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Action-packed Aberdeen are looking to further bolster their defence again with a loan for Alfie Dorrington.

The Dons are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over their young centre half, who made his Premier League debut last month. The Spurs staff want to get the under-19 England international out to get first-team experience. The Scottish Premiership is a league Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou knows well from his time at Celtic and believes a move to Pittodrie would benefit his talented teenager.

Postecoglou, speaking earlier this month, said: “Alfie is training with us and he has been around the first-team squad and part of the first-team squad. He had a pretty significant injury which kept him out of football for quite a while. But he is part of the squad and he probably needs to get some game time so we will look for a loan for him.”

Dons boss Jimmy Thelin has already signed Latvian captain and centre half Kristers Tobers, who made his debut in today’s 0-0 draw with Hearts. The Dons have also agreed a £650,000 deal with Brommapojkarna for Alexander Jensen.

The deal for their versatile Danish full-back is expected to be finalised this week. Aberdeen have also signed winger Jeppe Okkels on a loan with an option to buy from Preston. Thelin has been looking to strengthen his defence with Gavin Molloy and Jack Milne out injured, while Slobodan Rubezic is currently suspended.

Fraser Forster's Tottenham future is under threat as Ange Postecoglou is set to fork out over £10m on a new shotstopper.

The former Celtic keeper has been under increasing scrutiny following a number of gaffes while deputising for injured number 1 Guglielmo Vicario. The Italian broke his ankle in the Carabao Cup win over Manchester City, and is seen as one of the major reasons for Spurs' recent drop-off, especially with how specific a role Ange Postecoglou has for his goalkeepers.

Forster's poor ability with the ball at his feet has drawn scathing criticism, including from Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. The nadir was two howlers in the 4-3 win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup semi-finals last month.

The club have been searching for an alternative since Vicario required ankle surgery in November after not signing a new No 2 in the summer. The club hierarchy has now given the green light to sign 21-year-old Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague. Despite breaking into the first team this season, he has drawn admirers from across Europe and is expected to cost the Premier League club around £12.5m.

Kinski is represented by Sport Invest, who Petr Cech has worked with, and are seen in the industry as adept in eyeing the best Czech goalkeepers. Kinski is the son of Antonin Kinsky, who was Cech's own No 2 in the country's run to the Euro 2004 semi-finals. Czech media have meanwhile been reporting that a deal with Spurs for Kinsky is already struck.

Ange Postecoglou has been blasted as 'naive' by a former Premier League star, who doesn't believe the Tottenham boss can get away with his gung-ho style of football much longer.

The Aussie takes his Spurs side to Ibrox to face Rangers in the Europa League tonight off the back of just one win in the last seven games in all competitions, with his team throwing away a 2-0 lead in a dismal 4-2 defeat to London rivals Chelsea last Sunday. Spurs have kept just five clean sheets in 22 games on all fronts so far this season and are currently seven points adrift of the Champions League places.

And ex Liverpool, Aston Villa and England star Stan Collymore has branded the under-fire former Celtic gaffer's preference for front-foot attacking football over defensive stability as 'gross naivety'. He told CaughtOffside: "I’ve got a soft spot for Ange Postecoglou and for anybody that wants to play football on the front foot, attacking, creating chances, scoring goals… because that’s the type of player that I was.

"He’s managed in Japan, he’s managed in Scotland, however the Premier League is unforgiving. You can’t win a title in the English top-flight without having a real cast-iron defence. Leicester proved you can do it without scoring bucket loads of goals, but it’s telling that only the bottom three in the Premier League have a worse goal difference than Spurs at the moment.

"A couple of weeks ago, Tottenham were the highest scorers in the division, so there’s something structurally, fundamentally wrong at the club. This isn’t just a blip. This is a team that can score goals and create chances, but whatever they do, they can’t keep it out at the other end. I think it’s gross naivety, and the last time a team played like this was in the late 90s when I was playing; Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle.

"The ‘they’ll score three but we’ll score four’ way of playing is all well and good in the lovely days of August, September and October when everybody’s flying, everybody’s fit, everybody’s healthy, but when you start to take international breaks, FA Cup ties, League Cup ties, European commitments, injuries, suspensions and poor form into account, Spurs are not going to get away with it."

I wake up every morning hoping the sun is shining, so I can put some shorts and a t-shirt on but if it’s raining, you put your coat on. You can’t have this idea about playing one way, it won’t work. If it doesn’t change, he won’t be here next season.

Absolutely. I'm right on board. Brendan's (Rodgers) done a brilliant job, as I knew he would. He's got great staff there, great players. He's taken the group to another level. They're doing really well in Europe as well, which is brilliant. If they're on the TV, I'm watching it and loving the way they're going.

I'm looking forward to it. I had a great time up there in the two years I was there [at Celtic]. Fair to say, Ibrox can be fairly intense and I'm sure we'll feel that.

But it's a great stadium to play football in. The atmosphere, European nights. Even when I was there, they did awfully well in Europe - the first year I was there they got to the Europa League final.

A furious fan live on the scene has moved to set the record straight over what triggered Tottenham punters to dress down under-fire Ange Postecoglou.

The 59-year-old was left smarting after being on the receiving end of "direct feedback" and now further information has trickled out – with the call for Celtic hero Fraser Forster to keep playing it short named as a defining factor which led to Spurs supporters to let rip.

Postecoglou is staring down one of the biggest challenges of his career and knows full well defeat to either Chelsea, Rangers or both would put the former Parkhead boss under serious strain after being unable to arrest his team's inconsistent form. Speaking on talkSPORT, a fan, who was inside the Vitality Stadium, explained all. "What really upset the Tottenham fans, if you watch the game, the last half hour, Bournemouth could have scored four times. They all came from our stupid, short goal kicks, and playing it about at the back like we are Manchester City.

"Surely you play to your strengths? If your players aren't that capable on the ball, why would you play yourself into trouble? I don't get it, he (Ange) came over and half the crowd are singing 'we want Levy out', and the other half want the manager gone. And we told him, not so polity to go back to Australia.

Rodrigo Bentancur will still be able to take on Rangers despite being hit with seven match ban.

An independent regulatory panel upheld the FA's initial call to sideline the Uruguay international and have fined him £100,000 for racist remarks made about Tottenham pal Son in a TV interview back in June. Bentancur was asked by the interview for Son's shirt, and he responded that it could be he cousin's as they "all look the same."

The midfielder sent an emotional apology to the South Korean star, who has forgiven the former Juventus man. But he'll still be unavailable to Ange Postecoglou until they play Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day. However, Bentancur WILL be available to face Philippe Clement's men on Europa League duty early next month. the former Celtic boss returns to Ibrox for the first time since leaving Glasgow in May 2023 after securing a domestic Treble.

And he will be able to deploy Bentancur against the Light Blues, with his ban only applying to domestic fixtures. That includes both English Premier League and Carabao Cup clashes, but not continental fixtures.

Spurs are just outside the Europa League playoff places, while Gers are still eyeing the knockout rounds after a convincing win over FCSB and a 1-1 draw away to Olympiacos. Rangers travel to Nice in ten days time before welcoming Ange back to Govan on 12 December Spurs play host to Claudio Ranieri's Roma before heading north to Glasgow.

Four Premier League heavyweights have reportedly filed legal notices to seek compensation if Manchester City are found guilty of their alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have all lodged potential compensation claims ahead of a possible statute of limitations deadline last week, as reported by The Times.

It's suggested that legal advice prompted the clubs to register these potential claims now due to the 1980 Limitation Act's six-year period for legal claims for contract breaches.

The Football Leaks documents, which first brought the allegations against City, were initially published by German website Der Spiegel in early November 2018.

If City are found guilty, it's expected that the clubs will claim for loss of earnings, reports the Mirror.

An independent commission continues to review City's case and if they're found guilty of a number of the 115 charges, it's been suggested they could face expulsion from the Premier League.

Among City's alleged rule breaches are failing to provide accurate financial information for nine separate seasons starting in 2009, including full pay details of former head coach Roberto Mancini and players.

City, with their legal team headed by Lord Pannick, maintain they have not violated any rules. Pep Guardiola, the head coach, has publicly stated that if the club's management had deceived him about their innocence, he would resign.

A verdict is anticipated towards the end of this season, and there may be room for further appeals. The current Premier League champions are five points behind Liverpool in the league as we approach the final international break of 2024.

City have suffered four consecutive losses in all competitions - a first in Guardiola's managerial career - and have found it difficult without injured midfielder Rodri.

However, defender Ruben Dias has warned rivals not to underestimate them. "I would say, please doubt us, doubt us, feel welcome to do so," the centre back said.

"When we did the treble, we even called it the dark January," he said. "We had a tough period. But it is what it is."

"What matters is how you bounce back from these moments. That's why our team has won so much because in moments of difficulty, the characters come up and we stay together."

"We don't find people to kill, we find people to bring into the cause and fight together. That's what we need to do once again."

Paul Gascoigne says he couldn't believe it when Tottenham tried to charge him £400 per ticket - and that's part of why he'll be cheering on Rangers when the two sides meet in the Champions League.

Gascoigne is a revered figure at both clubs and might have been expected to sit on the fence when Spurs come to Ibrox on December 12. He scored 33 times in 112 games in North London, before his move to Lazio eventually led him to Rangers, where he won two league titles and became one of their most iconic ever players.

But he's pinned his colours firmly to the mast ahead of the Champions League showdown in eight months' time. And that's because Rangers always make him feel welcome - not so much the case with the Premier League side who he claims fleeced him for a pair of matchday briefs.

Gascoigne told sportscasting.com: “At Rangers I’m welcomed in every way. Whereas at Tottenham, I asked for a couple of tickets and they said ‘that’ll be £400 each.’ I was like, wow, with all I did for that club?' I made the right choice in going to Rangers, the fans were fantastic and they love me up there. When they play the Spurs, I'll be a Rangers fan.”

Ange Postecoglou took a break from football duties to play the perfect host at Tottenham's home ground.

The EPL and domestic football is in cold storage while the latest international break takes place. From Celtic and Rangers to Arsenal and Ange's Spurs, players all over the globe have headed off to represent their countries. The former Hoops gaffer will be hard at work behind the scenes and working with those left behind over this period with left furious in the final outing before the break.

He watched on as his Tottenham side chucked away a two-goal lead at Brighton to lose 3-2 in a result he described as the worst defeat of his reign in North London to date while also blasting it as 'unacceptable'. He will be determined to return next weekend on a major positive against West Ham and put together a run of form and performances in their quest to battle it out for the top four as well as in the domestic cups and the Europa League - with a return to face Rangers at Ibrox a big circle on the calendar.

But in a rare chance to unwind, the Aussie boss was snapped at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars battled it out in the NFL. It was the Bears' day in London as they ran out 35-16 winners.

Ahead of the game, Postecoglou took the chance to take part in a shirt exchange with compatriot Tory Taylor. He is a punter for the Bears and the pair shared a classy moment pre-match with Ange receiving a signed Bears shirt and Taylor the Spurs equivalent.

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The father of Tottenham Hotspur's captain, Son Heung-min, has been convicted of abusing young footballers at his Korean academy.

Last Friday, the Chuncheon district court dished out fines of three million won (around £1,700) and stipulated a requirement for 40 hours of education programmes for Son Woong-jung, another of his sons named Son Heung-yun, and a third coach who has not been named.

Despite rejecting any claims of misconduct, Son senior expressed in court, "never spoke or acted in a way that was not based on love for children" after facing charges alongside two other coaches. Nonetheless, the ex-international player issued an apology during the trial and committed to re-evaluating coaching practices at the facility, which was established in 2021 with substantial backing from the Tottenham star.

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Son Woong-jung and Son Heung-yun were formally charged this past summer following accusations involving one youth player claiming he was hit by a corner flag during a training stint in Japan back in March – an incident allegedly leading to two weeks of medical treatment. Furthermore, Son Woong-jung faced allegations of hurling abusive language at youngsters for blunders during practice.

All three mentors now have a seven-day window to file an appeal against their sentences.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min finds himself out of play due to a hamstring injury picked up whilst representing Spurs against Qarabag in the Europa League the previous month, reports the Mirror.