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Liverpool left-back Andrew Robertson has opened up on his Anfeld future following his aborted move to Tottenham in the January transfer window.

The 31-year-old, who scored a fine opening goal for the Reds in their 3-1 victory over Wolves in the FA Cup fifth round on Friday evening, is into the final months of his contract at Liverpool and knows that his future will need to be resolved shortly.

Robertson emerged as a target for Spurs at the tail end of the January window, with Liverpool happy to listen to offers in a show of respect for the player who signed in 2017 and has made more than 350 appearances for the side.

Andy Robertson says Liverpool announcement will be coming soon

In the end, a move to north London did not materialise, with an injury to Joe Gomez potentially leaving Arne Slot short at the back, although Robertson insists it was his call to remain with the Premier League champions.

"There was obviously interest there - there were discussions had with both sets of clubs," Robertson said following the victory over Wolves. "But the decision was that I wanted to stay. We stayed at Liverpool and that was the decision made.

"I was never not committed. I've been committed to Liverpool for the last eight and a half or nine years now and I'll be committed until I'm no longer needed. That's always been my mindset. This club has given me everything and I've given this club everything.”

The Scotland skipper, who is preparing to lead his country at their first World Cup for 28 years this summer, is due to be available on a free transfer at the end of the season, but has hinted that he is keen on extending his stay on Merseyside and that a decision will soon be made.

"It's been a fantastic relationship so hopefully that continues and obviously January happened, but it is now gone. Now we move forward and like I said, my focus never came off trying to help the lads on the pitch and in training.

"Whatever was happening behind the scenes happened, and all I can say is that I kept focusing on football."

Liverpool brought in Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth last summer, with the Hungarian moving ahead of Robertson in the Reds depth chart, but with 27 appearances across all competitions this season, plus Friday night’s sweetly hit goal from outside the box, Robertson is showing he still has plenty to offer Slot’s side and is keen for talks between him and the club to go under the radar.

"I've always said that [the talks] will stay between me and the club,” he added. “I don't think it will get played out in public. It is not one of them. I have got an amazing relationship with Richard Hughes and with Mike Gordon and Michael Edwards.

"I've had a good relationship with these people and these people brought me to the football club. They have helped make me who I am, so in that respect, we've had a fantastic relationship. I think out of respect to them, and they have respected me, then the conversations will be in-house.

"When a decision is made, and we're getting to the point where I only have three months left on my contract, it will be announced to you guys."

Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing candidates for their sporting director role following Fabio Paratici's departure in January.

Spurs are coming to the end of a second desperately poor Premier League season in a row after finishing 17th last term, despite also getting their hands on the Europa League trophy.

At least last season Tottenham had a healthy cushion to the relegation zone, but the concerns are very real this time around with West Ham and Nottingham Forest just a single point behind them in the relegation battle.

Dougie Freedman enters frame for Tottenham Hotspur job

That has left Spurs desperately in need of a squad revamp on top of searching for a permanent successor to Thomas Frank...and possibly also a replacement for interim boss Igor Tudor, who was appointed just a matter of weeks ago but has made a dismal losing start with three straight defeats.

First, though, they need somebody to oversee both processes - and former Crystal Palace sporting director Dougie Freedman is reportedly in the frame for the role.

Freedman went into management after hanging up his boots and had spells in charge of Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest between 2011 and 2016.

The former Scotland international put his coaching career to one side to step into sporting directorship, however, returning to Selhurst Park in 2017 and overseeing some of Palace's more notable recent successes in the transfer market.

Freedman is credited with bringing the likes of Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi and Michael Olise to the club, all of whom shone for Palace before making very profitable moves elsewhere.

The BBC write that Freedman's track record has made him a viable candidate for Tottenham as they look to continue a significant restructure that began with Daniel Levy's departure in September.

Chelsea co-sporting director Paul Winstanley has also been reported this week as being on Tottenham's radar, as has Bournemouth supremo Tiago Pinto.

All three are currently in work, however, with Freedman taking up the reins with Saudi side Diriyah Club last year.

The pressure is already on Tottenham interim boss Igor Tudor after his losing start to life in North London continued on Thursday night, intensifying fears that Spurs could be in a genuine relegation battle.

Tottenham Hotspur dispensed with Thomas Frank’s services last month after he led the side to just seven wins from their first 26 Premier League games, leaving them just five points clear of the bottom three at the time of his dismissal.

Former Juventus manager Tudor was brought in as Frank’s replacement until the end of the season, but has overseen three losses in as many games to leave Spurs just a point above the drop zone.

Igor Tudor could be sacked by Tottenham Hotspur before their next Premier League fixture

Tottenham have put in a trio of unimpressively limp displays under Tudor, starting off by falling to a second 4-1 defeat of the season to local rivals Arsenal in his first game in charge.

Spurs then lost 2-1 to Fulham at the weekend, and they had perhaps their worst night yet at home to Crystal Palace as they went ahead in the 34th minute only to find themselves 3-1 down and reduced to ten men before half-time.

That string of awful performances has already heaped pressure on Tudor, who Spurs had hoped would offer an immediate uplift in form that would drive them into the safety of mid-table.

The Croatian insists his focus remains on the job at hand rather than his immediate job prospects, however.

When asked if he thinks he might be sacked, Tudor responded: “I don't think in that direction. I have my job to do and that's all.”

Tudor went on to pie off a question about whether he will still be in charge for Tottenham’s Champions League round of 16 first leg away at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday evening, simply saying: “No comment on that question.”

Spurs do not have a game this weekend having been eliminated from the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Aston Villa.

However, Tottenham have already called their standard pre-match press conference on Monday, with Tudor set to return to the hot seat for further interrogation.

Spurs will visit Liverpool next Sunday afternoon in between their two meetings with Atletico Madrid before taking on a vital six-pointer against Nottingham Forest the following weekend.

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Tottenham are staring down the barrel and are seriously threatened by Premier League relegation this season.

Crystal Palace are their next test, with the Eagles having fallen off a cliff since the turn of the year, winning only two of their last ten games.

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Tottenham have suffered a disastrous Premier League game and, as it stands, are the worst side in the division on form alone.

Despite being in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the Lilywhites cannot buy a win domestically and will hope to cling onto their status as a top-flight side in the final ten games.

Beaten again by Fulham at the weekend, injuries and managerial changes haven't helped matters, but the simple fact is the Lilywhites just haven't been good enough.

The only saving grace is that their last Premier League game against Crystal Palace back in December, so will lightning strike twice in this one?

Palace hit the self-destruct button at the weekend as goalscorer Maxence Lacroix was sent off after opening the scoring against Manchester United.

That led to two goals from Michael Carrick's side, with Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko sinking the Eagles to yet another defeat.

Chadi Riad will likely be drafted into Glasner's back three to cover for Lacroix, who takes his place on the sidelines with the injured Cheick Doucoure (knee), Eddie Nketiah (thigh), Jean-Philippe Mateta (knee) and Jefferson Lerma (thigh).

Jorgen Strand Larsen was also hauled off just before the hour mark and appeared to be icing his foot on the bench at the Theatre of Dreams. Whether he is fit to start remains to be seen.

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Spurs 1-1 Crystal Palace

Two out-of-form sides slog it out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Spurs equalising late on in a 1-1 draw.

After following up his two-year stint as Tottenham head coach with a 39-day spell as Nottingham Forest boss, it’s fair to say that Ange Postecoglou’s managerial stock has taken something of a battering over the past 12 months.

The Australian’s bittersweet Spurs exit came shortly after he had led the club to their first European trophy since 1984 when they won the Europa League back in May, but he paid the price for overseeing Spurs’ worst league campaign of the Premier League era, as the club limped to a 17th-place finish.

But according to former England goalkeeper Joe Hart, who played under Postecoglou at Celtic for two seasons, the 60-year-old’s man management skills are up there with any in the game - and Hart can’t wait to see him back in the dugout.

Joe Hart on why he ‘loved’ playing for Ange Postecoglou

“I just want him to be happy,” Hart, who will be appearing as a pundit on TNT this week, told FourFourTwo. “I want him to be taken somewhere. He's got his way of doing things, and I loved being part of what he did.

“I loved being a player under him. I love him as a person, but I want the club to be able to commit to what he's going to bring because he's consistent, super consistent with how he behaves, super consistent with what he wants from his team, super consistent with his messaging.

“That's why I loved playing for him, because there were no grey areas,” Hart, who won two Scottish Premiership titles under Postecoglou at Celtic, continues. “We had a very successful two years. When you lose one game, especially if you lose one game playing the way he wants you to play, which can be quite - if it's not played well, it can look really messy.

“But that's not down to his coaching. That's down to the players, how we play on the day. Or, you know, from my goalkeeping, have I got it in me to just stay on that ball a little bit longer, just to allow the gaps to open up? Can I play that ball?

“If he does go back into coaching, which I think he should, because he obviously brings a lot to the game, I just want him to be at a club that fully commit to him, understand him, and back him because, he’s a really top manager to play for.”

Hart also admits that Postecoglou can have a spikier side, with plenty of journalists on the receiving end of an Ange barb in recent years.

“I think he only becomes abrasive when he has to say things five or six times,” Hart believes. “If you watch him interview, if you watch his opinion, if you watch how he talks, it's only when he's [asked for the] second and third and fourth [time].

“It’s very much the same answer and if you watch the first time he's asked it, very welcoming, looking for the conversation, looking for, 'You've got your point of view. I've got my point of view.' I think by the third and fourth time, he stands up for himself.

“So that's my reading on it. But look, it's a journalist's dream, to be honest, because you can enjoy him when it's going well, and then you can poke the bear when it's not. But, you know, he's not daft.

“He knows what's going on, but he just stands by and, like I say, clear messaging - that's why I loved playing for him.”

Hart was speaking on behalf of TNT Sports, who will be showing live coverage of Wolves vs Liverpool, Aston Villa vs Chelsea, Brighton vs Arsenal, Fulham vs West Ham, Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United vs Manchester United and Tottenham vs Crystal Palace this week.

Fulham registered their third straight win across all competitions on Sunday after by heaping more misery on out-of-sorts Tottenham at Craven Cottage.

In-form winger Harry Wilson was Spurs' torment-in-chief this time out, as he opened the scoring on seven minutes, before assisting Alex Iwobi, who netted a second with 11 minutes of the first half remaining.

Richarlison pulled one back for the visitors, but Fulham would hang on and move up to ninth place in the Premier League table.

Is Harry Wilson Rice fit to play against West Ham?

However, what had been another excellent performance from Wilson was marred by his 72nd-minute withdrawal after he had picked up an ankle injury during the first half.

With the Cottagers in action again on Wednesday evening when they host West Ham United, the 28-year-old faces a tight turnaround if he is to be fit and help the Cottagers continue their good recent run of form.

Fulham boss Marco Silva gave a brief update on Wilson after his side's victory over Spurs.

‘At half time he gave us the feedback that we probably have to change," he said. ‘He kept going but it was very difficult for him in the last 20 minutes to support [the team].

‘He twisted the ankle a bit. Let’s see how it’s going to be in the next few days.’

Fulham fans hoping that Wilson will be able face the Hammers should be emboldened by the fact that the Wales international was able to continue after the break and that his substitution was precautionary.

Wilson, who is valued at €20million by Transfermarkt and is out of contract in the summer, has netted nine times and provided six assists in 27 Premier League appearances for the Cottagers so far this season.

Silva already had to make do without centre-back Joachim Andersen on Sunday, who missed out due to illness.

That meant the Portuguese had absences all across the pitch, with Sasa Lukic recovering from a hamstring injury, while forward Kevin has recently undergone surgery on a metatarsal injury.

When Tottenham won the Europa League last season, it was the club’s first piece of silverware for 17 years.

The victory over Manchester United in the final came against the backdrop of a disappointing Premier League campaign, one which ultimately cost Ange Postecoglou his job.

But with the dust having settled on the Australian manager's reign, one of his former players is able to look back fondly on what they were able to achieve.

James Maddison on winning the Europa League

“Winning a trophy with Spurs was special,” James Maddison tells FourFourTwo when asked about his proudest achievements in the game. “And playing for England, walking out at Wembley for my country with my family there.

“It’s hard to top those two. Being part of the team that won the Europa League means a lot.

Tottenham have had their fair share of near misses in recent history, and Maddison believes that Postecoglou’s approach to embracing the club’s history and using this a catalyst to change was key in delivering a long-awaited trophy.

“Ange [Postecoglou] always used to say that there are pictures on the wall everywhere of teams that have won trophies at this club and they’re all in black and white, but we could be the group to change that.

“And we did.”

Former Celtic boss Postecoglou was dismissed less than three weeks after the Europa League final in Bilbao and would go on to last for just 39 days and eight games at Nottingham Forest in his next managerial stint.

But for Maddison, Postecoglou’s presence looms large on his recollection of Spurs’ first European trophy win since the 1984 UEFA Cup.

“He was a powerful guy, really powerful. You grabbed onto anything he said – and we did it, we changed it.

“The parade was very special, to see how much it meant to the Tottenham fans – it was really nice to be part of that.”

Maddison was speaking at PUMA’s new store on Oxford Street in London, the brand’s first European flagship store.

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Fulham are bidding to make it three wins in a row as they welcome a depleted Tottenham side to Craven Cottage today.

Spurs do not have a Premier League win in 2026 to their name and the Lilywhites will have to be much better as the threat of relegation dangles over their heads.

To make matters worse their recent record against the Cottagers does not read well with Fulham winning three of their last four games against them.

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Fulham are continuing to push up the table and will be hoping to compound Tottenham's misery further with a win on home soil this weekend.

The Cottagers won 2-1 in North London in the reverse fixture back in November and could be on the way to a double should the seam feat occur on Sunday.

Leapfrogging Sunderland with a 3-1 win at the Stadium of Light last weekend, the Cottagers are only three points behind 7th-placed Brentford with 11 games to go.

Two goals from Raul Jimenez took his tally for the season to 9 goals and he will be aiming to reach double figures against Spurs.

Igor Tudor began his tenure with a 4-1 drubbing against Arsenal in last weekend's North London derby, not exactly the ideal way to introduce yourself.

The Croatian is tasked with keeping the Lilywhites in the Premier League first and foremost, as the threat of dropping into the Championship remains at large.

Spurs still haven't won in the Premier League in 2026, with their last win in the division coming back at the end of the last calendar year against Crystal Palace.

Injuries are continuing to plague the squad, with 10 players currently unavailable, including high-profile names such as James Maddison, Pedro Porro and Ben Davies.

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FourFourTwo's prediction

Fulham 2-0 Tottenham

Fulham are solid on home soil and we can't see Spurs' form picking up without the return of some key players.

For James Maddison, the 2025/26 campaign had the potential to be one of the defining seasons of his career.

With the playmaker still the right side of 30 years old and with Tottenham having qualified for the Champions League and England in a World Cup year, the former Leicester City playmaker will have been hoping that the stars were aligning for him this summer.

Instead, Maddison would be reminded that football can be a cruel game, as he suffered an ACL injury during a pre-season friendly against Newcastle United, derailing his season before it had even begun in earnest.

Maddison on the 'dark days' during his injury recovery

“It was painful,” he tells FourFourTwo, referring not just to the physical injury, but to the emotional impact. “It was difficult to accept, with a big season ahead, a World Cup year.

“But it is what it is, you have to deal with it, crack on with the rehab and smile in the face of adversity. I’ve been working hard every day, head down, grit my teeth and get through it.

“There have been some tough days, some dark days, lonely days. But I’ll get there and be back better and stronger, I have no doubt.

“The medical team at Spurs is amazing, the manager, all the coaches, everyone has been supportive. Like myself, they can’t wait to see me back on the pitch.”

A typical recovery time for an ACL injury is around nine months, but Maddison is cautious when it comes to putting an exact date on when he expects to return.

“I don’t know yet,” he says. Asked whether he’d given up on his dream of making this year’s World Cup, he’d similarly rather not go into it.

“That’s not my priority,” he says. “I’m just focusing on the rehab, not looking too far ahead – it’s been day by day, getting my knee right, feeling good and feeling strong, and the rest will take care of itself, like it always has done.”

Elite sport is also about how players deal with such setbacks. “Yeah, you’ve got to bounce back,” he says. “I just can’t wait to be back doing my thing for Tottenham, proving myself and getting back to that level.”

Understandably, Maddison’s primary focus is getting back onto the pitch. “I’m coming into my prime. I’m so hungry, I’m working so hard. I’ve still got so much to give.”

Maddison was speaking at PUMA’s new store on Oxford Street in London, the brand’s first European flagship store.

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to sell Pedro Porro this summer – for under £25 million.

Few Tottenham players have performed consistently this season, hence their lowly position in the Premier League table and the dismissal of Thomas Frank.

New manager Igor Tudor will hope to get more out of an underperforming squad in order to move clear of the relegation zone – and will look towards some key players: the likes of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro.

Tottenham Hotspur could be losing major stars this summer

The latter is set to return from a hamstring injury sustained in January for this weekend, and that will be a major boost for Spurs.

But the right-back’s strong performances over the last three seasons in north London have not gone unnoticed.

According to The Interista, Serie A giants Inter Milan are interested in signing Porro this summer.

The 26-year-old has a reported release clause of €25 million in his contract – about £25m – which runs until 2028.

But Inter are expected to face competition for his signature, with several other admirers of Porro monitoring the situation.

The Nerazzurri are looking for a potential replacement for Denzel Dumfries, who could leave the club in the summer.

If Dumfries stays, Inter could instead look to sign highly-rated 20-year-old Marco Palestra from Atalanta as a younger option.

Spurs will be reluctant to let Porro leave regardless of interest from top clubs, but the absence of European football next season - assuming they do not win the Champions League - could be a factor for the Spaniard.

Much could also depend on whether Spurs avoid relegation; dropping to the Championship would inevitably mean the loss of most of their key players, including Porro. For now, Inter’s interest is speculation, and it remains to be seen if such a move would appeal to Porro.