Spurs still paying price for a punishing World Cup and pre-season trip to Australia
The move is in advanced talks territory. Source confidence is high with single-source support.
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Too many players are off the pace and although Tottenham brushed aside Charlton, Newcastle will be a tougher challengeJan Paul van Hecke was among those given an unwanted name-check by Roberto De Zerbi after Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday. Not at the right level physically, was the gist of the manager’s comments. De Zerbi also mentioned Marcos Senesi and Sandro Tonali, two of the club’s other new signings. Their condition had to come as no surprise. It certainly did not to De Zerbi.Take the case of Van Hecke,…
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