Levy, renowned for his hard line negotiating skills, gambled on Grealish’s sale price dropping because of Villa’s financial woes — only for the Championship club to be bought. And now those new owners have blocked Grealish’s exit.

Villa’s new owners,Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawaris and American Wes Edens, have a combined wealth of £40billion, making them the third richest owners in English football.

Their investment has prevented Villa from falling into administration and the second of Grealish is no longer a priority.

The news will no doubt infuriate Mauricio Pochettino as his main target could have been acquired and will likely feel let down after the club put in plenty of time convincing the playmaker that his future lay at the new White Hart Lane.

According to the article a Villa source said: “Spurs could have pushed the button on this two weeks ago before the takeover. They didn’t. And now the owners have said that neither he, nor James Chester is going anywhere.

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The report claims that there have been talks ongoing between the two clubs with Tottenham demanding more than £50m for their talented Belgian defender.

It adds how talks began back in May but collapsed relatively quickly after United balked at Tottenham’s asking price for the former Ajax man.

Alderweireld has one year remaining on his current deal, a deal which includes an option for a one-year extension, however, that means an activation a £25m release clause for next summer and Spurs are keen to get maximum value for the 29-year-old after talks over a new deal have continued to stall.

talkSPORT report that United do not agree with Spurs’ valuation of a player in this context and they do hold an interest in Leicester’s Harry Maguire, however, they will have to meet the former Premier League champion’s £75m price tag for the defender who caught the eye in England’s World Cup campaign. 

Why we are not willing to meet Toby’s apparent wage demands of £150,000-a-week is absolutely staggering, players of his quality are not readily available.

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It will be Barcelona’s first taste of pre-season action when they take on Tottenham, and there could be a debut for one time Tottenham target Malcom.

Davies has said he is keen for the club to get off to a flyer in the new season especially if we are to have a chance of picking up some silverware.

Speaking to skysports the Wales defender said “We have been there or thereabouts the last couple of years and have narrowly missed out on a couple of occasions,”:said Davies.

He added: “We have to be ready from the first to drop as few points as possible early doors to stand us in good stead for the season.”

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Moura was a £25m signing from Paris Saint-Germain last January making his Spurs debut as a late substitute in the 2-2 draw away to Juventus in the Champions League. He made 11 appearances in total as he was eased in to Premier League life by Mauricio Pochettino.

Fully settled in to London life he is ready  to play his part in the club’s push for silverware. Speaking to Skys Sports he admitted he had to try and adapt. He said:”The first six months was for the adaptation, to know the club and my team-mates and to adapt to a new championship,” the 25-year-old told Sky Sports News.

He added: I hope this season I will be 100 per cent ready to help the team.I feel comfortable now but I am a little bit reserved, a little bit shy, but all my team-mates are very nice and I am so happy, everyone helps me.It is a pleasure to be here and I am so proud.

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Tottenham have progressed under Pochettino’s tutelage including finishing second and third in the Premier League in the last two seasons despite spending considerably less than their main top six rivals. However Pochettino acknowledged that qualifying for the Champions League is crucial, he believes true success can only be measured by how many trophies a team wins.

Poch said: “For me, success is to win! Tottenham, in the last few years, have achieved the Champions League and that is success but the real success is to touch the trophies,” 

“We need to keep the hunger, the vision and our way to try and win games and be a solid team.”

It has been steady progression under the Argentine, and in terms of expenditure we are certainly punching above our weight but we would agree with him that true success will be measured by trophies in the cabinet.

Do you agree with us and Pochettino, is a trophy a necessary to be deemed successful or is consistent Champions League qualification more important. Let us know your thoughts below.

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The Spurs boss is without nine first team players who were involved in the latter stages of the World Cup for our tour of the USA which is part of the preparations for the new campaign.

Premier League clubs agreed to close the transfer window on Thursday, August 9th –the day before the season starts.

However according to Sky Sports Pochettino was in a relaxed mood following an open training session in Los Angeles

“The Premier League transfer [deadline] day is so early when you compare it with the rest of Europe. It is not going to help a team like us but that is how they decided to work,”:he told Sky Sports News.(www.skysports.com)

He added:”Every season is the same, we talk about adding more quality.It is always about [players] in and out. We are trying to arrive in the competition in the best condition.

Pochettino went on to say:”There are a lot of things to improve but I am happy in the way we are working. After the World Cup, it is always difficult but we need to adapt our plan for different players.England players were involved [until the semi-finals] compared to four years ago or eight years ago [when they were knocked out much earlier].But that is a good challenge for everyone.”

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The report says that United boss Jose Mourinho is open to the ideal of off-loading Martial but not to a Premier League rival, and the article says its expected that Spurs are unlikely to pursue a deal for the Frenchman as it stands.

The article adds that there is great hope at Hotspur Way of securing the signature of 22-year-old Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, as the championship club have a need to meet Financial Fair Play regulations, but it does reveal that talks have reached stalemate.

It goes on to say that Spurs are keen to boost their homegrown contingent as we currently only have seven homegrown players so we would only be able to name a 24-man squad in the Premier League, rather than 25.

They ramifications could be huge as it stands we would have to omit three foreign players from their Champions League squad because Welshman Ben Davies and Eric Dier count as overseas players, having come through the ranks at clubs outside England.

ESPN FC believe the delay is partly due to Spurs’ desire to wait for their top-six rivals to make their moves, to avoid bidding wars against wealthier clubs with Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino suggested earlier this week that Tottenham have been waiting for movement elsewhere.

“It’s a market that has only started to move very quickly after the World Cup and then this season the transfer window closes on 9 August,”: he said. “Be sure that we are going to do some movement but like always, we’re working hard, no rash decisions. I’m not worried.”

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However rather intriguingly as a Tottenham fan you might take notice that two major betting firms have dropped odds quite considerably on the possibility that England Captain Harry Kane could make a sensational move to Manchester United this summer.

So many “sources” feed so many stories so much that it can get rather confusing, however it is quite alarming that Kane’s odds to join Jose Mourinho’s side have been slashed from 33/1 to just 4/1.

Kane has been consistently linked linked with a mega-money transfer to Real Madrid however major players in the bookies market, Betfair and Paddy Power, are offering odds of just 4/1 for Kane to be a United player once the transfer shuts.

It is not clear whether they are taking in to account that Kane signed a new six-year contract with Spurs just last month to see him earn £200,000 a week plus bonuses so perhaps that has conveniently passed them by.

But contracts tend to be worthless nowadays and whether we like it or not such a drop in odds will raise a few eyebrows.

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The young forward earlier this year hit the headlines for a his four goal haul in a victory over Arsenal Under 18’s and there was high hopes that he was to follow in Harry Kane’s footsteps.

Hopes were raised further when Griffiths signed a third year scholarship deal with Spurs the club earlier in the summer but could now depart for France.

He had caught the attention from the likes of RB Leipzig, Barcelona and Celtic however now it seems Lyon are set to poach one of Spurs leading young talents.

The Radio Scoop report says that despite the club already having young forwards Amine Gouiri and Myziane Maolida on their books they could finalise a deal for Griffiths in the coming days.

Spurs have lost a couple of talented youngsters in recent months but losing Griffiths may just hit the hardest.

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The midfield enforcer felt a worrying twinge in the same knee that sidelined him for four months of last season and it goes from bad to worse with a threadbare squad and it threatens to get worse before it gets better.

Another long term absence for Wanyama would be a massive headache for Mauricio Pochettino and his pre season plans because Spurs are already missing Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele — among their eight losing World Cup semi-finalists who return to training next month.

It leaves us hugely short of midfielders and according to The London Evening Standard (www.standard.co.uk) Moussa Sissoko is primed to step into the breach.

The much maligned Sissoko and Christian Eriksen are the only fit, senior midfielders available to face Barca at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and its looking increasingly likely that he may well be on the team sheet for the visit to his former club Newcastle on August 11^th in the season curtain raiser.

Despite the constant flack he receives the Frenchman is unfazed as he has the support of the management team, Sissoko said: “The staff are happy with me so I’ll keep going.”

On his first season at Spurs Sissoko said:“My first season here wasn’t easy,” he said. “I came late, I didn’t have pre-season. But last year I played a lot of games and I did well, like the team. This year is going to be the same. I will try to play more and to do better and better.”

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The article describes how Spurs boss wants the talented star and believes he can compete with Dele Alli for a spot behind Harry Kane next season.

Levy has so far held off bidding on Grealish, hoping to exploit Villa’s cash woes under Dr Tony Xia, which left the Championship club on the brink of administration and the article says Spurs and Villa only opened talks last week on the transfer of the former Republic of Ireland youth international.

However Villa were sold to billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens which has strengthened their position in any Grealish sale

The article goes on to say Sawiris and Edens have backed boss Steve Bruce and are keen to  see Villa back in the big time following their play-off final defeat last season

It adds that their is still uncertainty at Villa Park over Grealish as the club are still under pressure from Financial Fair Play rules and it also adds that the player himself has told pals he wants a return to the Premier League and in turn boost his chances of a senior England call up.

The articles concludes saying that infamous negotiator Levy is still hopeful of getting his man without paying more than £20m.

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The Belgium international has been tipped to quit Spurs this summer and has been heavily linked with a switch to the Red Devils and the article says that Mourinho wants to complete two more signings this summer, with a centre-back and a forward his priorities.

The club’s (Spurs and United) are way off on their valuations of Alderweireld but the former Southampton and Ajax star remains Mourinho’s top centre-back target, despite his interest in Leicester’s Harry Maguire.

The article goes on to say that United’s pursuit of Alderweireld is far from over meaning a deadline day deal is possible.

It adds that Spurs want Anthony Martial to be included in any deal but if the Red Devils refuse to include Martial, they will demand at least £55m for Alderweireld.

United also believe Alderweireld may force his way out  and demand a move in the coming weeks but if they fail to land Alderweireld, Mourinho has a list of alternatives including England’s World Cup hero Maguire and Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar.

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Our new home , with not much surprise, will be called ‘Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’ however as expected this is temporary and a sponsor is likely to be sorted in the coming weeks.

In a unique twist the club are specialising its new name by making the ‘A’ in the word ‘stadium’ stylised as a recognition to our north London heritage with the letter pointing north.

“We are delighted to unveil our new stadium brand identity,” read a statement on the club’s official website. “As well as becoming a new, world-famous home for Tottenham Hotspur, our new stadium will also stage NFL matches, concerts and other major events as we look to create an iconic global sports and entertainment destination in Tottenham.

The statement added “It will therefore have its own brand identity, as with all world-class multi-purpose venues. The design is inspired by the stadium’s South West Elevation as it sweeps over the five-storey atrium – a view of the stadium that fans will enjoy as they walk up the High Road on matchdays.

It went on to say: “The pattern within the marque is based around the stadium’s veil façade to create a unique and contemporary motif that can stand alone or sit elegantly alongside our famous Club badge.”

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Trippier had an outstanding World Cup for England and is on extended leave and will not be back to training until seven days before our first game, at Newcastle, on August 11th.

Aurier will have an extended run in the team particularly on the trip to the US and he is ready to take advantage of Trippier’s absence.

“Trippier is on holiday and it’s my moment to take my chance,”:said Aurier. The season is long. I start now and Trippier is coming afterwards. It was the same for me [last season]. Now is my time. If I play good, then the gaffer has a choice [to make].

Aurier added:“I’m happy for Tripps. I sent him a message for the game [England’s semi-final defeat by Croatia] and for the World Cup. I said congratulations for your World Cup.

He went on to say:“It’s good competition for me – not a bad thing. Trippier gave me some things and me [to him] too. If Trippier is good, he plays. If I am good, I play. It’s no problem for me.”

Aurier did have some erratic performances last season but it looks as if he is ready to kick on. It can only benefit Spurs to have to top quality right backs vying for one place. An interesting battle awaits

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Pochettino has brought several youngsters on the club’s pre-season tour of the USA including the likes of Luke Amos, Anthony Georgiou, George Marsh and Oliver Skipp, who are all looking to take the opportunity to impress their manager in order to try and make the step up to the first team squad.

All four were given a taste of first-team action in the International Champions Cup win against Roma on Wednesday.

The Spurs boss was particularly impressed with the excellent performance from Amos, who began the game in holding midfield, but when questioned he stopped short of comparing him to former Spurs star Ryan Mason, who had to recently retire and is now back at the club in a coaching capacity.

“Yes but I don’t want to say there is a similarity with the feeling I got with Ryan. But Luke played very well and he still needs to work hard,”: Pochettino told Football London.

“I thought he and all our midfielders who came on the pitch showed an amazing energy.

Pochettino added: “I am so happy we have these types of players who are always willing to work so hard and keep running.  Luke has a lot of quality. He needs to work hard to find the opportunity to play. But I am so proud of his performance and that of all our midfielders.”

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The renowned news outlet has claimed via their website that Spurs and Fener, after protracted negotiations have finally come to an agreement which will see the former AZ Alkmaar striker return to the Super Lig after spending last season with the Istanbul outfit. It was not a hugely successful loan as niggling injuries limited his playing time to just 18 appearances.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino this week confirmed that Janssen was not part of his plans for the forthcoming season. Janssen has not travelled with the rest of the squad on the USA tour and with the deal just days away, the forward is set to jet out to Turkey and put pen to paper on a contract before the end of the week.

We wish Vincent well after his troubled time at Tottenham and hopefully, it includes an obligation to buy him at the end of the summer.

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According to the Daily Mirror, the Jamaican Under-23 international, who is also on Chelsea’s radar is ready to depart after a fine season in the Bundesliga.

The 20-year-old is valued at £40m by the German outfit and his contract runs until 2022 which means Leverkusen can name their price and stick to their guns should clubs circle.

It also adds that Arsenal boss Unai Emery is keen to add more signings having already signed Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Sokratis Papastathopoulos, however, Spurs have yet to add to their squad and Mauricio Pochettino is ready to splash the cash for the right player and Bailey certainly fits the mould of a ‘Pochettino type of player’.

Do you think Bailey would be a good signing for Spurs?  Have your say below

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And according to The Express (www.express.co.uk)Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge Bridge believes they could well do another one by trading Anthony Martial in for Spurs centre-back Toby Alderweireld.

It is believed both players want out of their respective clubs

“Anthony Martial’s future could be the big talking point of the transfer window,” Bridge told the Transfer Talk podcast.

He added:”Chelsea have entered the fray and I have said plenty of times that Spurs have a longstanding interest in Martial and I still stand by that.

He went on to say “There may even be a deadline day swap between him and Toby Alderweireld, who knows. There will still be plenty to go in the last few weeks.
Chelsea, we know they are interested but they are yet to make a formal offer. Sky in Germany are saying Bayern Munich will only make a move if United lower their valuation of the player – you’d say unlikely.

He also added:”Anthony Martial’s agent has said Martial is not wanted as much at Manchester United but Jose Mourinho has said a lot of his World Cup players won’t be starting the season.

“He’s actually started for United against Club America and San Jose Earthquakes. Jose Mourinho has said he wants to start Martial against Leicester alongside Sanchez and Juan Mata.

Bridge thinks that its possible Jose Mourinho just does not rate Martial “Is it Mourinho and Man Utd not appreciating him? We don’t know.It might have taken them by surprise that Martial has said he wants to move on. not many players want to move on from Manchester United.”

Frenchman Martial made just 18 Premier League appearances last season scoring nine goals and a disappointing campaign was compounded by missing out on the France World Cup squad.

He has rejected a new long-term contract offer with just a year left on his current deal but United are in a position to trigger a 12-month option on the deal he penned when he arrived from Monaco in 2015 which would increase his market value.

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However speaking ahead of our tour of the USA Pochettino promised we would venture into the market soon and he also said that the long-term deals signed by Harry Kane, Heung-min Son, Davinson Sanchez, Erik Lamela and Michel Vorm were the equivalent of five new signings.

The article goes on to say that this is the second season Spurs have travelled to the US for pre-season without any new signings and of the traditional Premier League Top Six, we are the only team not to have anyone new through the doors which has lead to a bit of unease amongst the Tottenham faithful.

Pochettino’s said on several occasions last season that he wanted the club the complete their transfer business early this summer with the Argentinian has blamed their slow starts to the season on last-minute signings and post season this year he urged Daniel Levy to “be brave, take risks and work in a different way”.

However, when asked if he was worried by Spurs’ lack of business, Pochettino said: “No. Like all season, we are focusing on trying to improve the team, developing our players and focusing on our players. That is most important.

 “We’re working hard trying to improve the squad. It’s a market that has only started to move very quickly after the World Cup and then this season the transfer window closes on 9 August [before the start of the Premier League season].”

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The Argentinian forward was out for more than a year with a troublesome hip injury and also some personal problems however he returned to the fold last season, racking up 33 appearances and scoring four times.

He has travelled with the squad as we return to the USA for the second successive season to take part in the International Champions Cup and Lamela told Sky he is looking forward to playing a major part in the new campaign.

“It was difficult, for one year and two months I stopped playing football and it was really hard for me but now it is different, now I am ready, I am training normally with the team and this is very important for me” he explained

We signed Lamela from Serie A side Roma in 2013 for a then club-record £30m, and the flyer recently signed a new four-year contract which will keep him at Spurs until 2022.

“I am very happy with this,” he added. “It is a pleasure for me to play for this club. I have very good relations with my team-mates and all the people that work here.”

Lamela scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over Southend behind closed doors friendly he will now look to impress in the International Champions Cup.

We are playing three games beginning with Roma on Thursday before then facing Barcelona on Sunday followed by AC Milan next Wednesday.

We kick-off our Premier League campaign against Newcastle on August 11th.

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