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A key figure this week exposed Tottenham and Levy's institutional cowardice
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Strange club, Tottenham, but a win is a win and on Thursday they had two. A double, if you fancy triggering older fans with other memories of the term.
We can return to the merits of scratching past Hoffenheim in Europe, but first let’s rewind to a few hours earlier, before their slog against the 15th-ranked team in Germany. That takes us to the morning and the publication of Deloitte’s Money League report, showing how the bean counters at our various clubs are getting on.
Now, those are happier league tables for Spurs, because they have beans stacked as high as the eye can see. Big beans for big boys, and by revenue they are the ninth biggest boy in the footballing world. Fifth biggest in the Premier League.
It’s all there in the bars of a chart – Tottenham’s earnings for the 2023-24 season amounted to £519.5million, not factoring in their transfer dealings, and that is a roaring trade. For accounts drawn one year on from their last appearance in the Champions League, in 22-23, the numbers are sublime, actually.
So, happy shareholders, happy life; the flick, the trick, the graphs that make Daniel Levy tick.
The peculiarities of his reign are no secret by now, not after 24 years, but they are always worth a re-examination when fresh numbers come in, as they did on Thursday. I’m thinking specifically about the wages as a percentage of turnover, which sounds dry. And it is. But it’s the metric that tells us if a club is willing to live a little or too much.
In Tottenham’s case, the spend on wages in 2024 was 42 per cent of revenue, so around £218m, and the figure requires some context through comparison. That being both a comparison to their own behaviours, showing this to be Spurs’s lowest commitment by percentage in the past five seasons, and a comparison to their competition.
Going in order of the revenues with which Deloitte ranked the nine British clubs in the world’s top 20, Manchester City spent 57 per cent of their £706.8m turnover on wages (£403.4m), and they might be seen as our standard bearer, pending the outcome of deeper enquiries.
Next up is Manchester United, who operated at 56 per cent (£364m on wages), pursued by Arsenal at 53 per cent (£320m) and Liverpool at 63 per cent (£380m). Then it was Spurs, followed by Chelsea (72 per cent, £331.7m), Newcastle (68 per cent, £213m), West Ham (58 per cent, £157m), and Aston Villa (96 per cent, £251m).
We might look at one of the two outliers in that sample, which is Villa, who gambled 90 per cent or more of their turnover on wages in three of the past five seasons. It contributed to a place in the Champions League, so they are probably cool with their lot, but the fact Douglas Luiz now plays for Juventus tells of their proximity to cliff edge. Just as United demonstrated that £364m can be easily wasted.
Those figures highlight an inexactness in the art, but they also offer a guideline for where the richer clubs draw their lines. How they quantify ambition. And when we look at it that way, Levy’s beans suddenly don’t appear very big at all.
They are the beans of a man who has committed upwards of 47 per cent on wages just once in the past five seasons. They are the beans of a man who isn’t even remotely close to the middle ground between extreme caution and recklessness. The beans of an executive who could sign three high-tier players on £250,000 a week, £39m a year combined, and still be within 50 per cent of turnover. Levy should be embarrassed by those beans. They are the beans of institutional cowardice.
And isn’t that horribly out of place at a club that markets itself on daring and doing?
It’s a club that appointed a cavalier in Ange Postecoglou, but left him relying on five teenagers to see out the game against Hoffenheim on Thursday. A club that went into the tie four players short of a full bench, with a cast of exhausted men on the pitch, and is yet to sign a senior outfielder in the January market.
I admire Postecoglou, I find him exciting and different, which isn’t the same as believing there is vast wisdom in his method.
There is also a question to be asked about the sense in appointing a manager with a high-intensity style, with all the burnout issues we have gone on to see, when you aren’t prepared to supply him with a squad able to satisfy demands.
But Postecoglou has big beans and we can all agree on that. He is striving, being bold, and his exasperation is growing by the week. On Friday, ahead of Sunday’s game of dire need against Leicester, he said Tottenham would be ‘playing with fire’ if reinforcements don’t arrive in the next week.
But is Levy even listening? Does he pay any notice to those social media posts flagging that his previous three managers sat first in Italy, second in Turkey and third in the Premier League going into this weekend? Were they all solely the problem? Was Antonio Conte a mile off-beam with his moaning?
If we are to give Levy his due, beyond the magnificence of the stadium, it is that he has splashed plenty on transfers in the past few seasons and he has kept the club safe from the PSR buzzards.
But wages, not fees, are the key to landing the best players and to date only Levy’s salary, which has fluctuated between £3.5m and 6.5m of late, would rank as best in class for the division.
Going above his ceiling of £200,000 a week to change Tottenham’s narrative? Good luck to Postecoglou if he is privately nudging in that direction, even if these latest figures prove, yet again, the club is operating a mile within itself.
And that’s a shambles, really. A stain. A contradiction of what Levy says in public about feeling the same heartbeat as Tottenham’s fans. They are words he has used since day one, as contained in his very first set of programme notes, in March 2001.
I dug them out this week, and he talks about being a supporter on the West Stand at White Hart Lane, of wearing rosettes and idolising Gazza and Lineker. That kind of tone.
But there’s also a bit on spending, as it happened, and naturally that is what catches the eye now.
‘Sir Alan (Sugar) faced the same challenges we do now balancing the needs of shareholders, who want profit, with those of the fans, who want success on the pitch,’ he wrote. ‘Sometimes, the two do not go together. It is a balancing act.’
With each set of accounts, it becomes clearer that only one side of the line ever mattered. Postecoglou should pour himself a double.
Ratcliffe burns bridges on the water
In the latest instalment of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s adventures in sport, he has had a total breakdown in his relationship with Sir Ben Ainslie and decided he can win the America’s Cup without him.
That being Ainslie, four-time Olympic champion, winner of the 2013 Cup for the US, and a man who recently delivered a British yacht to the final for the first time since 1964.
There’s a lot to be said for confidence and even more for those who recognise when the other guy in the room is smarter in their field.
So good luck to Manchester United as those rocks get closer, but at least they have Captain Jim at the helm.
Sweeney digs his heels in
Bill Sweeney, the Rugby Football Union chief executive, refused to apologise this week for accepting a £358,000 bonus and £1.1million salary at a time of record losses and redundancies at Twickenham.
With that much brass in his neck, he would surely be of more use on the pitch than off it.
Postecoglou has urged the Spurs board to be active in the transfer market
His struggling side face a deep injury crisis, with 12 players currently sidelined
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes the club are ‘playing with fire’ if they do not bring in any players during the January transfer window.
Spurs’ injury list is increasing by the week but there do not appear to be any signings in sight.
Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke headline the list of key players missing at a crucial part of the season. Timo Werner and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario also remain unavailable.
Midfielder Pape Sarr is the latest to suffer an injury setback and defender Cristian Romero will remain on the sidelines for tomorrow’s home clash with Leicester, despite having returned to training.
Asked if there is money for Spurs to spend, Postecoglou said: ‘Don’t ask those questions, it’s not something I’m involved in. My discussions with Johan (Lange, technical director) and the club have been about trying to get some help for the players and then I’ll let them do their jobs.
‘There’s not a lot more depth that I can give to it because, within the context of that, I’ve still got to manage this team and get them ready.’
Spurs earned a morale-boosting win in the Europa League at Hoffenheim on Thursday to put them on course for a spot in the last 16, before jetting back to their north London training ground. ‘We got back at 2am,’ Postecoglou explained, before outlining the transfer structure within which he is working.
‘I’m not out there trying to find opportunities for the club. That’s not my role at this time. There isn’t the time to do it. But I have daily communication with Johan and he’s trying everything he can to get the help we need.
‘I don’t think I’m stating anything other than the obvious and for me to come in here and say something else would be disingenuous. This playing group needs help, there’s no doubt about that.
‘We’re playing with fire by not bringing anyone in but the flip side is that the club are doing everything in their power to try and change that situation.’
Spurs’ wins over Hoffenheim, Tamworth, Liverpool and Manchester United in the cups have masked a dreadful run of form in the Premier League. They have won just once in 10 league games since beating Manchester City 4-0 in November, losing seven, and have dropped to 15th.
Despite his ever-growing injury list, Postecoglou remains optimistic for the remainder of Spurs’ season.
‘We need to get results in the league because where we are is unacceptable,’ he added.
‘But there’s still plenty to play for. It’s exciting and I think the fans all sense that as well. They want us to get through this period so we can tackle that exciting part of the season in the best shape possible.’
Ange Postecoglou has been handed an injury boost with two players back fit
Tottenham travel to Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday night
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Tottenham vice captain Cristian Romero has provided Ange Postecoglou with a timely boost after he took part in training ahead of Thursday's trip to Hoffenheim.
Romero has only played once over the last two months due to toe and groin issues respectively during a spell where Spurs have repeatedly been without key personnel.
A 3-2 loss at Everton on Sunday increased the external noise around Postecoglou's position and while it is understood he retains the support of the club board, the sight of Romero being able to train on Wednesday morning will lift spirits amongst a depleted squad.
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was also involved in training alongside centre-back Radu Dragusin, who was forced off at Everton.
Bentancur suffered a sickening head injury during a 1-0 win over Liverpool on January 8 and was ruled out of action for a minimum of 12 days due to concussion protocols.
While the Uruguayan looks set to feature in Germany after he returned to training and Romero may be in contention, Postecoglou has limited other options.
January recruit Antonin Kinsky, the reinvigorated Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon and 18-year-old South Korea attacker Yang Min-hyeok cannot play on Thursday as they are not registered in the club's league phase squad for the Europa League.
With Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Dominic Solanke definitely ruled out, Postecoglou will be without at least 12 first-team options for a crucial fixture.
Spurs are ninth in the Europa League ahead of Thursday's penultimate league phase match, but a victory at Hoffenheim would boost their chances of a top-eight finish, which would send them through to the last 16 and avoid an extra two-legged knock-out tie in February.
The name of Malachi Hardy has become a familiar sight on Tottenham’s teamsheet during a time of emergency in central defence.
Still only 16 and born a fortnight after the last time Spurs won a major trophy, he has found his progress accelerated by injuries to Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies.
He has been on the bench to savour the hostility of Ibrox in the Europa League against Rangers, the thrilling win in a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, the incredible 4-0 victory at Manchester City and in the north London derby defeat at Arsenal.
He was among six teenagers named among the subs at Everton and is likely to be required to make up the numbers again as Ange Postecoglou gathers as many fit players as possible for a trip to Germany to take on Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.
Hardy, however, is not there by accident. He has impressed Postecoglou and his staff with his natural ability and temperament while training regularly with the first team and has been in the matchday squad on eight occasions across the last two months, including for some of the biggest matches of the season.
Tottenham will hope the experience serves him well because Hardy has been identified as one of the gems emerging from within the academy as technical director Johan Lange tries to shift the club’s focus towards the recruitment and development of young talent.
Born in Watford, Hardy joined the club at the age of eight and, having moved back from central midfield, is rated among the best central defenders in Europe from his year group.
Right-footed, he is composed in possession, passes the ball well and is aggressive in the challenge. At 6ft 3in tall, he has an imposing stature with aerial strength and excellent recovery speed, and an ability to read and understand the game despite his tender age. All qualities perfectly suited to modern fashions and Postecoglou’s style of football.
His leadership ability has been noted, too, as the captain of England’s Under 17s.
There is of course much work to do if he is to transform this into a career at the top. Centre halves usually mature a little more slowly than forward players. They have a craft to acquire and the Premier League is an unforgiving learning environment.
Managers want a solid defensive base and are reluctant to throw young players into the heart of the defence for 10 minutes at the end of a game, whereas they will be less concerned about sending on a talented young forward.
So, there remains lots to negotiate for a first-year scholar who cannot sign professional terms until he is 17 in March, but Hardy’s rapid progress this season has convinced the coaching staff at Tottenham that he could provide emergency cover while they sent 19-year-old Alfie Dorrington out on loan to Aberdeen to gather experience.
And that he might benefit from being closer to the first team and picking up tips from senior centre halves.
'I want to learn from those players and how they play' said Hardy, in a short interview in the matchday programme in December. 'I like how they’re so calm on the ball but also aggressive with their defending.'
Tottenham under Lange have made a conscious decision to invest in youth. Just look at the ages of players signed this season - 18, 18, 16, 20, 18, 21 and 27-year-old Dominic Solanke. It is one of the reasons the club continue to show patience and resist any urge to sack Postecoglou, whose teamsheet of 20 players at Everton contained eight teenagers in all.
Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, both 18, started. Between them they have made 51 appearances this season with a dozen Premier League starts. Mikey Moore, 17, came on as a substitute in the second half to make his 10th appearance of the season.
It all adds up to a remarkable shift from last season, when Postecoglou entrusted just five minutes - remarkably spread across six appearances - of Premier League action to teenagers, placing Spurs firmly at the bottom of the 20 clubs. This season, by virtue of that cultural shift and of course the injury crisis, Spurs sit second with 1,532 minutes given to those 20 and under.
Postecoglou likes having young minds to mould and has a style that demands fresh legs and open, impressionable minds to embrace it. A club that struggled to bring through young players under the likes of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, who both prefer veterans, now ranks sixth among the 98 teams in Europe's top five leagues for minutes given to teenagers in all competitions this season.
Gray, Bergvall and Moore are the shining stars and would have been involved regardless of the injury crisis which has taken hold on the club, but there are others making their way through too.
Yang Min-hyeok, an 18-year-old winger signed from Gangwon in South Korea, arrived in December and is being integrated. Will Lankshear, a 19-year-old centre forward, has played in the Europa League and Postecoglou has mentioned his desire to see him go out on loan.
Luka Vuskovic, a 17-year-old central defender who will join Spurs from Hajduk Split in the summer, has excelled on loan at Westerlo in Belgium this season. Damola Ajayi, a 19-year-old forward, and Callum Olusesi, a 17-year-old midfielder, were on the bench at Everton.
Hardy is the youngest of them all. His progress has been accelerated but that is because he is held in such high esteem. He is firmly identified as another of the young players who can save Spurs millions in the transfer market in years to come.
You could have heard a pin drop on Tottenham’s return flight from Merseyside on Sunday evening.
Unsurprising, really, given what had transpired at Everton a few hours earlier. The 3-2 scoreline did not reflect what was a chastening afternoon for Spurs’ forlorn players.
Their first-half capitulation goes straight into the club’s hall of shame alongside the ignominy of falling 5-0 behind after 21 minutes at Newcastle in April 2023.
Tottenham have won once in 10 Premier League matches — at bottom club Southampton, who are on course to become one of the worst teams in the division’s history in terms of points won.
Yet the sense emanating from Spurs since the loss to Everton — their fifth defeat in six league games — is that under-pressure boss Ange Postecoglou will continue to be backed.
However, while the Australian is very likely to remain in charge for Sunday’s visit of Leicester, there is an acknowledgement that results require sharp improvement.
There are no indications that defeat by Ruud van Nistelrooy’s relegation strugglers would signal the end for Postecoglou — but the scrutiny would intensify if they don’t win.
For now, though, Tottenham are giving Postecoglou time. There are plenty of reasons why, with the club’s horrific injury record being one of the main factors.
As Mail Sport revealed on Saturday, Dominic Solanke, the club’s record £65million signing, has a knee injury that could rule him out for weeks. Brennan Johnson, the club’s top scorer, will miss around four weeks with a calf injury.
There are nine other players absent through injury and the club accept Postecoglou has been dealt a brutal hand. There is a feeling that he should be judged when he has more of his squad available — particularly in defence, having been without first-choice centre backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, as well as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario for a long period.
Tottenham’s recruitment team are working to strengthen the squad. But that is easier said than done. The transfer market evolves on a daily basis and conditions for deals are constantly changing.
For example, Tottenham’s desire to sign a forward has been complicated by the injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus at Arsenal. The Gunners, who were not expecting to enter the market for a new attacker, are now seeking one. That causes difficulties for Tottenham and clubs in a similar position.
Spurs should accept their share of blame for that. Get your business done decisively and you are less likely to be caught cold.
While getting rid of Postecoglou would appease some fans, it would present Daniel Levy with an even greater problem, with no clear candidate to replace him mid-season.
Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth is one of the best managers in England, but why would he jump ship when his team are flying well above Spurs in the table?
Kieran McKenna at Ipswich has links to Tottenham, having coached in the academy and played for the club at junior level. But would he leave Portman Road in the middle of a relegation fight? Mail Sport also understands extracting McKenna from his contract would command a sizeable compensation fee.
Spurs sporting director Johan Lange, who led the pursuit of the club’s only January signing so far — goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky — is believed to admire Brentford boss Thomas Frank. Frank deserves a crack at a bigger club, but you wonder how Spurs fans would view the appointment.
Fulham’s Marco Silva would also be a contender, while the club’s evolving data-led recruitment team would identify more candidates from abroad.
Yet joining a team in the lower reaches of the table and one gripped by an injury crisis is hardly the most enticing of proposals. There is no viable ‘no-brainer’ appointment.
Furthermore Romero, the club’s vice-captain, is set to be a target for Spanish clubs in the summer and is believed to be open to leaving. Captain Son Heung-min will turn 33 before the start of next season.
Son is key for Postecoglou, while his value off the pitch in the lucrative Asian market is priceless — though the arrival of the forward’s countryman Yang Min-hyeok this month has big earning potential in the Far East.
But having lost Harry Kane and with Son in the twilight of his career, it would be understandable for a new manager to have concerns about the forward line. So, with so much upheaval, it seems logical for Tottenham to lean towards sticking with Postecoglou for now.
There is also a Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool on the horizon, a tie they lead 1-0. Reaching Wembley would give Spurs a shot at a trophy they crave. Losing at Anfield, however, would put even more focus on Postecoglou’s future.
As ever in football, how the players view Postecoglou differs depending on who you talk to. Some still swear by their boss. Others are less convinced.
Certain players have privately complained about the demands of training and the schedule. The club’s injury list does not ease some players’ concerns that their output needs reducing.
Staying in a hotel the day before games, regardless of location and kick-off time, has also caused consternation — though it’s reasonable for the club not to want to take long journeys on matchdays to ensure calm before kick-off.
The team’s expansive, attacking approach — or, more pertinently, Postecoglou’s apparent refusal to adapt it — is also noted as a factor behind the team’s struggles.
One source close to the Spurs team, however, believes he has recognised a watering down of the gung-ho tactics that many pundits cite as Tottenham’s biggest flaw.
There was shock within the squad when Postecoglou dropped captain Son and James Maddison earlier this month, too. Both are big characters and such decisions often have consequences, particularly when results don’t improve.
Yet it was a risk Postecoglou believed was worth taking in the hope of doubling-down on his authority and shaking off the malaise.
If Postecoglou is to be sacked, he will at least have stuck to his principles. There’s a lot to be said for that.
Indeed, the manager is well liked at Spurs but that jovial manner from his opening months in the job has waned, understandably given the course of their season. ‘Tetchy’ was the word one insider used.
The other side of the argument is that Postecoglou is a bad loser — perhaps that’s the sort of person you want in charge of your club.
But this is a Tottenham squad low on confidence and positivity. Postecoglou must raise them or he will have to face the consequences.
Tottenham suffered another setback after losing 3-2 to Everton at Goodison Park
David Moyes' side scored three goals in the first half to wrap up the points
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Of all the ways Tottenham have found to lose games during this awful midwinter demise this is a strong contender to be the worst.
Worse than the tame surrender at Arsenal on Wednesday. Worse than humbling defeats on home soil against Chelsea, Newcastle or struggling Ipswich. Worse than the six-goal hammering at home to Liverpool.
Two late goals flattered the performance. They were three down by halfway against an Everton team who had forgotten how to score and had not beaten Spurs at Goodison Park since David Moyes was in charge the first time around.
With Moyes back on the touchline for the second game of his second coming, they sensed weakness in their visitors, set about them and although they probably went down through the gears too soon, they ended a run of six without defeat in the Premier League.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin led the goal rush, playing like a ‘real centre forward’ according to Moyes.
Iliman Ndiaye conjured a wonderful solo goal albeit with minimal resistance, Archie Gray stuck one in his own net just before half time and Spurs had a series of saves by goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky to thank for limiting the damage.
Ange Postecoglou’s tactical plan to cover the holes in a team depleted by 10 absentees with a change of formation went badly wrong.
They fared better after the interval with Dejan Kulusevski launching a belated fightback in the 77th minute with a delicate, clip over a crowd of players, to spark a late flurry, and Richarlison bundling in another from close range in stoppage time.
Nerves jangled around the stadium, but Everton had done enough and Moyes basked in the grand old Goodison roar once again.
Tottenham returned to the capital fortunate not to be nursing a more embarrassing results, and nobody in the away end was fooled. They were rolling through the protest songs about chairman Daniel Levy, who looked on impassively from the VIP seats.
For all the goodwill about his style of play and understanding at boardroom level that injuries have made circumstances very difficult, pressure is building on Postecoglou ahead of a trip to Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.
Tottenham, with all their Champions League pretensions, are 15th in the Premier League and Everton, one place behind, are up and running under Moyes. Every other team in the bottom eight, except Spurs and Ipswich have changed managers and the Australian knows he cannot carry on losing.
Fresh injuries to Brennan Johnson, Yves Bissouma and Dominic Solanke rocked Postecoglou just as he dared to think his crisis might be easing and his bench told the story. There was a fourth-choice goalkeeper, six teenagers with one Premier League start between them, a left-back they've been trying to sell for two years and Richarlison.
It forced Postocoglou into a reshuffle. With Ben Davies back, he changed the Spurs shape to a back three with wing backs and Heung-min Son up front through the centre with James Maddison and Kulusevski in support.
The plan, however, backfired. Tottenham could find no fluency and Everton seized control to the delight of the home crowd. Antonin Kinsky made a flying save from Jesper Lindstrom, the first of many, but was helpless and Calvert-Lewin found the net.
Idrissa Gueye threaded a pass into his feet and the centre forward twisted Gray one way and then the other before hammering a shot low past Kinsky. It was his first goal for four months and a goal to bring confidence surging through Goodison Park against frail opponents.
Kinsky made another flying fine save to turn a shot by Orel Mangala onto a post and was back on his feet to keep out a header by Calvert-Lewin as the ball was quickly delivered back into the penalty area.
The Spurs keeper then dashed from his line to foil Calvert-Lewin again, this time bursting clear on goal but let down by his second touch, off a knee. Kinsky came out of smother but Everton’s second came on the half hour.
Gueye slid a quick pass to Ndiaye midfield and he accelerated away, meeting no resistance until he was on the edge of the penalty area, where he threw an extravagant stepover to beat Radu Dragusin and crashed a shot high into the net.
The third was an own goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half added after Dragusin required lengthy treatment for a head injury after being caught by a stray arm from Calvert-Lewin.
James Tarkowski, who had just been foiled by another Kinksy save, headed a cross square from deep, Calvert-Lewin glanced it on and Gray, facing his own goal as he tried to recover, kneed it into his own net in the chaos.
It summed up a miserable first half for the visitors. They flickered briefly at one down, when Jordan Pickford made two saves from Son but Everton dominated the first half.
Dragusin did not return for the second half and Spurs reverted to the more familiar 433 formation with Richarlison on to lead the line.
They improved. Richarlison added aggression, Mikey Moore came on to offer threat on the left flank and they all seemed more comfortable in a more familiar system.
But there was no miraculous recovery. This goes down as a huge win for Everton and they try to escape another relegation under Moyes.
And it goes down as a huge defeat for the visitors as they slither inconceivably closer to the relegation places.
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Tottenham have suffered a key injury blow with Dominic Solanke set to miss Sunday’s clash against Everton amid concerns he will miss further crucial games.
The Spurs striker has suffered a knee issue and is expected to miss the visit to Goodison Park in what will arrive as a major disappointment to Ange Postecoglou.
Solanke is now set for a spell on the sidelines amid concerns he will miss more than just the game against David Moyes team.
Postecoglou will address the issues today and will provide an update on his player’s condition.
England international Solanke has become a key player for Spurs since his £65million arrival from Bournemouth in the summer, scoring 11 goals so far this season.
Postecoglou will be desperate for Solanke to avoid a long-term absence for his star striker ahead of a crucial spell in the season.
The club are currently 15th in the Premier League and are desperate to climb the table.
They also have crucial Europa League games coming up as well as the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash against Liverpool at Anfield.
Spurs currently lead the tie 1-0 from the first leg.
Gary Brooke won two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup during his time at Tottenham
The midfielder also played for the likes of Norwich, Wimbledon and Brentford
Former Tottenham star Garry Brooke has died at the age of 64 following a long illness.
Brooke, who won two FA Cups with Spurs in 1981 and 1982, passed away on Saturday morning as his former club announced the tragic news on social media.
'We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Garry Brooke this morning, following a lengthy battle with illness,' they wrote on X.
'Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this impossibly difficult time.'
The midfielder, who also won the UEFA Cup with Tottenham in 1984, started his career at the club, making his debut in the 1980-81 season.
Brooke went onto play 101 times for Spurs, scoring 18 times, before he also represented the likes of Norwich, Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City, Brentford, Colchester United, Reading and St Albans City.
As news of his passing spread, several tributes poured in for Brooke from individuals and clubs within the game.
Norwich City said: 'All at Norwich City are saddened to learn of the passing of former player Garry Brooke after a battle with illness.
'We pass on our sincere condolences to Garry's loved ones at this sad time.'
Spurs icon Ossie Ardiles added: 'Very very sad news. Gary was a wonderful player and even more a wonderful friend.
'My thoughts and prayers with your family and friends. Very honoured to have played football with you and been your friend. Rest in peace dear Brooksy.'
Former Spurs star Graham Roberts also paid tribute to Brooke as he said: 'Very sorry to hear about my former team-mate Gary Brooke passing.
'He was a very underrated player and a huge part of the squad. Wishing all his family and friends my deepest sympathies.'
Tottenham fan and broadcaster Danny Kelly added: 'RIP Garry Brooke, important part of Spurs' back to back FA Cup wins, 1981 and 1982.
'Garry was the (only) sub for both finals and both replays, coming on three times. Here he threatens the Man City goal. Thanks, Garry.'
Brooke, who was born in Bethnal Green in East London, joined Spurs as a 10-year-old.
After breaking through into the first team in the 1980-81 season following a loan spell with Swedish side GAIS, Brooke enjoyed immediate success at Spurs, coming off the bench in the FA Cup final against Man City in the initial 1-1 draw.
He failed to feature in the replay but still picked up a winner's medal as Tottenham won 3-2 thanks to a majestic display from Ricky Villa.
Brooke won the FA Cup again in the following season, coming off the bench in both the final and replay against QPR.
However, the midfielder then faced significant adversity as he was left fighting for his life following a serious car accident in February 1983.
It took Brooke seven months to get back to full fitness and he struggled to regain his place in Spurs' first team plans, although he had featured in the early rounds of their 1983-84 UEFA Cup triumph.
Brooke, a father-of-two, was subsequently sold to Norwich after making just seven appearances for Spurs in the 1984-85 campaign.
However, he struggled to settle and nail down a regular place in East Anglia.
Brooke became somewhat of a journeyman, never making more than 40 appearances for any of the clubs he played for despite several moves to the likes of Wimbledon, Groningen, Brentford and Reading.
As he dropped down the divisions, Brooke also featured for Non-League teams including Braintree, Worthing, Romford and Baldock Town.
Following his retirement, Brooke coached in local schools and reported on games at both Tottenham and Leyton Orient for the Press Association and OPTA.