Tottenham Round-Up, Wednesday 11th November: Spurs Women Held by Crystal Palace, Plus Kroupi Transfer Chase and Porro's Barcelona Response
Tottenham Women drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace this evening in the League Cup, a result that follows Sunday's 2-1 win over Brighton in the Women's Super League. Next up for the women's side is a WSL trip... no, a home game against Everton on Saturday 14 November, before they return to League Cup action against Leicester on 18 November.
On the men's side, Tottenham's Premier League defeat at Leeds on 7 November remains the most recent result, and with the international break now under way, the next action is a home game against Ipswich on 21 November, followed by a trip to Sunderland on 29 November.
There's plenty of transfer talk swirling around the club. TeamTalk and Football365 both report that Tottenham are ready to try to hijack Arsenal's interest in Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi, with suggestions Spurs could even offer players as makeweights in a deal (TeamTalk) (Football365). Spurs Web add that Arsenal and Tottenham are said to share interest in four of the same striker targets, with Kroupi among them (Spurs Web). Elsewhere in the striker search, Football.London report Tottenham are considering a forward signing in January who would cost around half of what they paid for Dominic Solanke (Football.London), while Spurs Web look at the numbers behind Orri Oskarsson, described as a bargain at £17m, as a possible replacement for Solanke (Spurs Web). On that note, Spurs Web also report that Roberto De Zerbi's private view of Solanke may give Tottenham fans cause for concern as the club hunts a new striker (Spurs Web). Spurs Web further mention interest in RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa, valued at around £60m (Spurs Web), and in a potential January opportunity to sign Younes Ebnoutalib, though they note one significant problem in pursuing him (Spurs Web).
Pedro Porro has again had to address speculation linking him with Barcelona. TeamTalk report he has responded after opening the door to interest from the Spanish club (TeamTalk), while Sports Mole quote him admitting it is "flattering" to have an admirer in Barcelona president Joan Laporta (Sports Mole). Football.London report Porro has given an update on his Tottenham future and sent a clear message to Barcelona (Football.London), and Spurs Web quote him saying "it's flattering but I have to respect Tottenham" (Spurs Web).
There's also been reaction to former Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank, who the Evening Standard and Spurs Web report is the frontrunner to take over at Crystal Palace following Pierre Sage's departure, with suggestions he could look to raid his old club including for Wilson Odobert (Evening Standard) (Spurs Web). Separately, Football.London and Sky Sports cover talk of Mauricio Pochettino potentially targeting Tottenham and Chelsea players should he take the Manchester United job (Football.London) (Sky Sports).
On the injury front, Xavi Simons has given an update on his recovery, describing a difficult "hospital bed" experience but revealing some more positive news and saying "I've cried" while discussing the mental toll of his ACL injury (Football.London) (Spurs Web). Dejan Kulusevski has also been speaking about his own recovery, revealing he rejected a knee transplant that would have added 18 months to his recovery before Ivan Perisic helped find another solution (Spurs Web), while Spurs Web report Graham Potter has already told Kulusevski how many minutes he can expect for Sweden this week (Spurs Web). Kulusevski also made pointed comments of his own, telling Football.London he is "disappointed in people" (Football.London), while Spurs Web report pundit Antonio Cassano has launched a fresh attack on a Tottenham summer signing, accusing him of "making a fool of himself" (Spurs Web).
Away from the pitch, Tottenham legend Cliff Jones has been awarded an MBE for his lifetime contribution to football (Spurs Web), and the club joined tributes to talkSPORT presenter Danny Kelly, who has died aged 69 (talkSPORT) (Football.London). Elsewhere, Spurs Web report that Piero Ausilio, linked with Tottenham's vacant sporting director role, has opened the door to the job (Spurs Web), while Football365 report a Roberto De Zerbi signing has been told he's "not a Tottenham player" with a comparison made to Alejandro Garnacho (Football365). Spurs Web also carry a string of season-review pieces, including player ratings, a look at the best performers so far, a ranking of the summer signings, and a preferred starting XI for after the international break (Spurs Web). Finally, there's an update on Will Lankshear's valuation at Middlesbrough (Spurs Web) and on Mikey Moore's struggles during his loan at Köln (Spurs Web).
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