Clouds beginning to part as Spurs welcome fresh faces back into contention
Sidelined: Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Mohammed Kudus
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Arthur Ferridge
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Newcastle United’s 2025-26 season is at risk of fizzling out, though some will argue it already has.
The Magpies have lost their last three Premier League matches 2-1, the latest coming at home to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.
Roberto De Zerbi has made a good impression since taking the reins at Tottenham Hotspur, but he's still yet to win a game.
According to Football Insider, clubs such as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have shown interest in the 23-year-old Senegal international Pape Matar Sarr.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with him recently as crisis continue at Tottenham.
Cristian Romero’s situation has quickly become one of the biggest talking points surrounding Tottenham Hotspur’s summer plans.
Xavi Simons scored in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since December in the 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
In the Portuguese evening heat last July, Morgan Gibbs-White posed for a picture by the side of a pitch with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season, The Athletic will discuss the biggest questions from the weekend’s football.
The challenge for Tottenham Hotspur this week, if they want to give themselves any chance of staying up, is simple — or at least it is simple to write down in words on a laptop from a distance.