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Tottenham's 1961 Double-winner Terry Dyson has died at the age of 91.

Spurs have paid tribute Dyson, who made 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for the club across a 10-year spell.

The forward was a key figure in Bill Nicholson's 1960-61 side who were the first English team in the 20th Century to achieve a First Division and FA Cup double.

One of his defining moments occurred two years later when he scored twice in a 5-1 victory over Atletico Madrid to secure European Cup Winners' Cup success.

"The club is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Terry Dyson at the age of 91," a Tottenham statement read.

"Our deepest condolences are with Terry's family and friends at this incredibly sad time."

Dyson remains the only Tottenham player to score a hat-trick against north London rivals Arsenal - at the start of the 1961-62 campaign.

Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over a double deal for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush.

Sources have told BBC Sport that negotiations between the clubs are progressing, although an agreement is yet to be reached.

Spurs' interest in Brazilian winger Savinho dates back to 2025, when the 22-year-old opted to remain at Etihad Stadium, but he was limited to just seven starts in the Premier League last season and he is now minded to leave the club.

Marmoush fell out of favour under Pep Guardiola in 2025-26 and the 27-year-old has managed eight goals in 36 appearances in all competitions.

City's valuation for the pair is unclear, but the club would expect to make a significant profit on both.

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Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over a double deal for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush.

Sources have told BBC Sport that negotiations between the clubs are progressing, although an agreement has yet to be reached.

Spurs' interest in Brazilian winger Savinho dates back to 2025, when the 22-year-old opted to remain at Etihad Stadium.

But he was limited to just seven starts in the Premier League last season, and is now minded to leave the club after joining for a £30m fee in 2024 from French club Troyes.

Marmoush, a £59m signing from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2025, fell out of favour under Pep Guardiola in 2025-26 and the 27-year-old managed eight goals in 36 appearances in all competitions.

City's valuation for the pair is unclear, but the club would expect to make a significant profit on both.

Tottenham head coach Roberto de Zerbi has revamped his midfield this summer, signing Mateus Fernandes from West Ham and Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for a combined £185m.

But the Italian has stressed the need to strengthen his attack following the side's 17th-placed finish in the Premier League last term, scoring just 48 goals in 38 games.

Spurs remain interested in Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, but it is unclear whether the club could finance a deal for the Netherlands international as well as moves for Marmoush and Savinho.

City have already sold a host of players this summer, including Rodri, midfielder Tijjani Reijnders and second-choice goalkeeper James Trafford.

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When you look at Roberto de Zerbi, his first stint at Brighton was something that was very transformative to the Premier League.

Many of the coaches adopted his baiting-style of build-up and his idea to punch the passes through the middle of the pitch really quickly.

What we have seen in pre-season is an adaptation and a focus on building upon what he did at the end of last season, which is a more simplistic view.

But he did not come in and simply try to shut up shop and get easy points, he looked to build out from the back and use that short build-up. That tactic is still very key to his side.

What I have noticed is his awareness that teams are pressing man-for-man in a really aggressive manner. There has been a focus on building through the middle, but also on building out under pressure using the same ideas in wide areas.

Those moves tend to finish with the wingers one-v-one, so De Zerbi is not just using his principles through the middle but also through the wide areas to still arrive in the final third really quickly and really aggressively.

A lot of the top coaches have one set style of play in mind - and De Zerbi has certain principles - but a few years ago he said: "When you're building the play, if the rival doesn't pressure us intensely then we slowly move the ball up the pitch. When they do pressure us, then we can make some passes, dribble and play more vertically."

He is a coach who adapts how his team builds up and plays depending on how the opponent defends, which is slightly more reactive and adaptable.

The biggest challenge is teams will increasingly sit back and almost ask his players to break them down, knowing what De Zerbi prefers to do, so it is all about how he then looks to break down stubborn defences that sit lower.

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Brentford have only won one of their 10 Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur (D4 L5), their joint-lowest win percentage against any side (10% - level with Arsenal).

Tottenham Hotspur are one of only two sides, along with Chelsea, to have played more than once at the Brentford Community Stadium in the Premier League and never lose (5 each). Four of their five trips there have ended in draws, however, winning just once in February 2025 (2-0).

Brentford have started their league season with a win in just three of their last 14 campaigns (D6 L5), though two of those have been in their five Premier League seasons, beating Arsenal in 2021-22 and Crystal Palace in 2024-25.

Tottenham Hotspur have lost their opening game in just one of the last 10 Premier League seasons (W6 D3), losing 1-0 at home to Everton in 2020-21.

From the beginning of March until the end of the 2025-26 season, only Burnley (0) won fewer Premier League games than Brentford (W1 D7 L2). However, their sole victory came at home to West Ham, and the Bees went unbeaten in home league London derbies last term (W1 D5).

Only Burnley (46.5%) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (44.6%) spent a larger proportion of their total Premier League game time in a losing position last season than Tottenham Hotspur (36.4%) – Spurs were also one of only two teams that failed to win a game from behind in 2025-26, alongside Wolves.

Brentford scored the most goals (6) and generated the highest xG (6.8) in the Premier League last season following long throws into the box. Excluding penalties, only Arsenal (8) conceded fewer times from set-pieces than the Bees did in Keith Andrews’ debut season (9).

Brentford’s Igor Thiago boasted the best shot conversion rate of any player to take 25 or more shots in the Premier League last season (26.2% - 22/84). Similarly, among those to score 15+ goals across Europe’s big-five leagues in 2025-26, only Harry Kane (30.3%) and Joaquín Panichelli (27.1%) had a better conversion rate.

New Tottenham Hotspur signing Sandro Tonali won possession overall (147) and in the middle third (87) more times than any Spurs or Newcastle United player in the Premier League last season; he also averaged 16.8 forward passes and 3.3 progressive passes per 90 minutes, more than any Spurs midfielder in the top-flight last term.

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