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won a Premier League match today without involvement from either Heung-Min Son or Harry Kane for the first time in over five years. [The Athletic]
Everton captain Seamus Coleman led a delegation into the
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dressing room post-match today to console a distraught Heung-Min Son and told him "It is not your fault, these things happen" following his tackle on Andre Gomes. [Daily Mirror]
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defender Cristian Romero refused to name Arsenal in his recent pre-match interview and only referred to the team as 'them' during the discussion. [Sky Sports]
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midfielder Yves Bissouma: “I love my club. I love my team-mates. I love our fans. I love the stadium. I just love Spurs. Thanks God for all this love.”
Gareth Bale's agent has confirmed a deal to re-join
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is being worked on: "Gareth still loves Spurs. We are talking. It is where he wants to be." [BBC]
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forward Dejan Kulusevski: "Tottenham absolutely feels like home. I have been here for three to four months, but I love the stadium, the city, the team-mates, the coaches. I am enjoying it." [Stadium Astro]
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defender Sergio Reguilón: “On Christmas day, José knows that I am alone. We got to training and I had a box. I open it and it was a suckling pig already cooked. He told me I know you are alone at Christmas so you don't have to cook and eat well." [AS]
Japhet Tanganga will no longer be leaving
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on loan this month. Nuno Espírito Santo has changed his stance and will now give him the opportunity to become first-choice at right-back. [Football Insider]
Cristian Romero's father on the
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player: "With his first salary, I remember he called his mother and asked her to choose the house she wanted. He gifted the house to her. My birthday was coming up, and 20 days before, I was taken to see different houses. I thought it was a…
Gary Neville on
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performance at Old Trafford: "We've watched an away team that are better and the away team were without five or six players." [Sky Sports]
José Mourinho on comments from Mesut Özil that he would rather retire than become a
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player: “Who told him we were interested in signing him?” [PA]
Mauricio Pochettino is willing to complete a
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return on two requirements. He wants at least a four-year contract and to enjoy 'full powers' in making sporting decisions. [AS]
Antonio Conte witnessed one
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first-team player eat nachos on his first day following his appointment. He then banned all heavy foods, including nachos, sandwiches, ketchup, mayonnaise, oil and butter. [The Athletic]
Ian Wright on
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transfer business: "Tottenham fans are saying we have Bissouma now, Richarlison, Kane, then Bentancur is going to kick in and we have seen what Romero is about. When you look at how Tottenham can flex under this manager, it makes me feel shit." [HITC]
Gary Neville on
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defender
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: "That was a seriously good performance, one that I am not capable of doing. He was left one-on-one, that would never happen when I was playing. That was an unbelievable one-on-one performance. It was fantastic!" [Sky Sports]
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head coach Antonio Conte: “One win is not enough. Don’t forget we are coming off three loses. We can improve a lot. For me, this group of players is one of the best that I have worked with in my career. We have a lot of work to do, but I am not scared to work.” [Sky Sports]
Jose Mourinho text Harry Kane shortly after agreeing to become the new
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head coach to tell him that he considers him the best striker in Europe and the pair will win trophies together at the club. [The Times]
Mauricio Pochettino was unable to wish the
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squad farewell in person so left a note which read "Sorry we cannot come to say goodbye, you are always in our hearts." [The Sun]
Mauricio Pochettino contacted Hugo Lloris following his sacking to ask him to post a message in the WhatsApp group chat used by
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squad inviting them all round his house to say goodbye properly. [Daily Mail]
Steven Bergwijn reflecting on his
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move: "My father called me and said pack your stuff, you are going to London. It was fast. I did not expect to make the transfer in January. I thought in the summer. But if Tottenham wants you, you cannot say no.” [The Guardian]