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- PLAYERS OUT : – On the expiration of their contracts, Fraser Foster, Alfie Whiteman and Sergio Reguilon have left the club. Timo Werner will return to RB Leipzig at the end of his 18 month loan spell at Tottenham.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg‘s loan to Marseille has been turned into a permanent move.
Among the players released from the Academy and Under-21s are Archie Baptiste, Max Robson, Elliot Krasniqi, Jaden Williams, Will Andiyapan, Timileyin Adekunle, Charlie Warren, Max McKnight, Jahziah Linton and Dante Orr.
- PLAYER IN : – Following Kevin Danso‘s loan spell at the club, the central defender has joined permanently from RC Lens for £21 million.
- CONTRACTS : – Under-18 defender Harry Byrne has signed his first professional contract with the club, as has winger Tynan Thompson.
- AWARDS : – Luca Williams-Barnett has won the Premier League’s Under-18 Goal of the Season with his effort against Leicester City in November. Picking up the ball inside his own half he dropped a shoulder to beat one opponent, took the ball over halfway and drove a shot over the Foxes’ keeper from inside the centre-circle.
Harry Byrne has been named as the club’s Scholar of the Year.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku is reported to the subject of talks between Tottenham and Chelsea about a move across London this summer.
AFC Wrexham are hoping to sign Ben Davies on the expiry of his contract this summer, although the defender and Spurs have the option of another year to keep him in N17.
Tottenham are claimed to want to make a quick move for Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze, with a player-plus-cash deal rumoured.
- COACHING CHANGE : – Senior Academy Coach Paul Bracewell has reportedly left the club after eight years with his post having been made redundant.
- SCOUTING CHANGE : – One of the Spurs scouting network, Tina Musonda has left the club to join Liverpool.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Not too much new Tottenham transfer speculation other than the media going on about Atletico Madrid’s interest in Cristian Romero that could run the length of the two transfer windows.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Tottenham are being linked with an interest in South Coast Big Club’s 16 year old defender Harley Emsden-James, who is also a target for Mancashter United, Woolwich Wanderers and Chelsea.
- INTERNATIONAL CALL-UPS : – Micky van de Ven has been selected for the Netherlands squad for their World Cup qualifying matches against Finland and Malta.
Brennan Johnson and Ben Davies are both included in the Wales squad to face.
Guglielmo Vicario has withdrawn from the Italy squad for their matches against Norway and Moldova in their World Cup qualifying group.
- AWARDS : – One of the John Duncan awards at the League Managers Association Awards was handed to Ange Postecoglou for winning the Europa League for Tottenham. The award recognises outstanding achievement for the manager’s club.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham midfielder Marcus Edwards has completed his signing to Burnley that was triggered after the club achieved promotion to the Premier League.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Huddersfield Town have announced that Lee Grant will be the club’s new manager …
- PRE-SEASON : – It has been announced that Tottenham will play Newcash United in the Coupang Play Series of matches in South Korea this summer. Details of the date of the match and time of the the kick off have yet to be announced.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane has been offered to Spurs to sign.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Tottenham are being linked with an interest in Botafogo’s Cuiabano, who is a 22 year old left back, with AFC Bournemouth, Mancashter United and clubs from Turkey and France also watching his situation.
22 year old Stuttgart attacking midfielder Enzo Millott wants to leave amid transfer speculation about a move to Woolwich Wanderers or Spurs. The Frenchman has a release clause in his contract of around 20 million Euros.
- INTERNATIONAL SPURS : – England Under-17s were knocked out of the U17 European Championship finals at the group stage after a 4-2 win over Czechia, but lost out on progressing to the semi-finals to Belgium on goal difference. Malachi Hardy played the whole game and Luca Williams-Barnett came off the bench as a 61st minute substitute, with Jun’ai Byfield joining him in the 86th minute.
Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku is being linked with a move to Tottenham again, perhaps on loan with an option to buy.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham midfielder Johnnie Jackson managed Wimbledon to promotion to League One through the play-offs with a 1-0 win over Walsall at Wembley this afternoon.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham lost 1-4 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion at the THS this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Spurs have reportedly been turned down in their attempt to sign 20 year old Pisa SC central defender Francesco Coppola.
- SPURS LOANEES : – Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley were in the Leyton Orient side that lost 0-1 to Charlton Athletic in the League One promotion play-off final at Wembley this afternoon.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – South Coast Big Club have appointed former Lens manager Will Still as their new manager … South Coast Big Club set a new Premier League record having lost 30 games in one season …
- TEAM NEWS : – Carrying a toe injury, Cristian Romero will not be involved tomorrow as Tottenham face Brighton & Hove Albion at the THS and neither will club captain Heung-Min Son, whose foot injury is still troubling him. Yves Bissouma is carrying a knock from the Europa League final on Wednesday and is rated as 50/50 for the match. Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin and Lucas Bergvall are suffering from season ending injuries, so will not take part in the match.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – OGC Nice’s young striker Evann Guessand could be on the move this summer, with Spurs linked with an interest in the 23 year old Ivory Coast forward.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Spurs forward Dilan Markanday has been released by Blackburn Rovers, along with former Tottenham Academy midfielder Tom Bloxham.
Ex-Spurs midfielder Marcus Edwards will sign permanently for Burnley from Sporting Lisbon following the Turf Moor club’s promotion. The sell-on clause will mean that Tottenham will receive a percentage of the transfer fee.
Aldershot Town have released former Spurs Academy defender Christian Maghoma.
Former Spurs midfielder John Bostock has been transfer listed by Solihull Moors.
- SPURS LOANEE : – Aberdeen won the Scottish FA Cup this afternoon, beating Glasgow Celtic on penalties after the match ended 1-1. Spurs central defender Alfie Dorrington was in the Dons side and scored an own goal before going off in the 80th minute, but brings home a winners medal with him.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Sunderland will play Premier League football after beating Sheffield United in the Championship promotion play-off …
- TROPHY PARADE : – Tottenham’s players and staff paraded the Europa League trophy from an open top bus today, with a nice touch by the club with the bus being decorated with a cockerel in a shield on the front – a throwback to the trophy parade of 1963, when the club won the European Cup-Winners Cup, the first win in Europe by an English club. It is estimated by the BBC that around 150,000 fans attended the parade.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Pisa SC‘s 20 year old central defender Francesco Coppola is said to be interesting Spurs.
Jacob Ramsey, the 23 year old Aston Villa midfielder could be a target for Tottenham, with the Midlands club having to meet PSR regulations and selling an academy product would be classed as pure profit.
Rumours linking Spurs with Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi this summer have resurfaced.
Some stories today reckon Tottenham might make a move to sign £60 million rated RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko ahead of Woolwich Wanderers.
Another Leipzig player associated with interest by Tottenham is winger Xavi Simons.
- EX-SPURS : – Tom Carroll and David Button have been released by Reading.
Luke Amos has signed on at Perth Glory for another season.
- TROPHY PARADE : – Tottenham will take the Europa League trophy on a open top bus tour from Edmonton Green (starting at 17.30 tomorrow and lasting about 90 minutes) travelling down Fore Street to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium down the High Road turning left into Lansdowne Road and then along Willoughby Lane before turning up Northumberland Park to end the route into the service yard behind Sainsbury’s and then the players will return to the stage set up by on the Paxton Terrace near the club Ticket Office.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Mancashter United 1-0 to win the Europa League tonight in Bilbao. MATCH REPORT .
- EUROPEAN SUPER CUP : – Tottenham will contest the UEFA Super Cup with the winner of the Champions League final and will be held on 13th August 2025 in the stadium of Udinese.
- EUROPA LEAGUE TEAM OF THE SEASON : – The UEFA Europa League Teamof the Season includes four Tottenham players – Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro and Dominic Solanke – along with one from Olympique Lyonnais (Cherki), two from Mancashter United (Casemiro, Fernandes), one from Eintracht Frankfurt (Koch), one from Athletic Bilbao (Nico Williams) and two from Bodo/Glimt (Bkorjan, Berg).
Cristian Romero was awarded the Player of the Match trophy and was also announced as the Player of the Tournament.
- MEHSTG will not be updated for a few days as we are visiting the historic Spanish city of Bilbao and we might take in a football match while we are there.
- UNDER-21s : – Brentford B included a number of players with first team experience against our Under-21s, who featured eight of the Under-18 squad in the Robert Rowan Invitational trophy match at the GTech Stadium tonight, which the Bees won 6-1. Ellis Lehane found the net for Spurs Under-21s.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Tottenham are battling four other teams in an attempt to sign 22 year old Genoa and Belgium international central defender Koni de Winter, who is reported to be available for around £25.2 million.
- INTERNATIONAL CALL-UPS : – Tottenham’s young Croatian central defender signing Luka Vuskovic has been included in his national senior squad for friendlies against Czechia and Ukraine.
Mikey Moore has been selected in the England Under-19 squad for this summer U19 Euro finals in Romania facing matches with Norway, Germany and the Netherlands in their group .
- PRE-SEASON : – Tottenham will return to South Korea this summer to take part in the Coupang Play Series. Opponents and match dates have not yet been announced.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – It is rumoured that Spurs are one of five Premier League clubs interested in signing AFC Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Aston Villa and Tottenham are reported to eb in talks with Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David about a free transfer in the summer.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham lost 0-2 at Aston Villa tonight. MATCH REPORT .
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Spurs and Mancashter United are both tracking Sunderland’s 19 year old midfielder Jobe Bellingham.
Tottenham are said to be ‘leading the chase’ to sign AS Monaco defender Vanderson.
- PRE-SEASON : – Spurs will play Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena in Munich on Thursday 7th August, kicking off at 18.30 (local time), to contest the Telekom Cup.
- RELEASED EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton is leaving Swansea City after ten years with the Welsh club.
- TEAM NEWS : – With James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall, Radu Dragusin, Dane Scarlett and Timo Werner all ruled out of the match against Aston Villa tomorrow night with injuries, Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that Heung-Min Son will play some part in the match ahead of the Europa League final next Wednesday.
- SON BLACKMAIL : – Heung-Min Son has filed a complaint with the South Korean police after a man and a woman attempted to extort money from the Spurs captain by threatening to release a claim that she was pregnant by the striker.
- INJURY NEWS : – The knee surgery that Dejan Kulusevski underwent following his knee injury picked up in the Crystal Palace match is thought to be likely to keep him out for at least a couple of months.
- AWARDS : – Lucas Bergvall won the Members, Junior Spurs and Official Supporters Club’s Player of the Season awards. Heung-Min Son won the Official Supporters Club’s Goal of the Season for his goal against Mancashter United in the League Cup when he scored directly from a corner.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – It is rumoured that Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane has been offered to Tottenham as his contract negotiations have stalled with his present club.
Spurs are again being linked with Juventus’ Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, with a fee quoted as low as £20 million.
Mancashter United are reported to be interested in signing Tottenham’s Under-18 striker Dexter Oliver, who a report reckons is set to leave N17.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Hull City and Ruben Selles have parted ways after the club avoided relegation from the Championship …
- INJURY NEWS : – Having suffered an injury to his knee cap on Sunday in the match against Crystal Palace, Dejan Kulusevski has had surgery and will miss the rest of the season, including next week’s Europa League final.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – One of today’s reports speculates that Tottenham may offer Cristian Romero + £35 million to sign 24 year old Real Madrid striker Rodrygo.
Bayern Munich have joined the list of Pedro Porro admirers.
Mancashter City and Spurs are both chasing 24 year old SS Lazio and former Real Madrid defender Mario Gila.
- INTERNATIONAL CALL-UPS : – Goalkeeper Josh Keeley has been selected in a Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for their upcoming friendly matches against Senegal and Luxembourg next month.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham defender Eric Dier will join AS Monaco on a three year deal when his contract with Bayern Munich expires n 1st July.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Rumour has it that Spurs and Mancashter United both watched 14 year old Cristiano Ronadlo Junior playing for Portugal Under-15s on Tuesday as they beat Japan U15s 4-1, with a number of German clubs also having scouts at the match.
Tottenham are one of the clubs reported to be interested in signing 27 year old Uruguayan full back Mathias Oliveira from SSC Napoli.
Barcelona and Tottenham are both keen to sign AS Monaco’s Brazilian right back Vanderson, who they want 35 million Euros for.
Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Mancashter United and Spurs have all watched Denmark’s Under-21 winger Oliver Bischoff (19), who plays for Brondby.
An article today claims that a number of clubs are watching Bologna defender Jhon Lucumi, with Tottenham one of the interested parties.
Reports from Spain indicate that Spurs may be willing to part with Pedro Porro if a bid of 60 million Euros is incoming for the Spanish international left back.
Villarreal want to sign Bryan Gil if they qualify for the Champions League.
- INTERNATIONAL BAN : – After Uruguay lost a Copa America match against Colombia some of the Uruguay players’ families were attacked by Colombia fans and the players entered the seating to defend them. Among those was Rodrigo Bentancur, who today had his four match international ban upheld for when Uruguay play in a CONMEBOL competition.
- NFL : – Two NFL matches will take place this autumn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Minnesota Vikings taking on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday 5th October and Denver Broncos will play the New York Jets on Sunday 10th October 2025.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Paulo Pezzolano has been named as the new manager of Watford …
- INJURY NEWS : – It has been announced that Dane Scarlett has undergone surgery on a groin problem which has been troubling him all season and will be out of action until pre-season training. Dejan Kulusevski‘s injury in yesterday’s match is hoped just to be a knock and Brennan Johnson suffered no ill-effects after being taken out in training when Sergio Reguilon slipped as he ran towards him.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Having achieved qualification for the Champions League next season, Marseille are expected to make the transfer of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg permanent for a fee of around 13 million Euros.
The French club are also vying with Leeds United to sign Manor Solomon, who is rated at £20 million.
Borussia Dortmund want to sign Mikey Moore in the summer.
Real Madrid are the latest club to show an interest in signing Cristian Romero.
Spurs might replace him with a move for Crystal Palace’s captain Marc Guehi should Romero be sold.
Tottenham are still being linked with a summer move for Genoa’s Belgian central defender Koni de Winter.
Pedro Porro is being linked with Barcelona and Mancashter City with a fee of 60-65 million Euros mentioned.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham lost 0-2 to Crystal Palace at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
- TEAM NEWS : – Ange Postecoglou is reporting Heung-Min Son is 50-50 for tomorrow’s home match against Crystal Palace. James Maddison, Radu Dragusin and Lucas Bergvall are all absent injured for the remainder of the season.
- UNDER-18s : – The season for our Under-18s ended at West Bromwich Albion this afternoon and resulted in a 0-1 defeat at the Albion training ground.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – West Bromwich Albion are reported to be keen on taking Jamie Donley on loan next season.
Spurs are again being linked with the free transfer of Lille midfielder Angel Gomes.
Another young midfielder associated with a transfer to Tottenham is Mancashter City’s James McAtee, who would cost £20-25 million.
Spurs are also linked with either one of the Brentford striking partnership of Brian Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa.
- Apologies for the disruption in service on this day, but we had a fault on the electrical main to our house that took a day to fix.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – The big transfer rumour today claims that Spurs are to make a £50 million bid to sign AFC Bournemouth central defender Dean Huijsen, but incoming Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is also keen on the Spanish international.
A left wing rumour has emerged about a replacement right back with Georgios Vagiannidis, the 23 year old Panathinaikos defender said to be in the frame for a fee over £10 million.
- AWARD : – Guglielmo Vicario has won the Premier League Save of the Month for April with his stop to deny Jadon Sancho just before half-time in the match at Stamford Bridge.
- RELEASED EX-SPURS : – Axel Piesold, the former Spurs Academy midfielder, has been released by Luton Town.
Former Tottenham Development squad central defender Grant Hall has been let go by Swindon Town.
Woking have released Charlie Sayers, the former Spurs Development full back.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Bodo/Glimt 2-0 away in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final (5-1 on aggregate) to go through to a final on May 21st with Mancashter United. MATCH REPORT .
- RELEASED EX-SPURS : – Former Spurs Academy goalkeeper Adam Hayton has been let go by Barnsley.
Jubril Okedina, the former Spurs academy defender has been released by Cambridge United.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Tottenham are being linked with a move for Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa.
A strange one today concerns an interest, along with Woolwich Wanderers and Newcash United, in Leicester City midfielder Bilal El Khannouss.
- UNDER-18s : – Tottenham’s Under-18 side lost 2-3 at home to Fulham this lunch-time, with George Feeney and an Ellis Lehane penalty finding the net.
- FIXTURE CHANGE : – The away match against Aston Villa has been moved forward to Friday 16th May 2025 with a 19.30 kick off from Sunday 18th May to facilitate Tottenham’s preparation for a possible Europa League final on 21st May.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Barcelona, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid are reportedly interested in Pedro Porro.
- RELEASED EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham defender TJ Eyoma has been released by Northampton Town.
Blackpool have released ex-Tottenham midfielder Josh Onomah.
Former Spurs midfielder Grant Ward has been released by Bristol Rovers.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Havin failed to take Watford into the play-offs, manager Tom Cleverley was dismissed today … Darrell Clarke has been re-appointed as manager of Bristol Rovers …
- INJURY NEWS : – The knee injury that James Maddison picked up on Thursday against Bodo/Glimt is reported to be likely to make him miss the remainder of this season’s matches.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – The Borussia Monchengladbach striker Tim Kleindienst is said to be a possible signing for Spurs if the German side fail to qualify for Europe and need to sell players.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham drew 1-1 with West Ham United London at the Taxpayer’s Stadium this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – According to some reports, Mancashter City have offered £55 million to Tottenham to take James Maddison to the Etihad Stadium.
Tottenham and Mancashter United are said to have both made £13 million offers for Leicester City’s 16 year old striker Jake Evans.
Spurs are reported to have made a £51.1 million offer to AFC Bournemouth for striker Antoine Semenyo.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham captain and record goal-scoring striker Harry Kane and ex-Spurs defender Eric Dier won the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich today after Bayer Leverkusen failed to beat Freiburg, meaning they would not be able to over-take Bayern.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – Relegated Bristol Rovers sacked manager Inigo Calderon today …
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Tottenham are reported to be hopeful of signing 19 year old FC Copenhagen winger Roony Bardghji in the summer.
- UNDER-18s : – There was a 0-0 home draw for the Under-18s against Chelsea this afternoon.
- EX-SPURS : – Leeds United had to rely on an injury time goal from Tottenham loanee Manor Solomon to take the Championship title.
- IN OTHER NEWS : – The last day of the Football League season ended with Luton Town being relegated from the Championship along with Plymouth Argyle; In League One ; In League Two, Doncaster Rovers won the title, with Bradford City winning automatic promotion.
- INJURY NEWS : – Ange Postecoglou has said that Lucas Bergvall‘s ankle injury, picked up in training, is likely to keep him out for the rest of the season, while in yesterday’s match James Maddison‘s knee injury will need a scan and Dominic Solanke‘s thigh injury will keep him out of Sunday’s match at West Ham United London.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Allegedly, Tottenham have made contact with the representatives of Olympique Lyonnais striker Rayan Cherki.
Spurs and Juventus are reported to be interested in signing Genoa midfielder Morten Frendrup.
- KEN HANCOCK : – The goalkeeper who played for Tottenham from 1969 to 1971 died today. MEHTSG sends its condolences to the family and friends of Ken Hancock.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Bodo/Glimt 3-1 at the THS tonight in the Europa League Semi-final First Leg. MATCH REPORT .
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