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Alejandro Garnacho has left an impression on the Chelsea staff following his incident against Tottenham.

Garnacho has made eight appearances across all competitions for Chelsea since his summer move from Manchester United, including a place from the start against Spurs last weekend.

He started his side's 1-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but was substituted by Enzo Maresca in the second-half.

The Argentine was replaced by Jamie Gittens in the 66th minute and made his feelings known on the bench.

He shook his head in disbelief as Chelsea fans called him out for his reaction.

Despite Garnacho's petulant reaction, he has impressed staff at Chelsea, with early signs suggesting he is adapting quickly both on and off the pitch.

That's according to Give Me Sport, who claim Garnacho has impressed those around the club with his 'energy' and 'professionalism' as he continues to adjust to Maresca's system and expectations.

Chelsea staff at the club's training base have been encouraged by Garnacho's attitude and intensity. He's working hard to refine his decision-making in the final third.

Per the report, coaches at Cobham are said to appreciate his willingness to stay behind after sessions to sharpen his finishing and crossing, which they see as a strong indication of his mindset.

Garnacho is 'taking everything in' and remains eager to impress, according to those inside the camp.

Chelsea's South American contingent, including countryman Enzo Fernandez, have helped him settle at the club and adjust him to the group dynamic.

The 21-year-old is also believed to be settling comfortably in London, having moved from Manchester.

Enzo Maresca told to 'bring Alejandro Garnacho down to earth'

In terms of performances on the pitch, Garnacho has endured a mixed start to life at Chelsea, having scored just one goal this season.

Before his outburst against Spurs, Argentina World Cup winner Oscar Ruggeri criticised the star forward, claiming he is 'full of himself' and 'needs to be brought down to earth'.

"He’s no better than anyone else, you’re a football player, enjoy it, but you shouldn’t be so full of yourself," he exclaimed.

"It’s pointless because you miss out on so much. Someone has to bring him down to earth."

Micky van de Ven produced a moment of magic as he scored a sensational solo goal against Copenhagen in the Champions League.

Spurs returned to winning ways following back-to-back defeats, including a bruising 1-0 home defeat to Chelsea, by destroying Copenhagen on Tuesday.

They beat the Danish outfit 4-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Van de Ven, who snubbed Thomas Frank following their defeat to Chelsea, scoring a goal of the season contender.

He picked up a loose ball on the edge of his own box then ran the full length of the pitch before smashing home past Dominik Kotarski to score his side's third goal.

Van de Ven went on one of his trademark runs, beating four Copenhagen players en route to scoring arguably the best goal of his career and a goal that will be a contender for the competition's goal of the season.

On his goal, Van de Ven said: "I started dribbling and thought I thought that I would see if they would catch up and they didn’t.

"I am feeling good, and I felt amazing in the sprint, I felt like I could keep going. [Cristian] Romero stayed calm as well [for Joao Palhinha goal] when I saw him in front I wondered why he was there.

"When we got the red card I thought it was going to be tough but we stayed cool, we did what we needed to do and we killed the game off."

Brennan Johnson, who was later dismissed, Wilson Odobert and João Palhinha also got on the scoresheet.

Van de Ven's strike comes just days after he snubbed Frank after the final whistle against Chelsea.

The Dutch defender and Djed Spence ignored their head coach on Sunday but apologised ahead of tonight's European fixture.

Speaking before his side's game against Copenhagen, Frank said: "Micky and Djed came into my office yesterday and just said they wanted to say sorry for the situation. They didn't want it to look bad or disrespectful.

"That was not their intention to me, the team or the club. They were just frustrated by the performance, loss and the booing during the game."

Spurs, meanwhile, move into seventh place, with eight points on the board.

They return to action on Saturday when they resume their Premier League campaign against Manchester United.

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly looking to offload two players following their defeat by Chelsea.

On Saturday afternoon, the London derby between Spurs and Chelsea took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

During what was a cagey affair, Joao Pedro's goal in the 34th minute was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for Chelsea.

As the final whistle sounded, Spurs fans showed their discontent as boos were heard from around the stadium.

There was also a controversial moment as Spurs stars Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven appeared to 'blank' manager Thomas Frank as they walked off the pitch towards the tunnel.

Following their disappointing performance against rivals Chelsea, it has been reported that Spurs may consider selling two of their first-team stars.

As reported by Spanish news outlet Fichajes, Spurs are looking to sign West Ham United star Jarrod Bowen and FC Porto striker Samu Aghehowa, who could cost a combined total of £110 million.

In order to raise money, it has been suggested that Spurs could sell Richarlison and Dominic Solanke to fund bids for Bowen and Aghehowa.

Recently, Richarlison has been linked with a move away, with the 28-year-old reportedly giving the 'ok' to Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo.

Meanwhile, Solanke, 28, has had a tough start to the 25/26 season due to injury problems.

To date, the Englishman has only managed 49 minutes across three appearances, failing to score or assist.

It has been suggested that Solanke is currently nursing an ankle injury, and he has a transfer value of €40 million, as per Transfermarkt.

Speaking after the match against Chelsea, Spurs boss Frank said: "In general, I think Chelsea were good. We were definitely second best. We performed badly. I think we lacked energy and intensity and that freshness, we didn’t have that.

"Then I think the high pressure they came with, I don’t think we solved it well enough even though we worked on it, so that we need to keep working on."

He added: "I think our high pressure, we lacked a little bit in the beginning until we got on top of it and then they went up 1-0 and we are chasing.

"Then it’s a bad circle where we are chasing, lacking intensity and energy and bad decisions."

Two Tottenham players appeared to blank head coach Thomas Frank after he approached them on the pitch following Spurs’ 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea.

Frank’s side suffered their second loss of the week, against Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup against Newcastle at St James’ Park on Wednesday evening.

Fast forward to Saturday, and the north London side put in a lacklustre performance against rivals Chelsea, who took all three points back to Stamford Bridge thanks to Joao Pedro’s first-half goal.

Spurs were booed during and after the game by the home faithful inside the stadium, and they were arguably lucky to finish the match trailing by just one goal, as the away side missed an array of clear-cut chances late on.

And the Lilywhites’ home record is certainly not something they will be pleased about, with the side winning just three of their last 19 matches on home soil across both Ange Postecoglou and Frank’s reigns.

Despite the defeat, Tottenham remained third in the Premier League before Liverpool’s fixture against Aston Villa later in the evening.

Remarkably, attackers Xavi Simons, Richarlison, Randall Kolo Muani, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert failed to register a single shot between them against Chelsea, with Mohammed Kudus registering all three of his side’s attempts, with just one finding the target.

To add insult to injury, the win marked Chelsea’s 10th in the teams’ last 12 meetings.

As the fans voiced their frustrations, two players also appeared dejected shortly after the full-time whistle, with their actions raising a few eyebrows.

A video emerged on X, via Spurs content creator Chris Cowlin, which appeared to show defenders Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven ignoring Frank as he approached them.

It is unclear whether this was simply a misunderstanding, but the Danish coach did address the incident during his post-match press conference.

“I think I understand why you ask the question, but that's one of the small issues,” Frank explained.

“Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence have performed well this season, and it's just a small thing."

Spurs return to action against Copenhagen in the Champions League on November 4 before hosting Manchester United in the Premier League on November 8.

Frank's side will also play against Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United over the next month or so.

Chelsea and Spurs hooligans were previously involved in a horrific day of violence when the sides faced each other back in 2007.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have been rivals for decades, with many pointing to the 1967 FA Cup final between the two London sides as a catalyst for the ill feeling between them.

The game, which Spurs won and was attended by over 100,000 fans, was dubbed the “Cockney Cup Final” and was arguably the start of the infamous rivalry.

Several games between the sides have gone down in folklore, with the so-called “Battle of Stamford Bridge” from 2016 standing out.

On that occasion, 12 yellow cards were issued after Chelsea drew 2-2 with Spurs despite the away side having led 2-0 in the first half, handing Leicester City the Premier League title at Tottenham’s expense.

Following the full-time whistle, a tunnel brawl occurred with both clubs receiving fines from the Football Association (FA) after admitting three breaches of FA Rule E20 for failing to control their players and/or officials.

Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele was banned for six games for violent conduct during the clash.

But away from the on-pitch troubles, the sides’ FA Cup quarter-final clash from 2007 will live long in the memory for the wrong reasons.

After a 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge, hooligans clashed in Parsons Green, London, outside the White Horse pub – known locally as the “Sloany Pony”.

At the time, the Mirror reported that more than 30 people were arrested as rival groups armed with knives, wooden clubs, and hockey sticks fought outside the pub.

The outlet claimed that seven people were rushed to hospital after sustaining stab wounds to their head or chest, while the Standard reported that the number of victims was at least 10, with 34 arrests made.

Police were said to have believed the incident was pre-organised after Spurs fans had reportedly ‘ambushed’ Chelsea “in their own backyard”.

One eyewitness told the Standard: "It was pandemonium, I've never seen scenes like it. It was a battlefield in the middle of Fulham's smartest area on a Sunday evening. I was on Parsons Green itself, having a quiet drink with friends - nothing to do with the football.

"Suddenly, there was a lot of loud shouting and screaming, and we saw a huge mob fighting outside the Sloaney Pony, smashing each other with baseball bats and anything they could get their hands on. People were fleeing in all directions; it was chaos.

"I ran off down a street, but could hear the rioting going on from half a mile away. About five minutes later, the police sirens started and carried on all night."

A former Tottenham Hotspur player who won the UEFA Europa League last season has retired at the age of 27 to pursue a career as a photographer.

Back in May, Spurs became Europa League winners after beating fellow Premier League side Manchester United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.

A goal from Brennan Johnson in the 42nd minute was enough to seal a 1-0 win for Ange Postecoglou's men.

Despite leading Spurs to European glory, Postecoglou was sacked due to the team's poor showing in the Premier League. Thomas Frank has since replaced the Australian.

Postecoglou wasn't the only one to leave Spurs following their Europa League win.

At the end of May, Spurs announced that goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman would leave following the expiration of his contract.

Whiteman, 27, was given a winner's medal for the Europa League as he was one of the required club-trained players in the Spurs squad.

During his time with the North London club, Whiteman failed to establish himself as a regular, making only one appearance.

After going on trial with two clubs during the summer, Whiteman has decided to make a drastic career change.

He said to The Athletic: "There was a weekend when I went home, and I started contemplating all my options. I had other things I’ve been building on the side and it was more exciting to me. To put it plainly, I saw happiness in these other avenues.

"It got to this point where I’d rather end this on my terms than go to a club that I just didn’t want to go to. When I was younger, I always said I didn’t want to play in the lower leagues; it was always about the highest level. Otherwise, I’d rather do something else."

Since evolving away from football, Whiteman has begun a photography career and was recently seen on a Nike shoot with photographer Harley Weir and British rapper Central Cee.

The 27-year-old said: "I’ve got project ideas for photo stuff and short film ideas. The plan is to do some short films, and then hopefully one day a feature-length. But there are no real strict steps. You can decide.

"I just want to be on set and work with some of the most talented cinematographers, directors of photography, producers and meet new people. There’s just so much to learn."

One Tottenham Hotspur star has reportedly given the green light for a shock move away during the January transfer window.

It has been a fairly decent start to the 25/26 campaign for Spurs under new boss Thomas Frank.

In the Premier League, they currently sit third in the table, having collected 17 points from nine matches.

However, they are five points adrift of league leaders and bitter rivals Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Spurs have also made a satisfactory start to their UEFA Champions League journey, having won one and drawn two of their opening three matches.

Looking ahead, it has been reported that one current Spurs star could leave the club during the winter transfer window.

As per Sport Witness, journalist Fabricio Lopes has claimed that Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo are interested in signing Richarlison if the player decides to leave European football.

It has been claimed that Richarlison, 28, has already given Flamengo the 'ok'.

Lopes said: "The one Flamengo really want is Richarlison, the former Fluminense man.

"The values are still being discussed and are much higher than what Brazilian clubs usually pay. But Richarlison has already given the ‘ok’ to negotiate with Flamengo if he returns to South America."

However, Flamengo may have to cough up a significant fee as Richarlison is under contract with Spurs until 2027.

According to Transfermarkt, the forward has a market value of around €25 million, which will be among the most expensive signings in the history of Brazilian football.

So far in the 25/26 season, Richarlison has made 14 appearances for Spurs across all competitions, scoring three goals and assisting two.

What has Thomas Frank said about Richarlison?

Back in August, Frank spoke glowingly about Richarlison after Spurs' opening day win against Burnley.

He said: "He was very good against PSG and today he was exceptional, with his work-rate, driving the team, link-up play, hold-up play, just dominating and then the two finishes. So happy on his behalf and again performance department, medical department did a top job to build him.

"I think a few of you know he was not involved in the first friendly because we had to build him. That will be continuous and something we need to look at throughout the season. It is only the second game of the season, there is a long way to go but very positive with him."

Ange Postecoglou has already vowed never to take one managerial position in particular, describing the role as his "biggest frustration".

After just 39 days in charge, Postecoglou was sacked by Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday, just 19 minutes after the club suffered a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.

The 60-year-old, who replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground in September, was described by owner Evangelos Marinakis as having the credentials to "compete with the very best and challenge for trophies".

But after Forest failed to win any of their eight games under Postecoglou, he was brutally dismissed, just days after moving into his new flat.

Despite one of the shortest reigns in Premier League history, the Australian is being linked with a return to one of his old stomping grounds, although he has already ruled himself out of taking another familiar role.

Back in 2023, during his spell as Tottenham head coach, Postecoglou was asked if he saw himself managing the Australia national team again. It's fair to say his answer was definite.

“No. I gave up that fight," he said. "It’s a much easier space for me to live in because I was so frustrated for so long. It was my biggest frustration. One of my major drivers for doing what I did was to change football in Australia. And that’s the reason I left. I felt I hadn’t made an impact at all."

Postecoglou resigned from his role as Australia manager in 2017, just six days after the team qualified for the World Cup.

Speaking on his decision to walk away from the job, he said: “I walked away from a World Cup. We qualified and I walked away. The reason I walked away was I just didn’t enjoy what I was doing.

“I think I’ve said all along, it’s not just doing the job and winning games of football. It’s got to be a higher purpose and my higher purpose in Australia was to change the game. I just don’t think that will happen.”

He was offered the chance to discuss a new deal beyond the tournament in Russia, but decided against it.

"This has been a very tough decision for me," he said back in 2017. "All this has taken a toll on me both personally and professionally. I have invested all I can, knowing how important a period it was for Australian football.

"It is with a heavy heart that I must now end the journey. To coach your own country is the greatest privilege but it also has enormous responsibility."

Postecoglou, who won 22 of his 49 matches in charge of Australia, added: "I feel now is the right time to pass on that responsibility to someone who will have the energy it requires. I owe this to the football association, the players and the fans."

Djed Spence has been criticised for what he posted on social media following his first England start against Wales.

Spence, who made his England debut against Serbia last month, was handed a spot from the start at full-back in Thomas Tuchel's XI against Wales on Thursday.

The Three Lions recorded a comfortable victory at Wembley Stadium, beating Craig Bellamy's side 3-0 - with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka all getting on the score-sheet.

Wales weren't at the races and couldn't get going on an attacking front, with England's backline keeping the likes of Kieffer Moore, David Brooks and Harry Wilson quiet.

Not to mention Brennan Johnson, who came up against Tottenham teammate Spence.

But Johnson failed to get the better of the 25-year-old, who won their on-field battle.

And Spence made sure his club colleague knew about his victory in their duel, bragging about it on social media with a ruthless dig.

He shared a meme of himself making Johnson his 'dog', accompanied with the caption: "Very Happy to get my first England star with a Great Win.

"But forget about all the emotional stuff for a second .. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE... LETS TAKE A WALK TO THE PENITENTIARY BROTHER."

Spence's post, however, didn't go down well among some Spurs fans online as they called out his 'disrespectful' post.

One X user wrote: "No doubt the Johnson haters will think it’s hilarious but frankly it just seems like a great way to create disharmony in the squad. Disrespectful as being late to training which Bissouma got benched for."

A second said: "Disrespectful to his teammate. Not cool," while a third added: "If BJ finds it funny, ok. If not then really out of order."

A fourth argued: "How are people getting annoyed over this??"

The defender appears to have posted it in jest, but not everyone sees the funny side to the meme.

Spence and Johnson will return to being Spurs teammates once this month's international break is over, with Spurs hosting Aston Villa on October 19.

Tottenham Hotspur have received a huge cash injection, which in theory could help them re-sign Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane.

Kane’s future has been the subject of interest of late, with some reports suggesting he could be set to return to the Premier League.

The England captain, 32, is currently in fine form, having produced 18 goals and three assists in just ten games for Bayern Munich so far this term.

The forward recently became the fastest player to reach 100 goals for a club in Europe’s top five leagues – in 104 games – beating the previous record – 105 matches – held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland.

Since arriving in Bavaria following an initial £86.4million plus add-ons move from Spurs in 2023, the 32-year-old has broken his career-long trophy drought by winning the 2024/25 Bundesliga and 2024/25 Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup.

This term, he will, no doubt, be aiming to secure European silverware - with Bayern currently one of the favourites to win the Champions League – before competing for the 2026 World Cup with England in North America.

But where will Kane be playing his club football during the 2026/27 campaign?

Well, Spurs fans will be hoping the answer to that question is Tottenham. The North London side have encountered a period of change in recent months, appointing head coach Thomas Frank as well as seeing long-time chairman Daniel Levy depart after nearly 25 years in the role.

On Thursday (October 9), the club published a statement on its official website announcing that the majority shareholder, the Lewis family trust, has injected £100m of new capital into the club through ENIC Sports & Development Holdings Ltd (“ENIC”).

The motivation behind the investment is to “strengthen the Club’s financial position and equip the Club’s leadership team with additional resources”.

So, in theory, the funds could be used to attract stars such as Kane if the Premier League club pursue his talents.

Harry Kane on Premier League return

Earlier this month, Kane gave an open and honest interview to BBC Sport, during which he claimed he could “definitely” see himself extending his stay at Bayern and is “willing” to have conversations with the club.

On a potential return to the Premier League, Kane said: "In terms of the Premier League, I don't know. If you had asked me when I first left to go to Bayern, I would have said for sure I would come back.

"Now, I have been there a couple of years, I would probably say that has gone down a little bit, but I wouldn't say I would never go back.

"What I have learned in my career is that different opportunities and different timings happen, and things fall in place. Going back to my first point with Bayern right now, I am fully all in with Bayern."