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Tottenham Hotspur could be set to lose as many as three first-team starters in the summer transfer window.

It’s a turbulent time for the north London club, who have just sacked former boss Thomas Frank as they sit 16th in the league, only five points clear of the relegation zone.

Added to that, they’re dealing with an injury list that now runs into double figures.

Tottenham set to lose defensive trio in the summer

The last thing the new incoming boss needs is a further depleted squad, with rumours flying around about their current first-teamers.

Unfortunately, it looks like that is what will greet the next head coach.

Cristian Romero is one of the trio said to be ready to leave Tottenham this summer, according to Argentine journalist Gaston Edul, with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid said to be interested.

However, with the 27-year-old currently club captain and under contract until 2029, Spurs hold all the cards when it comes to negotiating a fee.

Based on a report from TEAMtalk, Micky van de Ven may well follow his centre-back partner out of the door, with Liverpool and Los Blancos both keen. The Reds have just signed Jeremy Jacquet, but Ibrahima Konate has long been linked with an exit at Anfield and would need a headline replacement.

If that weren’t enough, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is also being linked with a move away by Calciomercato with Inter Milan and Juventus the two potential buyers in question.

It already looks like a season without European football for Spurs next season, along with acclimatising to a new head coach; ripping up their defensive core on top would be less than ideal.

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Spurs need to do everything they can to avoid losing all three players in the same window.

Given their current output and likely lack of European football next term, a departure or two is likely and may be required to balance the books.

But losing the club’s starting goalkeeper and two main defenders, following back-to-back low bottom-half finishes, could really put them in trouble.

Outsiders, however, will say this is merely the consequence of poor performance.

Madonna swapped the stage for the stands this weekend as she was spotted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, admitting to taking just her “second ever Uber” to get there.

The 67-year-old watched Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Women’s Super League on Sunday 8 February, after watching her children playing an academy match earlier that day.

The 'Queen of Pop' has links to Spurs through her twin daughters in the club’s U14 set-up, having previously described herself as a 'soccer mom'.

'Soccer Mom' Madonna spotted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

The singer kept a low profile in the stands in north London, wearing sunglasses and sitting alongside 29-year-old partner Akeem Morris and her daughters, who were dressed in Spurs attire.

While the headline fixture saw Chelsea claim a comfortable win, Madonna’s day had started hours earlier on the academy pitches, where 13-year-old twins Stella and Estere featured for Tottenham’s U14 side.

Tottenham Women manager Martin Ho welcomed the added spotlight and praised her support for the women’s game.

“Her daughters are in the academy, she’s been down to watch a lot of games,” he said. “Having people like that at the game is unique for us as a team and having someone like her who can support the women’s team is vital for us as a club.”

Madonna has long been open about backing her children’s footballing ambitions. In 2017, she moved to Lisbon to help her son David Banda pursue a football career after he joined Benfica’s academy aged 12.

He did not go on to make it professionally and has since moved into music composition.

It never rains but it pours for Spurs.

After parting company with first-team boss Thomas Frank and being dragged into a relegation battle, there is no let up in the negativity for Tottenham supporters.

The club have struggled with injuries throughout this season. In what proved to be Frank's last game at the helm, Spurs were without 10 first-team players due to injury and suspension.

Wilson Odobert suffers suspected long-term injury

That list looks to be growing rather than shrinking ahead of the North London Derby against Arsenal next weekend, following Wilson Odobert's withdrawal against the Magpies.

The Frenchman sustained an injury during a coming together with Newcastle's Harvey Barnes, landing awkwardly and immediately signalling for assistance from the bench.

He was promptly replaced after undergoing an assessment on the turf but it is now feared the winger may have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

According to football injury analyst 'Physio Scout', Odobert exhibited tell-tale signs of suffering an ACL tear in midweek.

If that is the case, he will join an absentee list that includes Ben Davies (ankle), Cristian Romero (suspension), Kevin Danso (toe), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (ACL), Lucas Bergvall (leg), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus and Destiny Udogie.

"After contact, his knee dropped into a valgus position," Physio Scout wrote. "That kind of pivoting mechanism, along with a visible “calf ripple”, is usually quite consistent with an ACL tear.

"There is a small chance that he's only suffered a meniscus [tear], isolated MCL injury or just a bone bruise. However, this is usually unlikely."

The recovery timeline for an ACL tear is usually upwards of nine months as it is an injury which usually requires surgery.

If Odobert has instead suffered a meniscus injury, that will still sideline him for the remainder of the season.

Spurs' best case scenario is a bone bruise, however, Physio Scout deem that unlikely given the specialised tests which appeared to have been conducted to 'assess for ACL involvement'.

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked manager Thomas Frank following the team's eighth straight fixture without a win.

Spurs were plunged into a relegation battle in midweek as the club were beaten by Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Eddie Howe's side have been notoriously poor travellers this season but managed to leave north London with all three points, spelling the end for his Danish counterpart.

Spurs plan interim appointment after Frank sacking

Frank expressed in his post-match media interviews that he still believed he was the right man to take Tottenham forward, a view not shared by the club's hierarchy. Twelve hours after the final whistle, Frank had been relieved of his duties.

Spurs are now looking for a new manager and are expected to hold exploratory talks with the newly-jobless Roberto De Zerbi.

The Italian coach left Olympique Marseille earlier this week after their defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. It followed the team's elimination from the Champions League at the league phase stage of the competition late last month.

De Zerbi has previously managed in England, representing Brighton and Hove Albion between 2022 and 2024.

The 46-year-old has subsequently been linked with a Premier League return, to take charge at Spurs who sit just five points above the drop zone.

Tottenham have 11 days before the North London Derby against Arsenal, in what will be their next competitive outing, and it is thought this break in the schedule has motivated the Spurs board to make the change in the dugout.

According to the Daily Telegraph, no decision has been taken on an interim boss yet, although De Zerbi is likely to be on the shortlist of potential long-term replacements given he will not need to be bought out of his Marseille contract any longer.

De Zerbi won 39 of his 69 matches in charge of the French club, but had reportedly fallen out with the dressing room by the end of his tenure.

Spurs are likely to appoint an interim coach ahead of their fixture with Arsenal, while the board work on a more permanent replacement.

Tottenham Hotspur face another extended spell without Cristian Romero following the captain's red card in the 2-0 defeat by Manchester United on Saturday.

The centre back was sent off for a high challenge on Casemiro with the score 0-0 at Old Trafford and will miss the next four games, after his three-match ban for serious foul play was upgraded by one because it was his second red card of the Premier League season.

It means Romero will miss Tottenham's home game against Newcastle United, as well as the north London derby with Arsenal, a trip to Fulham and the visit of Crystal Palace in the coming weeks.

Worrying Cristian Romero stat will give Thomas Frank cause for concern

Romero's disciplinary record is not pretty, with the Argentina defender racking up nine bookings and two red cards across all competitions for his club this season, and six dismissals in total since joining Spurs in 2021.

Manager Thomas Frank has defended the 27-year-old, but admitted ahead of the clash with Newcastle: "When you have a player playing with so much passion and aggression, sometimes, things like that can happen. That's not to say he should not learn from it. Of course he needs to learn from it going forward."

Frank has good reason not to hang his skipper out to dry, particularly with Spurs currently without a win in seven matches in the Premier League, which has left them 15th in the table.

Tottenham have underperformed domestically again this season after last term's 17th-place finish and their record when Romero doesn't play makes for grim reading.

Spurs have won just three of the nine matches in 2025/26 in which their captain wasn't involved: a 3-0 victory against League One Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup, plus away triumphs at Everton and Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

They have drawn two and lost four of the other six games, which will give Frank extra cause for concern ahead of a crucial run of fixtures.

Tottenham's poor form has left them just six points above the Premier League relegation zone, after the teams immediately below them picked up crucial wins in recent weeks.

If Spurs don't start to turn their fortunes around soon, that gap will narrow even further and the club could be facing a shock relegation to the Championship.

Frank is under serious pressure and will need as many key players fit as possible, so losing Romero for four games is a problem he could certainly do without.

And Spurs will have to improve their record without their captain in the coming weeks if they are to pull away from danger.

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Tottenham were beaten 2-0 at Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime, with Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes both scoring at Old Trafford.

It was yet another defeat for Thomas Frank, who sees his side dangling precariously above the Premier League's relegation places at present.

Newcastle lost at home to Brentford by a narrow 3-2 margin, despite leading at St. James' Park.

Eddie Howe is another who is facing pressure in his job, as the Magpies continue to battle with midtable mediocrity.

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Tottenham vs Newcastle: Premier League preview

If Spurs were out of the UEFA Champions League and hadn't finished in the top six, would Thomas Frank still be in a job?

It's been a disaster campaign for Tottenham in the Premier League, having now won just seven of their 25 games so far in 2025/26.

Cristian Romero was sent off again in their most recent defeat against Manchester United, going in high on Casemiro with a late challenge that was hard not to be punished.

It isn't scoring goals that remains Spurs's problem, but more keeping them out of the other end.

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Newcastle look like a shell of themselves when either one of Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes is not playing, which is worrying to say the least.

It's Joelinton at present who is on the sidelines, with Joe Willock filling in, but Howe must find other ways to win given their yo-yo Premier League form this term.

Into the next stage of the Champions League, with a somewhat favourable tie against Qarabag to come, it's Chelsea or Newcastle after that, with perhaps the Magpies already eyeing those huge European games to come.

Nick Woltemade's goals have dried up ever since he put through his own net in the Tyne-Wear derby too, which doesn't help matters.

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FourFourTwo's prediction

Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle

Spurs are riddled with injuries, and we think it's only a matter of time before Frank is relieved of his duties. Newcastle to win in the capital with Yoane Wissa netting the second.

Tottenham Hotspur have one of the worst injury records in the Premier League so far this season.

Save for a goalkeeper, you could almost field a full XI with players they currently have in the treatment room, not helped by Cristian Romero picking up a straight red card against Manchester United, his second of the season, meaning he will start a four-game suspension when the Lilywhites face Newcastle United.

His defensive colleague, Pedro Porro, is another one of those absentees, who hasn’t played since going off at half-time against Burnley towards the end of January.

Is Pedro Porro fit to face Newcastle United?

Frank originally said he was just managing the workload of the Spain international, but later admitted that it was, in fact, a hamstring injury that was set to keep him sidelined for weeks.

Helpfully, the Spurs boss did provide a timeline, so we know roughly when to expect him back.

Speaking to journalists in January, Frank said: “Pedro hasn’t travelled [to the Eintracht Frankfurt game on 28 January].

“Unfortunately, he’s picked up a hamstring injury, so he’ll be out for four weeks.”

Frank said that one Tuesday 27 January, which would make the Newcastle game three weeks exactly, and leave Porro with just one week of recovery time left.

That means that he could be in line for some involvement in the North London Derby, which falls on the Sunday of the same week he’s currently projected to return.

His return would be a huge boost, especially against the Gunners.

Porro and Richarlison are the only two players Frank is hoping to have back at some point this month.

Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies, Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are all expect to return between March and the summer.

And because of how Romero’s suspension has fallen, he won’t be back in action for Spurs for over a month, with Spurs’ trip to Anfield in the middle of March marking his return.

Frank’s job is already somewhat under pressure with the side now in 15th place in the table, and his luck with injuries this season certainly isn’t making it any easier.

Tottenham Hotspur are not used to being involved in a relegation battle.

Spurs haven't dropped into the second tier of English football since the late 1970s, while the last time relegation was a real possibility was back in 1993/94, when they finished 15th in the Premier League and only secured survival on the penultimate day of the season.

But Thomas Frank's men face being dragged into a relegation fight this term, with a seven-game winless run in the league leaving them 15th in the table, just six points above the bottom three.

Premier League relegation would cause major financial headache for Spurs

This was not the future envisaged by Spurs when they moved into the state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.

They reached the Champions League final that same year, losing to Liverpool, while they were in the middle of a run of 16 successive top-eight finishes in the Premier League.

That explains why Tottenham players aren't thought to have salary-reduction clauses in their contracts in the event of relegation, according to The Telegraph.

Former staff members who worked at Spurs during Daniel Levy's tenure as chairman, which spanned from 2001 until last September, told the newspaper that such clauses weren't inserted into contracts when they were at the club.

The Telegraph adds that sources still connected to Tottenham believe this hasn't changed since Levy's departure five months ago.

It means that Spurs could be saddled with a squad full of players on huge salaries next season if they fail to arrest their slide down the table and drop into the Championship.

The club would make some savings to the wage bill, as bonuses would no longer be applicable if they miss out on European qualification, but the numbers would still be astronomical by the standards of English football's second tier, while their revenue would also fall dramatically.

It is one of many reasons why relegation is unthinkable for Spurs, who lifted the Europa League only last season after beating Manchester United in the final.

They finished 17th in the Premier League that same campaign, but ended with a 13-point gap to the drop zone.

When Tottenham Hotspur finished 17th in the Premier League last season, fans of the north London club must have thought it couldn't get any worse.

Spurs took just 38 points from their 38 league games in 2024/25, losing 22 times, although their awful domestic form was masked slightly by the club ending their 17-year wait for a trophy with victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.

In truth, the failings of relegated trio Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton meant Tottenham, who finished 13 points clear of the bottom three, were never at risk of the drop - but this season they have much less margin for error.

When were Tottenham last relegated from the top flight?

Spurs head into the midweek round of matches 15th in the Premier League, just six points above the relegation zone.

Their form is even more alarming than their position in the table, having taken just four points - all draws - from their past seven league games.

And if Thomas Frank's side can't turn their fortunes around, there is a real danger that Tottenham could drop into the second tier for the first time since 1977.

The club had enjoyed a successful start to the 1970s, winning two League Cups and the UEFA Cup, but they finished bottom of the First Division in 1976/77 under manager Keith Burkinshaw.

Spurs sealed an immediate return to the top flight as they took the third and final automatic promotion place in the second tier the following season, behind Bolton Wanderers and Southampton.

In fact, Burkinshaw even went on to become one of Tottenham's most successful managers, guiding the club to consecutive FA Cups in 1980/81 and 1981/82 and the UEFA Cup in 1983/84.

A first relegation in 49 years would be hugely embarrassing for a club who won a European trophy less than 12 months ago, reached the Champions League final as recently as 2019 and boast one of the most impressive grounds in the world in the form of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

But they will need to find a few wins from somewhere in their final 13 games of the season, with the points total required for Premier League survival looking set to be close to the traditional 40 points this term.

West Ham United are 18th but have 23 points from their 25 matches - and the Hammers are in form, having won three of their past four games.

And Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, who occupy the two positions immediately below Spurs, have each tasted victory in two of their past five matches to narrow the gap to the north London club.

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Following back-to-back defeats to both Arsenal and Manchester City, Chelsea now find themselves in a battle for top three and those all-important Champions League places.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have been a surprise package this season, lifting themselves out of penultimate place last season into a very respectable fifth and only one point behind the WSL champions.

This London derby is taking place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, their first and only match at the main stadium of this campaign.

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Tottenham vs Chelsea: WSL preview

Chelsea come into this clash desperate for a win after a disappointing 2-0 loss at home to Arsenal followed by an embarrassing 5-1 annihilation to league-leaders Manchester City last weekend.

Their title hopes are all but over, but this London derby will have them in the mood to turn their successes around.

In a fixture where the Blues have historically dominated, winning each of the 12 previous WSL meetings by an aggregate score of 28-7, this tie feels different.

A lacklustre Chelsea, led by Sonia Bompastor who was questioned about the future of her job after the embarrassing defeat to City last weekend, take on a Spurs side who are outperforming their expectations this season.

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A rare moment sees just one point separating the two rivals, with the battle for the all-important top three Champions League places well and truly alive.

Spurs' form coming into this game is mixed. Two weeks ago saw Martin Ho's side lose to bottom-place Liverpool, gifting the Reds their only win of the season thus far.

But a win against West Ham last weekend, where Spurs came from a goal behind to win 2-1, will give Ho's side the fight that they need to take on the WSL champions.

When they met earlier this season at Kingsmeadow in October, only a Keira Walsh screamer separated the two sides in a narrow 1-0 Chelsea victory.

Much has changed since then and with pressure rising on the Chelsea boss, this match is set to be a blockbuster.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Chelsea

Spurs held Arsenal to a draw earlier this season and following a very fruitful transfer window for Spurs, I predict the same result on Sunday.