A month without Tottenham Hotspur football?
NOT SO FAST!
We have three preseason friendlies on the docket this month as Thomas Frank’s Tottenham begins to take shape. Who’ll be in the squad? Who knows.
What we do know is that Spurs are set to play against Reading on 19 July. Then they’ll be trading those comfy confines for a road trip to Luton Town before jetting off to Hong Kong at the end of the month.
According to the club, this will make the first time the North London Derby will be played outside the UK. Feels strange.
Here are the fixtures in bullet form:
At Reading, 19 July
At Luton Town, 26 July
Versus Arsenal (in Hong Kong)
In other Spurs-related news, the Champions League also kicks off again (sort of) with the first stage of the qualifying round.
But all this comes as we await first-team arrivals for the men’s squad. The links have come in a not-so-steady drip drip drip, but maybe by the end of this month we’ll get some more activity once Frank gets a better look at the squad.
There’s even less going on with the women’s squad. We still don’t have a manager. This’ll be the last season before the Women’s Super League expands from 12 to 14 teams in 2026-27.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Everybody Laughs, by David Byrne
And now for your links:
Matt Law: “Tottenham eye West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus in end to unofficial ‘transfer embargo’ between rivals” (more on this from menno later)
Sky Sports: “Sheffield Wednesday: Wages not paid to majority of players and club staff for third month this year”
The Guardian: “From Russo to Katoto: six contenders to be top scorer at Euro 2025”