As most of you know, Cartilage Free Captain, or rather, yours truly was on the ground in person to experience Tottenham Hotspur’s preseason tour of Sydney as they took part in the aptly named Sydney Super Cup.
Fighting relegation could not have been further away from Spurs' aspirations this time last year, after winning the Europa League and hiring Thomas Frank.
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Tottenham Hotspur are keen to add to their forward options this summer as they look to get back to competing at a high level, but some exits are also expected to take place.
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says forward Dejan Kulusevski is "fit and right", but remains cautious over a possible return date.
The Sweden international, 26, was not part of Spurs' pre-season tour of New Zealand and Australia.
There was a moment last season when Roberto de Zerbi turned to his Tottenham players and asked: "Did we pass away?"
The scenes after his first game in charge - a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland - painted a grim picture.
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