Over the next two weeks, Tottenham Hotspur will spend time in Japan and South Korea, as the squad continue to rack up the flight miles, having been to Australia to face Newcastle United in an end of season friendly just two months ago.
The trip will give Head Coach Ange Postecoglou the chance to assess the fitness of the regular first team names, whilst continuing to give youth players the chance to show that they are capable of lending a helping hand to the senior side, as they battle on all four fronts in the 2024/25 season.
Rejoining the squad after injuries are Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie and Richarlison, who has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the past few days.
Guglielmo Vicario has returned from his short holiday after he went away with Italy at Euro 2024 and played zero minutes, whilst Radu Dragusin will link up with teammates in South Korea. He chose not to cut his holiday short, having played ninety minutes in every game throughout Romania's run to the round of sixteen.
Amongst those on the plane was 16-year old Mikey Moore, who has impressed, scoring a goal and registering an assist, across the two 45 minute cameos he has been given so far. Jamie Donley and Will Lankshear, who are both expected to leave on loan this summer, have been named in the travelling party.
The Lilywhites have already played two official friendlies on British soil. They opened their pre-season campaign with a 5-1 drubbing of Hearts before dispatching Queens Park Rangers by two goals to nil at Loftus Road on Saturday.
As their Premier League preparations now ramp up, they will make the trip to the Far East, offering a chance for more minutes in the tank, some crucial team bonding and the opportunity for the new signings to continue to accustom themselves to the style of football that their Australian boss wants them to play.
Match details
Tottenham will play three friendlies whilst in Asia, with one game taking place in Japan's capital, Tokyo, and the final two to be played in Seoul, South Korea.
vs Vissel Kobe: Saturday 27th July, National Stadium (Tokyo), 11:00 BST, SPURSPLAY
vs Team K-League: Wednesday 31st July, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 12:00 BST, SPURSPLAY
vs Bayern Munich: Saturday 3rd August, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 12:00 BST, SPURSPLAY
The latter two games, which will be played in South Korea, are part of the Coupang Play series, which Tottenham participated in when they made the visit to captain Heung-Min Son's birth country two years ago.
Player to watch: Brennan Johnson
Having scored a hat-trick in a behind closed doors friendly against League One side Cambridge United and following it up with the opening goal against Hearts in Scotland last week, Brennan Johnson has had an exciting pre-season campaign so far - he even offered a solid first-half cameo at Loftus Road on Saturday.
After a slow start to life in N17, which drew plenty of frustration from some Tottenham fans, the Welshman and former Nottingham Forest attacker ended the season in good form and drew plenty of praise from fans, and it seems as though he has started the 2024/25 season in a rich vein of form.
With a starting spot on the right wing up for grabs, Johnson now has the chance to prove this worth against the trickier opponents that he will face whilst on the tour, and nail down that role as his own.
The travelling party
Ange Postecoglou has picked a 31-man squad, which is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Guglielmo Vicario, Brandon Austin, Alfie Whiteman, Luca Gunter.
Defenders: Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Djed Spence, Ashley Phillips, Radu Dragusin (Korea only), Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies.
Midfielders: Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, Oliver Skipp, Alfie Devine, George Abbott, Tyrese Hall, Jamie Donley, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison.
Attackers: Brennan Johnson, Heung-Min Son, Richarlison, Will Lankshear, Alejo Véliz, Dane Scarlett, Manor Solomon, Timo Werner, Mikey Moore.
Absences from the squad
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg was not named in the squad, as he put the finishing touches on a move to Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, which has now been officially confirmed.
Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who joined the club in 2022, will remain at Spurs' Enfield training base, as he continues rehabilitation from a fractured foot which cut his 2023/24 season short.
Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur and Giovani Lo Celso will join up with the squad closer to the start of the Premier League season following their national team's late ventures into the Copa America and European Championship - you can expect to see them in pre-season action for the first time when Tottenham host Bayern Munich on Saturday 10th August.
Sergio Reguilon, who spent the entirety of the 2023/24 season out on loan, and Bryan Gil have both been granted permission not to travel to the far east, as the Spanish duo explore prospective transfer opportunities.
Neither have featured in a pre-season fixture for Tottenham so far, with Gil reportedly in talks with both Girona and Sevilla over a prospective move.