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Reports: Tottenham to back Conte with six new summer signings (Cartilage Free Captain)

If the stories and reports coming out in the English football media one day after the end of the Premier League season are any indication, Tottenham Hotspur ...

The next step is to show intent by making a few signings early in the window — the new Premier League season begins on Sat. August 6 due to the winter World Cup in Qatar, while the transfer window doesn’t close until Monday, September 1. Multiple media outlets, including the Telegraph, Football.London, and The Athletic (£) are reporting today that, having secured a spot in next year’s Champions League competition, Tottenham Hotspur are planning to back manager Antonio Conte with six new signings in order to convince him to stay at Spurs for an additional season. This includes, according to both sources, six new players that are a mix of young, up-and-coming talents with resale value (Spurs’ bread and butter) along with older, veteran, peak-level players in order to push to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool.

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Tottenham: £200k-a-week star could now make Hotspur Way exit (GiveMeSport)

Tottenham selling Tanguy Ndombele this summer is “on the cards”, according to journalist Pete O'Rourke.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “With him coming back and training on his own, it’s far from ideal. Therefore, once the summer window reopens for business, Spurs will surely be doing all they can to get the midfielder out of the club in some capacity, whether that be a on a permanent basis, or a temporary deal if no one is willing to match Tottenham’s asking-price. So, I think for everybody involved, they would like to get his future sorted and then a move away from Tottenham is on the cards for Ndombele on a permanent basis.”

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'Now to think': £27m Tottenham midfielder unsure about his future (HITC)

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has said that he is going to think about his future now that his loan spell at Villarreal has finished.

Lo Celso wrote on Tottenham Hotspur’s Giovani Lo Celso on Instagram Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has said on

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Fabrizio: Tottenham Hotspur have triggered Cristian Romero's ... (Cartilage Free Captain)

Cristian Romero will soon be officially, and permanently, a Tottenham Hotspur player. Fabrizio Romano is reporting this evening that Spurs have triggered a ...

I’d also guess that if this was a loan that Spurs probably paid a pretty hefty loan fee to Atalanta in order to get this over the line and what’s due now is the £40m minus whatever fee we paid. It is indeed a loan with option to buy Cristian Romero for £42.5m and five-year contract agreed with player for after initial loan. When we wrote on the signing last summer, it was reported as a €50m (£42.5m) full signing, but apparently that wasn’t quite accurate — it appears as though it was instead one of Fabio Paratici’s classic loan-to-buy deals.

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Some Tottenham chiefs not impressed by Conte comments on ... (HITC)

The Athletic have reported that some at the Tottenham Hotspur hierarchy were not happy with Antonio Conte's public comments about Tanguy Ndombele.

The Athletic have reported that in the weeks leading up to Ndombele’s loan move to Lyon, comments from Conte on the midfielder did not impress some at the Tottenham hierarchy. The French club have an option to make the loan deal of the Tottenham midfielder permanent in the summer transfer window. Ndombele returned to his former club Lyon on loan from Tottenham in the January transfer window.

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Tottenham's Top-Four Finish at Arsenal's Expense Could Result in ... (Sports Illustrated)

Tottenham's Top-Four Finish at Arsenal's Expense Could Result in Gap Between Rivals ... Spurs finished just two points above its North London rival for a coveted ...

Take a step back and there is a sense of a club on the rise. This is a young squad and there have been clear signs of progress. And that perhaps has been the most encouraging aspect of the run-in, that Spurs have begun to look like a Conte side, overwhelming opponents. Conte, though, could be at Paris Saint-Germain by the start of next season, with the blood-letting in Paris likely to begin this week after it was confirmed that Kylian Mbappé will stay at the club. For Arsenal, meanwhile, there is the sense of a great opportunity wasted. Tottenham and Arsenal both finished the season with a flourish, scoring five goals apiece in wins over Norwich City and Everton, but what really mattered were the two games before that.

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Tottenham: Antonio Conte returning Spurs to the Champions ... (CBSSports.com)

When Nuno Espirito Santo was fired in November, months after he was hired to lead Spurs, this team could've gone plenty of different ways. But, perhaps, only ...

Entering a critical summer, everything possible must be done to ensure that Spurs' golden manager stays in charge as he has already shown a taste of what he can do without the team even having a preseason under him. Decisions need to be made on the outside back positions and Ben Davies can't be expected to perform at this level as in the left center-back position for an entire season next year but selling Champions League soccer is always easier than selling the hope of it. Fabio Paratici is very aware of Conte's ways and can help ensure that if a target can't be afforded on Spurs' budget that someone comparable can be added. Conte's machine became a team that could beat you in many different ways and their return to Champions League is a signal that better days are on the horizon. There was doubt that this would be a relationship that worked as Levy prefers shopping in the bargain bin while Conte wants top shelf additions -- and some of those questions are still there entering the summer window -- but with that Champions League platform now there (and the extra money that goes along with it), the hope is that Spurs now can offer what Conte's transfer targets are looking for. After a summer window that saw them flit from name to name in their search to replace Jose Mourinho, almost appointing Gennaro Gattuso as manager before finally settling on Nuno, had Spurs got it wrong yet again when Nuno was fired it would have been disastrous.

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Tottenham prepared to back Antonio Conte in summer transfer window (The Athletic)

The Tottenham Hotspur hierarchy will tell Antonio Conte in the coming days that they intend to fully back him this summer if he stays at the club, The...

The Italian has repeatedly stated that Tottenham need to substantially invest if they are to be able to compete domestically with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool, and with Europe’s elite clubs. With the campaign over, Conte is enjoying a holiday in Italy and will speak to Levy and Paratici in the coming days. Chairman Daniel Levy is expected to offer Conte a clutch of new signings, including established, experienced players.

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Tottenham chief Daniel Levy set to change transfer policy to please ... (Daily Express)

ANTONIO CONTE is set to get his way in his first summer transfer window in charge of Tottenham.

This end of the season we showed a lot of maturity and calmness, especially in some big moments. Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic, who worked under Conte for a couple of years, has been linked to Spurs in recent days. Now we need to use this feeling, this moment to become bigger and stronger.” Captain Hugo Lloris is delighted with how the season has panned out. Spurs have focused on signing young, emerging players in recent windows but Conte would prefer to add an older core to his squad who have had previous success in their careers. Spurs' reluctance to spend has often been criticised.

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Four experienced players Tottenham could sign as Conte demands ... (Daily Express)

Tottenham's qualification for the Champions League has given them a huge boost heading into this summer's transfer window, with Europe's best players more ...

Perisic is out of contract at Inter Milan in five weeks and could reunite with Conte if Spurs make a swoop for him. Another player who is out of contract in the summer, there appears no frontrunner - at present - for his signature. Bale may feel that under Conte he could finally end his silverware drought at and the Italian would surely love a player of the Welshman's quality and winning experience. And his creativity would be welcomed by the ruthless Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. He had a chance to win his first trophy with Spurs whilst on loan at the club last season. Tottenham's qualification for the Champions League has given them a huge boost heading into this summer's transfer window, with Europe's best players more inclined to make the switch to Spurs as a result.

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'In coming days': Fabrizio Romano has some exciting news for ... (HITC)

Fabrizio Romano says Tottenham to activate £40m Cristian Romero clause 'in coming days', a contract has been agreed until June 2026.

Romero is central to that, giving Spurs a defensive basis for years and years to come. It is a no-brainer for Tottenham. Having rid himself of those issues, Romero came to life after the turn of the year.

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Tottenham news: Spurs eye £21m midfielder transfer battle as Hugo ... (Football.London)

Here is your Spurs digest on Tuesday, May 23. Spurs eye Palhinha. Tottenham are reportedly considering a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Palhinha.

Certainly helped by the January additions of Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski as the pair helped take the team to the next level, it is imperative that the head coach is backed this summer if Tottenham are to keep on progressing. Hugo Lloris believes Antonio Conte already knows exactly what he wants and needs at Tottenham next season and there is "huge confidence" in the camp. While he has a release clause in his contract set at €60million (£50.9million), Sporting are said to be ready to accept a bid around the €25million (£21.2million) mark.

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The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham news and links for Tuesday, May 24 (Cartilage Free Captain)

He brought Fulham up to the Premier League as a teenager. But then had a challenging first year at Spurs, an injury-ridden loan spell at Hoffenheim where he ...

It’s true Reguilon’s injury opened the door for Sessegnon, but he had to make the most of that opportunity. It’s wild to think how secure I felt seeing Sessegnon on the team sheet in March as opposed to September. It would have been easy for Antonio Conte (still early in his tenure) to drop Sessegnon to the bench thereafter, but he stuck by him.

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Tottenham 'promise' Antonio Conte six signings but he may still be ... (Daily Express)

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is reportedly set to be promised the six summer signings he desires, but could still quit the club as he considers whether to ...

"In a short time, I worked a lot with my players to bring this club to play in the Champions League. I want to celebrate and we’ll have time to speak with the club about everything." Regarding the latter, Southampton's Fraser Forster is set to complete a medical as part of a free transfer. With that comes qualification for next season's Champions League, and the ability to attract top-class players in the transfer market. Although the promise of new faces will help Tottenham's case, Conte is also set to want assurances over the quality of the signings and the influence he has over who is brought in. Spurs have been left in the lurch regarding the Italian's future, and they are understandably keen to see him stick around after he sensationally fired them to fourth spot.

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Fraser Forster to have Tottenham medical this week ahead of free ... (Cartilage Free Captain)

As previously stated, Tottenham Hotspur are said to want to make at least six signings this summer in order to appease head coach Antonio Conte.

It also means that his Southampton contract technically expires at the end of June, or Spurs might have had this locked down a while ago. What this likely means is that we can probably expect that Forster’s signing will be announced next week sometime, and possibly on June 1 when the transfer window officially opens. Forster isn’t my first choice for the position, but he does capably fill both roles.

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Tottenham to play preseason match vs. Sevilla in Korea on July 16 (Cartilage Free Captain)

Tottenham Hotspur's preseason tour to South Korea is set, and they'll be meeting up with an old friend while they're there. The club announced that Spurs ...

The club announced that Spurs are set to play Sevilla in the second match of the Coupang Play Series on Wednesday, July 13. The match will take place at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, a city just to the south of the Korean capital of Seoul. Spurs’ first preseason match in Korea will be against a Korean XI, dubbed “Team K-League” on Wednesday, July 13.

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Antonio Conte Tottenham masterclass has landed Daniel Levy ... (Football.London)

Tottenham have been boosted financially after finishing the 2021/22 Premier League season in fourth.

Boosted financially after sealing fourth spot against Norwich City, all Tottenham fans will be hoping the money will be used to help improve Conte's squad ahead of such a big season for the club. Daniel Levy and Tottenham will also now be set to receive a nice financial windfall based on their final position in the Premier League table. Man City, as Premier League winners, take home the biggest amount at £44m after their late fightback against Aston Villa saw them retain their crown despite a valiant effort from Liverpool. Tottenham fans will be counting down the days until the start of September for the Champions League group stage to commence. We must be pleased for what we did." "It's very very difficult - to reach a place in Champions League I have to consider this a really big big achievement for me and for my players, and also for the club consider this a big achievement after three years Tottenham is able to play again in Champions League. For us it's very important because the best players, the best coaches want to play in this competition, for this trophy.

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Tottenham to take on Sevilla in 2nd summer exhibition match in S ... (The Korea Herald)

Tottenham Hotspur announced Tuesday they will face Sevilla FC in the second of their two exhibition matches in South Korea this summer.

Spurs boast a large fan base in South Korea thanks to Son's heroics. - Hyundai Motor Group to spend W63tr by 2025 in Korea Son and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool shared the Golden Boot.

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Tottenham nearing free transfer for Southampton's Fraser Forster to ... (Daily Mail)

They want to bring in a number of new signings to keep Antonio Conte happy and are prepared to rival neighbours Arsenal for the signing of Manchester City ...

I have in my head very clear what I want.' Tottenham are closing in on a transfer for Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster (pictured) - Tottenham are closing in on a deal for Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster

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Report: Antonio Conte told Tottenham players he could leave, their ... (HITC)

Tottenham Hotspur players reacted positively to Antonio Conte when the Italian told them that he could leave Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The report has added that the Tottenham players reacted positively to that message from the former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager. Conte has changed all that, and the former Juventus boss has been able to guide Tottenham back into the Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur players reacted positively to Antonio Conte when the Italian told them that he could leave Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, according to The Athletic.

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Tottenham transfer window: Why Spurs face most crucial summer ... (iNews)

Qualifying for the Champions League was crucial to Spurs' aims but further improvements are required if the club is to end its long wait for silverware in ...

Conte, Kane and Son are all world-class and the pillars of Spurs’ project. It is also of paramount importance that new signings this summer adapt as quickly as Romero, Bentancur and Kulusevski have to ensure that Spurs are in a position to compete for honours right away. Nobody is quite sure what lies in store for Chelsea, but a takeover could galvanise the club after a slump in 2022. Fast forward to 22 May, 2022 when a beaming Son was being hoisted onto the shoulders of his team-mates after drawing level for goals with Mo Salah, Kane was fist-pumping the Spurs support and Antonio Conte was serenaded by fans drunk on jubilation. Closing the gap on both will be immensely difficult, particularly as Arsenal, Manchester United and maybe even Newcastle, will invest heavily in their squads. Not for the first time, Spurs are approaching a pivotal transfer window.

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How Tottenham's Son Heung-min won the Premier League Golden ... (The Athletic)

His name is curiously absent from many of the awards shortlists, but Son has outscored Harry Kane for the first time and defied the xG model.

(It is also worth remembering, in the context of his goalscoring, that it is much harder to score the number of goals he does if you do not take penalties. It is a strange fact of his career that since he decided to stay at Tottenham in 2016, there has been no transfer saga around him, no long summer of speculation. This is not entirely driven by the media either; Kane spent last summer trying to engineer a move to Manchester City. And yet with Son this speculation does not seem to happen in the same way. The sum total of all of this is one of the best strikers in modern football. But put these overall trends together — Son’s increasing confidence, his use as a No 9, Kane dropping deeper — and it is now Son rather than Kane who is the dominant goalscorer in this Spurs team. But even this change — Son getting into better positions, more central, more in the box — does not tell the whole story. Now, Son effectively plays as the No 9 and Kane plays as a No 10 behind him. These are the very best forwards of the last few years and yet Son seems to get less credit than the rest of that group. When Son arrived at Spurs, the emphasis was on what he could do for the rest of his team, especially off the ball, rather than how many goals he would score. Because, by any available measure, Son is one of the best forwards in the Premier League, and has been for years. It was only at the end of the window, when Son had “one foot out of the door”, as one well-placed source put it, that Mauricio Pochettino persuaded Son to stay. He pointed out, very accurately, that Son could improve any team in Europe. And wondered why exactly, even now, Son does not get the recognition that he obviously deserves.

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Tottenham signing Fraser Forster as Hugo Lloris back-up could ... (Daily Express)

Fraser Forster's expected move to Tottenham could open the doors for Manchester United to complete one incoming transfer and one outgoing transfer in the ...

If they could convince him a return was worthwhile though, Henderson out and Johnstone in would make a whole load of sense if they can attract a big fee for the former. “I can fully understand that he wants to play because he's in an age where as a goalkeeper he should regularly play. Henderson has previously admitted he wants regular minutes which suggests he will leave United this summer and that could open allow a sensational return to Old Trafford for Johnstone.

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Tottenham: Paratici 'will look at' Serie A for Hotspur Way signings (GiveMeSport)

Tottenham, Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici have an unsurprising strategy heading into the upcoming summer transfer window.

But given all of these reports, it looks likely that they will do most of their shopping in England and Italy as Conte tries to build a more competitive squad. De Vrij’s team-mate Lautaro Martinez is also said to be in Spurs’ sights. Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the transfer insider said: “Generally, I still expect them to look at the Italian market.

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Lamela sends Instagram message as Tottenham announce pre ... (The Boot Room)

Tottenham Hotspur announced their pre-season plans on Instagram yesterday and Sevilla star Erik Lamela seems like he's excited.

Spurs have a whole pre-season planned to get themselves ready for the 2022/23 campaign, and the North Londoners announced yesterday that they will be playing Sevilla. Spurs are back in the Champions League and Antonio Conte deserves immense praise for the work he has done since his arrival at North London. He really impressed in Spain and he’s now ready to show his old employers that he’s still a top-quality player.

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Report: Tottenham considering swooping for Gabriel Jesus from ... (Cartilage Free Captain)

Expect it to be a busy one, made even busier by the fact that Tottenham Hotspur's table position and Champions League qualification means that they'll likely be ...

City are probably going to ask for a lot of money — the latest rumors said City quoted Arsenal a fee of £55m — and even with investment that’s a lot of cheddar for a position that arguably isn’t among the biggest needs at Spurs right now. For the past few weeks, it’s been surmised that Gabriel Jesus was likely to leave Manchester City for opportunities at a different Premier League club. With the season done and dusted, it means that silly season is now officially underway.

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