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Mikey Moore scored twice in Tottenham’s 3-0 home pre-season home win over Hoffenheim.

The 19-year-old's second-half goals were both set up by Mathys Tel after Richarlison hit a first-half opener from Andy Robertson's cross.

Four new summer signings - Robertson, Sandro Tonali, Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Sensi - all made their home debuts in the win, which keeps Spurs unbeaten in pre-season.

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But there were some notable absentees from the victory, including Micky van de Ven, James Maddison and Mateus Fernandes.

Spurs fans will be hoping some of the missing players will play a part in Sunday's final pre-season game against the same opponents in a behind-closed-doors game at the club's training ground.

Roberto De Zerbi's side then open their Premier League campaign at Brentford next Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

Here, Sky Sports assesses Spurs' pre-season win over Hoffenheim in their first home game since avoiding relegation in May…

Moore and Bergvall shine amid uncertain futures

Two players who were linked with moves away from Spurs delivered good performances in the win.

Moore was on the cusp of a loan move to Bundesliga side Cologne last week, but with that now on hold the teenager has given De Zerbi plenty to ponder with his two-goal display.

The 19-year-old produced a muted celebration for his first, as he tapped in Tel's cross, but he showed his delight for his second as he deftly finished off Tel's pass.

The Spurs academy graduate's destination for the new season is still undecided.

Meanwhile, Lucas Bergvall looked like he might be leaving Tottenham two months ago.

Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were interested in the midfielder, and it remains to be seen whether he will be at the club after deadline day.

De Zerbi insists he wants to keep the midfielder after addressing the player's concerns over lack of game time

The Sweden international has been playing regularly in pre-season, and his display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday would have encouraged his head coach.

Michael Bridge

Robertson impresses with fine assist

Andy Robertson left Liverpool because he wanted more game time - and on this evidence he will be getting it.

The Scotland international was superb on Spurs' left side in the win as he delivered cross after cross, with a pinpoint delivery for Richarlison's opener.

The 32-year-old's arrival was seen as a great move for the Spurs dressing room, as he brought a wealth of winning experience, but against Hoffenheim he showed his on-field quality.

With fellow left-back Destiny Udogie still yet to play in pre-season and concerns around the Italy international's fitness, Robertson has taken advantage of his absence.

The ex-Liverpool defender looks nailed on to start at Brentford next Saturday for Spurs' Premier League opener - and on this form, Udogie could well find it tough to oust the man nine years his senior.

Declan Olley

Kinsky proves his No 1 status

Spurs' clean sheet in the win was largely thanks to Antonin Kinsky.

The Tottenham goalkeeper made several saves to keep Hoffenheim at bay, thus proving his new number one status.

Kinsky also dealt adeptly with crosses and was good with the ball at his feet, showing why he will be a great fit for De Zerbi's system.

It is some turnaround for the 23-year-old since his horror show in Madrid seven months ago, and he has deservedly taken the spot of Guglielmo Vicario, who was not involved on Saturday with Juventus eyeing a move for the Italy international.

Declan Olley

Spurs' pre-season results

July 22: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons - Spurs training ground

July 26: Tottenham 2-0 Auckland FC

July 29: Tottenham 1-1 Sydney FC (4-2 on pens) - Sydney

August 1: Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea - Sydney

August 8: Tottenham 1-1 Getafe - Spurs training ground (behind closed doors - 70-minute game)

August 15: Tottenham 3-0 Hoffenheim - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

August 16: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim - Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 12pm

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Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has completed his £34.2m move to Atletico Madrid.

Spurs retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause as part of the deal that has seen him pen a five-year deal.

Atletico have been long-term admirers of the Argentina international, and there was an expectation that Spurs would allow Romero to depart this summer if the right offer arrived.

The central defender was always believed to have preferred a move to Atletico, withInter Milan and Spurs' north London rivals Arsenal among the other clubs to have been interested.

Romero's Spurs deal was due to run until the summer of 2029.

The 28-year-old was sent off twice last season during Spurs' Premier League relegation battle. He then missed the end of the campaign due to a knee injury.

Romero received criticism from supporters when he appeared to be set to watch his boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final instead of being at Tottenham's crucial last game against Everton. However, he did ultimately attend the game.

In a post on Instagram, Romero bid farewell to the fans on Friday and said he had achieved his dream of leaving his name in the club's history as the captain of the side that ended Spurs' 17-year trophy drought.

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"Today, I say goodbye to a place that, for five seasons, was much more than a club. It was my home, my challenge and the place where my family and I built such an important part of our lives.

"I leave with a heart full of memories and enormous pride for everything we lived and achieved together.

"When I arrived, I had a clear dream: to leave my name in this club's history. I knew the only way was through hard work, sacrifice and achieving something that had seemed so difficult for so long: lifting a trophy again. And we did it.

"The journey wasn't perfect, but I don't want that to define my goodbye. I choose to remember the happy moments, the lessons, the people who stood by me and, above all, the love I received during these five years.

"Thank you to everyone at the club who shared this journey with me. Coaches, team-mates, staff and every person working behind the scenes you are all part of my story and have a place in my heart."

Will Spurs fans miss Romero?

Sky Sports News' Michael Bridge:

"No.

"Even announcing the move before the club have announced it, it's Romero.

"On his day he was one of the best centre-backs in the world but those days came against Ecuador, Peru on international duty.

"There's nothing wrong with being proud to play for your nation but there was too many times it was a chore playing for Spurs.

"He posted a few public comments about the board, which you can't do. He was a key part of winning the Europa League but there was that final day saga about whether will he or won't he watch his team try to avoid relegation.

"The time was right for him to move."

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Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has confirmed he is leaving the club ahead of his move to Atletico Madrid being announced.

Atletico have agreed a deal worth in the region of £34.2m (€40m) for Romero, while Spurs retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause.

In a post on Instagram, Romero bade farewell to the fans and said he had achieved his dream of leaving his name in the club's history as the captain of the side that ended Spurs' 17-year trophy drought.

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"Today, I say goodbye to a place that, for five seasons, was much more than a club. It was my home, my challenge and the place where my family and I built such an important part of our lives.

"I leave with a heart full of memories and enormous pride for everything we lived and achieved together.

"When I arrived, I had a clear dream: to leave my name in this club's history. I knew the only way was through hard work, sacrifice and achieving something that had seemed so difficult for so long: lifting a trophy again. And we did it.

"The journey wasn't perfect, but I don't want that to define my goodbye. I choose to remember the happy moments, the lessons, the people who stood by me and, above all, the love I received during these five years.

"Thank you to everyone at the club who shared this journey with me. Coaches, team-mates, staff and every person working behind the scenes you are all part of my story and have a place in my heart."

Atletico have been long-term admirers of the Argentina international, and there was an expectation that Spurs would allow Romero to depart this summer if the right offer arrived.

The central defender was always believed to have preferred a move to Atletico, withInter Milan and Spurs' north London rivals Arsenal among the other clubs to have been interested.

Romero's Spurs deal was due to run until the summer of 2029.

The 28-year-old was sent off twice last season during Spurs' Premier League relegation battle. He then missed the end of the campaign due to a knee injury.

Romero received criticism from supporters when he appeared to be set to watch his boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final instead of being at Tottenham's crucial last game against Everton. However, he did ultimately attend the game.

He has made 124 appearances for the club over five seasons, scoring 12 goals and being shown four red cards in the Premier League.

Spurs had appeared to lay the groundwork for Romero's exit this summer following the arrivals of defenders Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi.

'Spurs not getting value for Romero'

Spurs are set to take a lower fee for Romero than what they received for teenage defender Luka Vuskovic, who joined Brighton in a club-record £50m deal earlier this summer.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, Sky Sports News' Michael Bridge said of Romero's exit: "Spurs are not going to get the value for a player of his ability.

"Luka Vuskovic, who didn't make any competitive appearances for Spurs, will be sold for more than what the club's captain will go for because he's gone to a Premier League club.

"I think it's best for all parties that Romero leaves. I think 99.9 per cent of Spurs fans would agree with that.

"On his day, there aren't many better - he doesn't make any mistakes for Argentina, but in terms of Tottenham it just feels like it's his job.

"He adores Argentina, and there's nothing wrong with that, but it feels as if Tottenham is a bit of a chore for him and it's gone a bit too much that way."

Could Romero have joined Arsenal?

Earlier this month, one source had told Sky Sports News that Arsenal had looked into Romero as an option to bolster their centre-back options.

However, it never progressed beyond interest, with Spurs reluctant to let their captain join a Premier League side, let alone their fiercest rivals Arsenal.

"There was talk that Romero would have happily accepted a move to Arsenal," Bridge told Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast.

"There were no club-to-club talks on this, but when you hear that then that's the final nail for Tottenham supporters."

The north London rivals tend not to do transfer business with one another. The last transfer negotiated between the two clubs came 49 years ago when goalkeeper Pat Jennings joined Arsenal from Spurs in a deal worth a reported £45,000.

O'Hara: Time for Romero to move on

Also speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara said of Romero: "He's a bit of a liability. When he plays, he costs us games, points and red cards.

"I just think his attitude towards the board and the way he was, I just think it's, 'All right, thank you, and we're going to move on'.

"We've finished 17th the last two seasons, and he's been involved. He was captain last season, and the way he acted at the end of the season, when he got injured, and we all saw him crying, that wasn't for Tottenham; it was more for Argentina and his World Cup.

"And then he goes to Argentina on the last day of the season, and everyone's like, 'Where's Romero?' So that situation for me needs to be put to bed. I don't think we need any of that bad publicity around us.

"Get as much as we can for him; let him move on. We've got back-up now with Van Hecke and Senesi, so thank you, see you later."

Spurs are set to make a loss on Romero, who joined from Atalanta for around £42m in the summer of 2021.

O'Hara said of Atletico's £34.2m deal for Romero: "The problem is there's a premium for English clubs, who will pay over the odds for people with European clubs inflating the fee.

"The problem is if you're going to go and sell him to Atletico Madrid, they haven't got the money.

"If we were selling him to Man Utd, we could probably get £60m-70m for him. But the problem is if you sell a player to Europe, they just don't have the money that the Premier League clubs have, so you have to accept that it's going to be a lesser fee than what maybe you think you can get for him.

"He wants to go to Atletico Madrid. He just feels like an Atletico Madrid player. I just feel like you've just got to take that one on the chin and move on from it."

Romero's exit signals new era at Spurs

Speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, Sky Sports News senior football news editor Lyall Thomas said: "Quite a top figure in the football industry said to me, 'Go and watch Romero's role in the second goal in Spurs' 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest at home last season'.

"I watched him, and it was arms in the air, not tracking the player back who ended up scoring, which contributed to the goal.

"That was Spurs when they needed their captain the most, and he just wasn't there in that moment, so that says it all.

"It's time to move on from that era of Spurs and into the new era.

"This has been shown by some of the players they've brought in, which is not just to have an impact on the field but to have an impact on the dressing room and sort that area of the club.

"It's a move that suits Romero to go and work with his compatriot [Diego] Simeone. I can imagine they will suit each other down to the ground. It just fits. The planets are aligned on this one."

Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has confirmed he is leaving the club ahead of his move to Atletico Madrid being announced.

Atletico have agreed a deal worth in the region of £34.2m (€40m) for Romero, while Spurs retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause.

In a post on Instagram, Romero bade farewell to the fans and said he had achieved his dream of leaving his name in the club's history as the captain of the side that ended Spurs' 17-year trophy drought.

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"Today, I say goodbye to a place that, for five seasons, was much more than a club. It was my home, my challenge and the place where my family and I built such an important part of our lives.

"I leave with a heart full of memories and enormous pride for everything we lived and achieved together.

"When I arrived, I had a clear dream: to leave my name in this club's history. I knew the only way was through hard work, sacrifice and achieving something that had seemed so difficult for so long: lifting a trophy again. And we did it.

"The journey wasn't perfect, but I don't want that to define my goodbye. I choose to remember the happy moments, the lessons, the people who stood by me and, above all, the love I received during these five years.

"Thank you to everyone at the club who shared this journey with me. Coaches, team-mates, staff and every person working behind the scenes you are all part of my story and have a place in my heart."

Atletico have been long-term admirers of the Argentina international, and there was an expectation that Spurs would allow Romero to depart this summer if the right offer arrived.

The central defender was always believed to have preferred a move to Atletico, withInter Milan and Spurs' north London rivals Arsenal among the other clubs to have been interested.

Romero's Spurs deal was due to run until the summer of 2029.

The 28-year-old was sent off twice last season during Spurs' Premier League relegation battle. He then missed the end of the campaign due to a knee injury.

Romero received criticism from supporters when he appeared to be set to watch his boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final instead of being at Tottenham's crucial last game against Everton. However, he did ultimately attend the game.

He has made 124 appearances for the club over five seasons, scoring 12 goals and being shown four red cards in the Premier League.

Spurs had appeared to lay the groundwork for Romero's exit this summer following the arrivals of defenders Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi.

'Spurs not getting value for Romero'

Spurs are set to take a lower fee for Romero than what they received for teenage defender Luka Vuskovic, who joined Brighton in a club-record £50m deal earlier this summer.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, Sky Sports News' Michael Bridge said of Romero's exit: "Spurs are not going to get the value for a player of his ability.

"Luka Vuskovic, who didn't make any competitive appearances for Spurs, will be sold for more than what the club's captain will go for because he's gone to a Premier League club.

"I think it's best for all parties that Romero leaves. I think 99.9 per cent of Spurs fans would agree with that.

"On his day, there aren't many better - he doesn't make any mistakes for Argentina, but in terms of Tottenham it just feels like it's his job.

"He adores Argentina, and there's nothing wrong with that, but it feels as if Tottenham is a bit of a chore for him and it's gone a bit too much that way."

Could Romero have joined Arsenal?

Earlier this month, one source had told Sky Sports News that Arsenal had looked into Romero as an option to bolster their centre-back options.

However, it never progressed beyond interest, with Spurs reluctant to let their captain join a Premier League side, let alone their fiercest rivals Arsenal.

"There was talk that Romero would have happily accepted a move to Arsenal," Bridge told Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast.

"There were no club-to-club talks on this, but when you hear that then that's the final nail for Tottenham supporters."

The north London rivals tend not to do transfer business with one another. The last transfer negotiated between the two clubs came 49 years ago when goalkeeper Pat Jennings joined Arsenal from Spurs in a deal worth a reported £45,000.

O'Hara: Time for Romero to move on

Also speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara said of Romero: "He's a bit of a liability. When he plays, he costs us games, points and red cards.

"I just think his attitude towards the board and the way he was, I just think it's, 'All right, thank you, and we're going to move on'.

"We've finished 17th the last two seasons, and he's been involved. He was captain last season, and the way he acted at the end of the season, when he got injured, and we all saw him crying, that wasn't for Tottenham; it was more for Argentina and his World Cup.

"And then he goes to Argentina on the last day of the season, and everyone's like, 'Where's Romero?' So that situation for me needs to be put to bed. I don't think we need any of that bad publicity around us.

"Get as much as we can for him; let him move on. We've got back-up now with Van Hecke and Senesi, so thank you, see you later."

Spurs are set to make a loss on Romero, who joined from Atalanta for around £42m in the summer of 2021.

O'Hara said of Atletico's £34.2m deal for Romero: "The problem is there's a premium for English clubs, who will pay over the odds for people with European clubs inflating the fee.

"The problem is if you're going to go and sell him to Atletico Madrid, they haven't got the money.

"If we were selling him to Man Utd, we could probably get £60m-70m for him. But the problem is if you sell a player to Europe, they just don't have the money that the Premier League clubs have, so you have to accept that it's going to be a lesser fee than what maybe you think you can get for him.

"He wants to go to Atletico Madrid. He just feels like an Atletico Madrid player. I just feel like you've just got to take that one on the chin and move on from it."

Romero's exit signals new era at Spurs

Speaking on Sky Sports' Tottenham summer special podcast, Sky Sports News senior football news editor Lyall Thomas said: "Quite a top figure in the football industry said to me, 'Go and watch Romero's role in the second goal in Spurs' 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest at home last season'.

"I watched him, and it was arms in the air, not tracking the player back who ended up scoring, which contributed to the goal.

"That was Spurs when they needed their captain the most, and he just wasn't there in that moment, so that says it all.

"It's time to move on from that era of Spurs and into the new era.

"This has been shown by some of the players they've brought in, which is not just to have an impact on the field but to have an impact on the dressing room and sort that area of the club.

"It's a move that suits Romero to go and work with his compatriot [Diego] Simeone. I can imagine they will suit each other down to the ground. It just fits. The planets are aligned on this one."

Inter Milan have agreed a £30m deal to sign England defender Djed Spence from Tottenham.

Sky Sports News understands the agreement includes a 10 per cent sell-on clause.

The full-back was given permission to travel to Italy for a medical as negotiations between the two clubs continued. A deal for a total package of £30m has now been reached.

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Spence was a star of England's third-place finish at this summer's World Cup but was likely to find his opportunities limited at Spurs in the coming season, with Pedro Porro the first-choice right-back and Destiny Udogie, Andy Robertson, Souza and Ben Davies all able to play left-back.

Inter have been looking for a new option at right-wing-back and turned their attention to Spence after struggling to strike a deal for Al Ittihad's Moussa Diaby.

Spence had three years left on his contract at Spurs, with an option for a further year, but is keen on the move, having enjoyed his six-month loan spell with Genoa in Italy from January 2024.

Spurs signed Spence from Middlesbrough in a deal worth up to £20m in July 2022.

Spurs already eyeing Spence replacements

Sky Sports News' Mark McAdam:

"A player that Spurs fans will say they have seen his brilliance in flashes. You saw his brilliance at the World Cup with England.

"They may also think it is frustrating. They paid £12.5m for him from Middlesbrough in 2022, a deal that Daniel Levy did. They are getting more than two times what they paid for him.

"But they will also say it doesn't feel like a lot of money for a player who could be so key for us.

"Spurs have been preparing for this and have irons in the fire for his potential replacement."

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