When it comes to reunion talk, most of the conversation has been around Bayern Munich superstar striker Harry Kane, who, to the surprise of absolutely nobody related to Tottenham Hotspur, is playing at a literal Ballon d'Or level and has been the best striker in the world since joining the Bavarian giants.
On a much better side than what Ange Postecoglou could have afforded him at Spurs, Kane is crushing it alongside Michael Olise and Luis Diaz. But with Spurs improving their own attack, they are quietly hoping that Kane sees this and is open to a 2026 return to N17.
In the meantime, Tottenham were preparing for a different kind of reunion. On this coming Wednesday, Oct. 22, Spurs are set to battle Monaco on the road in the next matchup of the 2025/26 Champions League season. None other than Eric Dier is one of the center backs for the Monegasque club, having joined them this summer after a better than expected run with the very same Bayern.
But according to a report from L'Equipe's Flavien Tressarieu, the veteran defender has suffered a muscular injury ahead of this Champions League clash. Dier is now set to miss the "homecoming" matchup against Tottenham with this injury suffered in training.
Tottenham have an easier matchup
Monaco have one of the best young squads in Europe and are an underrated darkhorse side. Dier has been resurgent lately and is actually a regular starter for Monaco alongside the even more underrated Christian Mawissa, so this is a big loss for Monaco.
It's a big gain for Tottenham, though, as Spurs still have questions to answer as far as scoring goals goes. Whoever starts at striker for Spurs in this one, which could even be former Ligue 1 No. 9 Randal Kolo Muani, they will have a significantly easier time without dealing with Dier.
Plus, on a personal level, no Tottenham fan wants to have to think of someone who played for their club and was a key contributor as an enemy. Although seeing that Dier is out with injury hurts in that respect and you never want to see anyone injured, at least Spurs won't have to "reunite" with Dier and suffer against him as an opponent. For Dier, he'd obviously want to be out there playing and not hurt, but maybe on some level it would also be bittersweet for him to see Tottenham as an enemy, too.