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“I’m now in the place I want to be,” says Giovani Lo Celso, rejuvenated at Real Betis after he never found his place at Tottenham Hotspur. Lo Celso has scored seven goals in 12 games for Betis already, which is a remarkable start, given his last seven goals for Spurs spanned nearly four years.

He is happier now, playing free again, but the wounds from his time in England have still not fully healed. “It’s a bit of everything, about feeling comfortable, and being made to feel comfortable, about having rhythm and confidence, that’s what allows a player to give his best version,” he says. “That’s not what I had before.”

Perhaps nobody encapsulates the chaos of the past half-decade at Tottenham better than Lo

Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero appeared to criticise the club’s hierarchy for a lack of investment in the team after his side’s 4-3 home defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.

Tottenham allowed a two-goal lead to slip and the result meant that Ange Postecoglou’s team have won only one of their past seven games.

After the match, the Argentinian spoke to the Spanish outlet Telemundo Deportes and said that Tottenham needed to look beyond the coaching staff to resolve their problems and should mirror their rivals’ investment.

Ange Postecoglou has said everyone will miss his swashbuckling style of football when he’s gone and insisted Tottenham Hotspur would not have beaten Manchester City by bowing to calls to be more pragmatic.

Spurs have thrilled and infuriated in equal measure this season after demolishing City 4-0 on Saturday having lost at home to Ipswich Town. On Thursday night in the Europa League Tottenham conceded in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Roma in an end-to-end contest.

Only Liverpool, the league leaders, have a better goal difference than Tottenham’s impressive +14 this season but defeats by Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ipswich in recent weeks mean they sit sixth in the Premier League, three points off Arsenal in fourth. Yet Postecoglou has reiterated

Tottenham Hotspur have suffered a major setback after confirming that goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has undergone surgery for a fractured right ankle.

The 28-year-old suffered the injury during Tottenham’s 4-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday, when he collided with the City winger Savinho during the first half.

Vicario was able to play on and completed the full 90 minutes, making a string of important saves. However, following further assessment over the weekend, an injury was confirmed that required surgery, which took place on Monday.

“We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario has today undergone surgery for a fracture of his right ankle,” a Tottenham statement said. “The 28-year-old suffered the injury during Saturday’s Premier League victory at Manchester City. Guglielmo will be assessed by our medical

Rodri was back in the middle of the pitch, albeit showing off the Ballon d’Or rather than his talent, and Pep Guardiola took the pew that will remain his for the coming seasons. Yet, by the end of a rainswept contest, the sense of familiarity that matters most to Manchester City had been ripped from their grasp once more.

Undressed by clinical, devastating Tottenham Hotspur, who had stars in the dazzling James Maddison and the electric Dejan Kulusevski, City’s campaign has become a calamity. A fifth successive defeat in all competitions not only prolonged Guardiola’s worst run as a coach but also represented the club’s heaviest home defeat in 21 years, dating back to when they played at Maine Road and a bygone time when

James Maddison left on Saturday with a face like thunder and came back on Monday right as rain.

It was just over a month ago when Maddison had been taken off at half-time against West Ham United, with the game in the balance at 1-1, despite Tottenham Hotspur controlling the match and monopolising the chances. Without Maddison, the floodgates flew open. Spurs scored three in the second half and romped to a 4-1 win.

Ange Postecoglou’s big call came off but that doesn’t mean Maddison had to feel happy about it. A half-time substitution is high on the list of worst offences for any elite footballer and Maddison is no exception. On Monday morning, staff at Hotspur Way suspected, expected even, that Maddison would be

Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match ban and fined £100,000 for using a racial slur about his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Son Heung-min.

Benctancur’s ban applies to domestic games, which means he will miss Tottenham’s next six Premier League fixtures against Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool, as well as the Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Manchester United on December 19. Bentancur can play in the two Europa League matches that fall in that period, which are at home to Roma on November 28 and away to Rangers on December 12.

As well as a suspension and fine, Bentancur has been ordered to attend a mandatory face-to-face education programme provided by the FA before March 11. Tottenham are considering whether to appeal.

Rodrigo Bentancur is set to receive a lengthy FA ban for the comments he made about his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Son Heung-min.

The FA has made its decision about the Uruguay midfielder’s punishment, with Spurs expecting a suspension of between six and 12 matches after he used a racial stereotype when referring to the 32-year-old South Korean, his club captain, in June.

That would mean Bentancur missing most of the next month at least while the upper end of that window would also include the Christmas period. Tottenham face Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Southampton in their next five domestic games, all in the Premier League, before the sixth comes against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on December 19 and the seventh

Ange Postecoglou does not believe that winning a cup competition will necessarily secure his future at Tottenham Hotspur, saying that consistency in the league is more important than winning a trophy.

The Spurs head coach referenced the sacking of Erik ten Hag, who won two domestic cups with Manchester United but was sacked on Monday, to illustrate how league position can be a better indicator of a team’s progress than success in knockout competitions.

Postecoglou has come under pressure from some supporters after the defeats by Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace. He knows that some fans will not want him to rest his first-team players against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, given that Spurs have not won a trophy

The Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Ryan Mason has held talks with Anderlecht about taking charge at the Belgian club.

Spurs have given Mason permission to speak to Anderlecht about the vacant head coach position, with the 33-year-old thought to be a leading contender for the role. Mason is under contract at Tottenham, which means Anderlecht would have to pay compensation.

Ange Postecoglou has given Mason the green light to explore the move, which would be a huge opportunity for him. Anderlecht are fourth in the Belgian Pro League and have won both of their opening games in this season’s Europa League, beating Ferencvaros and Real Sociedad. Mason would also be reunited with the former Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen, who joined Anderlecht in 2022.

Mason played