deal that will take him through to the summer of 2024 reported to be worth GBP60 million.
   Spurs announced that they would be releasing Development squad players Ryan Loft, Christian Maghoma, Luke O’Reilly, Joe Pritchard and Nick Tsaroulla as well as Second Year academy player Matthew Lock.


   OTHER NEWS ... Oldham Athletic have sacked their manager Richie Wellens ... 

Thursday 07.06.18
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   Danny Rose played all of England's 2-0 friendly win over Costa Rica at Elland Road tonight.  Kieran Trippier and Dele Alli both came on as 64th minute substitutes, while Harry Kane and Eric Dier remai8ned on the bench
   Heung-Min Son played the last half hour of South Korea's 0-0 draw with Bolivia in Austria today after coming off the bench as a sub.
   Tottenham activated the one year extension to Michel Vorm's contract.
   Spurs are said to be in competition with Chelsea for Newcastle United central defender Jamal Lascelles.


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Wednesday 06.06.18
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   Jan Vertonghen (81 minutes) and Toby Alderweireld  (90 minutes) played in Belgium's 3-0 friendly win over Egypt tonight.  Mousa Dembele was an unused substitute


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Tuesday 05.06.18
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   Tottenham are today linked with a move for PSV Eindhoven's Dutch 20 year old winger Stephen Bergwijn, who would cost GBP23 million and are also looking at relegated West Bromwich Albion's striker Salomon Rondon.


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Monday 04.06.18
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Sunday 03.06.18
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   Tottenham have been linked with a move for SS Lazio midfielder Filipe Anderson.


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Saturday 02.06.18
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Friday 01.06.18
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