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Tottenham star Wilson Odobert is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on his right hamstring in the latest set-back for the Frenchman.

Odobert joined the club from Burnley for around £25million this summer but only played five times, suffering two major injury problems - with a hamstring problem initially ruling him out for a month.

He then played just two minutes of action towards the end of Tottenham's 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League before a recurrence of the issue saw him needing to go under the knife.

Tottenham confirmed he had undergone surgery and that he would be looked at closely by the club's medics before making a decision on a return date.

A statement said: "We can confirm that Wilson Odobert underwent surgery to his right hamstring yesterday (Saturday 16 November). The 19-year-old will continue to be closely monitored by our medical team to determine when he can return to training."

Odobert posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed at the Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone shortly after the surgery was finished, writing a caption that said "thanks God", with the player relieved he can begin his rehabilitation from a niggling problem.

The winger was a surprise signing for Tottenham this summer and his arrival went under the radar, with Spurs scouts impressed by the teenager's bright performances for Burnley under Vincent Kompany last season, despite their relegation.

Odobert's injury is one of many suffered by Spurs this season, with fellow winger Son Heung-min sitting out for around a month after picking up his own hamstring problem.

Hamstrings have been a common theme in north London this season - with Mickey van de Ven and forward Richarlison also being sidelined by similar issues - while Timo Werner is currently out with a hip injury.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said he and his staff would have to be careful in welcoming injured stars back to ensure they don't lose any more players long-term, referencing Son as one player to be delicate with.

He said: "Ultimately for us it's about making sure we get [Son] back and keep him back. Because we can't afford any more injuries in that position. We've got Wilson [Odobert] with a long-term injury, we've got [Richarlison] with a long-term injury, we've got Mikey [Moore] out now so we can't afford to lose another player in that area of the park."

Son Heung-min has been left surprised and disappointed at Tottenham's decision to trigger a contract extension.

The Spurs star is set to see his contract expire at the end of the season but the Lilywhites plan to action a one-year option to extend the deal of their club captain. The 32-year-old is in the final year of his current deal and seemingly open to prolonging his stay in north London but had expected to hold talks over a new long-term agreement according to reports.

Son, who has scored 123 goals in 311 Premier League games, is the only survivor from the Tottenham lineup that started in the 2019 Champions League final under Mauricio Pochettino. The South Korea international has remained a talismanic figure for the club, even more so following Harry Kane's departure to Bayern Munich in 2023.

Son admitted in September that discussions over his future had yet to take place with the club. "We haven't talked about anything yet. It is very clear from me," he said. "I am very focused on this season. At this age, every second is like a goal, especially this season, we are in a lot of competitions, it feels like I am taking even more care about this. As I say, I am fully focused on this year and just want to win something that everybody at the club - the players, all around - deserves.

"That's what I'm working for. In the future you never know what will happen, but I will give everything for this club because it's been almost 10 years and I give everything.

"I still have a contract with the club which is the very important thing and I just want to give everything until my contract [expires]."

Now, TalkSPORT report that Spurs have held off on negotiations with Son over a long-term deal, to the player's surprise. Instead, they are moving to simply trigger his clause and add 12 months onto his current contract.

If Son stays with the club until the end of the extension, he will have served 11 years in north London. Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara believes Son's time at the club is coming to an end however.

“The quality in the final third (has gone)," he said. "He is 32, is he going to go past people? Listen, he has been a great player and an unbelievable player. A Tottenham great.

“But I just feel like when I am watching him now, have you got that sharpness and edge to your game? I don’t think he has. He has gone clean through there one-v-one. The old Sonny, that’s a guaranteed goal. You can’t take him out of the team because there isn’t anyone better than him, but we have to start looking at a new left-winger.”

Ange Postecoglou shared an awkward stare-down with a Tottenham fan after his side’s 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town.

Gifted the chance to climb up the Premier League table, Spurs welcomed the Tractor Boys to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, favoured to win – but fell flat on their faces.

Two quickfire first-half goals from Sammie Szomodics and Liam Delap gave Spurs a mountain to climb, and despite Rodrigo Bentancur halving the deficit from a corner in the 69th minute, Ipswich held on for their first win of the season, and boos sounded around the ground.

As the Australian head coach sauntered down the tunnel after the final whistle, a video emerged of a fan or group seemingly voicing concerns to Postecoglou, which the 59-year-old didn’t take kindly.

Postecoglou was filmed after the loss, exiting the playing surface with his staff, boos still trickling from the stands. Just as he is about to walk out of view, the head coach comes to stop, glaring up at a fan or group in the crowd who assumedly said something that rubbed him up the wrong way – an anger that resonated in his post-match thoughts.

“We didn't start the game well at all. It was all sort of passive. I felt we didn't get the tempo right or intensity right and then we gave ourselves too much of a mountain to climb,” admitted Postecoglou.

“Second half, we were in the ascendancy and had opportunities, but we didn't do enough with them, and we should never have been in that position.

“If we’re inconsistent, that’s down to me. That's my responsibility. The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach and something I need to try and fix and see if I can help the players in that area.”

Fans didn’t just take aim at their own, also being highly vocal throughout the match towards Kieran McKenna’s side’s strategic time-outs – mirroring the opinion of Postecoglou.

“Look, I think it's the way the Premier League is going. It's pretty strategic now,” Postecoglou continued. “You can almost look at your clock around the 20-minute mark and some player will go down, they'll all come over to the coach and get instructions.

“It's funny - I always liked the Premier League because it wasn't like that. You would watch teams play in Europe and get frustrated by it, but now it's part of the game here as well.”

Spurs will face a trip to another side in disarray, Manchester City, after the international break and will look to improve on this seasonal low.

Ange Postecoglou slammed “passive” Tottenham for the dozy first-half horror show which left them “too much of a mountain to climb.”

Spurs trailed 2-0 at the break but, unlike their two previous home games against West Ham and Aston Villa, they were unable to overturn the deficit. And Big Ange didn’t pull his punches after a shock defeat to the promoted Tractor Boys which left Tottenham down in 10th place.

He said: “We didn't start the game well at all. It was all sort of passive. I felt we didn't get the tempo right or intensity right and then we gave ourselves too much of a mountain to climb. Second half we were in the ascendancy and had opportunities, but we didn't do enough with them and we should never have been in that position.

“If we’re inconsistent, that’s down to me. That's my responsibility. The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach and something I need to try and fix and see if I can help the players in that area.”

Spurs fans were frustrated by Ipswich’s time-wasting and strategic time-outs when players went down injured, allowing their team-mates to have a breather, and Postecoglou is no fan of the tactic either.

He growled: “Look, I think it's the way the Premier League is going. It's pretty strategic now. You can almost look at your clock around the 20-minute mark and some player will go down, they'll all come over to the coach and get instructions.

“It's funny - I always liked the Premier League because it wasn't like that. You would watch teams play in Europe and get frustrated by it, but now it's part of the game here as well.

“Nothing we can do about it. For us, if we want to mitigate those things because we don't do it and we want the game to be played, then we shouldn't give opportunities for the opposition to do that.”

Skipper Heung-min Son apologised to Tottenham fans after his side’s shock defeat, saying: "It’s very disappointing. We conceded a very sloppy goal that shouldn’t happen. It’s more than disappointing.

"Sometimes you have to be calm and find a better solution if someone is in a better position. We have to be better in those kind of situations. It’s very painful.”

Tottenham are set to welcome Ipswich Town in a fixture which won't be televised in the UK.

It's one of four games in the Premier League today (November 10). The visitors, who have only managed to amount five points from their first 10 games, face a daunting task on their travels in the capital.

Spurs have been formidable at home this season, losing just once and boasting a six-game winning streak across all competitions. On the other hand, Ipswich are yet to taste victory this season, with Leicester's stoppage-time equaliser denying them a win at Portman Road last weekend.

The match promises to be a goal fest, with Ange Postecoglou's Spurs leading the league in scoring and Kieran McKenna's Tractor Boys having the second-worst defensive record behind Wolves. However, UK fans will miss out on the live action.

Why is Tottenham vs Ipswich not on TV in the UK?

The game was rescheduled to Sunday due to Tottenham's Europa League match away against Galatasaray on Thursday. Manchester United and Chelsea, who are hosting Leicester City and Arsenal respectively, find themselves in the same predicament.

The London derby at Stamford Bridge will be Sky Sports' Super Sunday main event at 4:30pm, but neither of the other matches were chosen for broadcast. Instead, viewers will be watching Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle.

Starting next season, all matches except those kicking off at 3pm on Saturdays will be televised live in the UK. However, for now, teams competing in Europe's second and third tiers can't bank on their domestic fixtures being shown.

How to watch Tottenham vs Ipswich

While the match won't be televised in the UK, it will be broadcast by local Premier League TV rights holders in other countries. For instance, Sky Germany will be showing the game.

Canal+ in France have opted for United's match instead, but fans in the United States can tune in as NBCUniversal holds the rights to all 380 games in the Premier League this season.

Fans based in the UK will have to hold out for highlights which will be released by Sky shortly after the final whistle. Extended coverage and analysis will be available on Match of the Day 2, airing from 10:30pm on BBC One.

Adele is in talks for a series of mammoth concerts next year at the home of her beloved Spurs before she takes a break from performing.

We can reveal the 36-year-old singer has had a huge offer to step out on stage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for several shows in 2025. It’s just down the road from where she grew up with her mother Penny in north London and holds a special place in her heart as a Spurs fan.

It would be the perfect place to bow out ahead of her upcoming hiatus. Insiders say the dates could earn Adele up to £5million per night with over 60,000 people packing into the stadium for each performance. If she accepts the offer, it would be her final live shows before she steps away from the stage for a much-needed rest and to work on her next album.

A source said: “The offer is there for Adele to finally perform at Spurs’ stadium, which has been a dream of Adele’s for years. She loves the club and tries to never miss a game on TV. The opportunity to sing on the same pitch that her heroes like Son and James Maddison grace each week is a huge one and the perfect end to the last two years of shows in Las Vegas and Germany.”

Adele last performed in London at the BST Hyde Park festival in 2022, and since November of that same year she has had her Weekends With Adele residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. That run ends on November 23. This past summer, the Rolling in the Deep hitmaker had her 10-night Adele in Munich residency which saw her sing to a total of 730,000 fans at the custom built Adele Arena.

At a recent Las Vegas show, Adele told the audience that she would not be extending her residency. She said: “This really is the beginning of the end. There are no other f***ing shows. I’m not going to be like, ‘Surprise!’ They say that if you want things and you are looking for things in life, you have to pay the universe and then it pays you back tenfold. My life is a thousand times better. My life, not my career, not my music. I’m talking about my actual life. And I really, truly think that this show has been my best friend throughout all of that.”

The Hello singer has previously told how she will be taking an “incredibly long” break once her Vegas shows end. Her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace began in November 2022 and ends this month. In Munich over the summer, the singer said: “I just need a rest. I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now.”

Adele is engaged to sports agent Rich Paul, 43, and has son Angelo, 12, with ex Simon Konecki. She said she wants to spend more time with her family.

Tottenham have been charged with misconduct by the FA following alleged homophobic chanting during their win away to Manchester United at Old Trafford in September.

Spurs condemned the chanting as "abhorrent" after Ange Postecoglou's team claimed a deserved win at Old Trafford - and now an FA charge has arrived that could see the club face a hefty fine if proven.

An FA statement said: "Tottenham Hotspur FC has been charged with two breaches of FA Rule E21 for misconduct in relation to crowd control at its Premier League match against Manchester United FC on Sunday 29 September

"It's alleged the club failed to ensure that its spectators and or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters or followers) conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and don't use words or otherwise behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent, or insulting way with either an express or implied reference to sexual orientation around both the 49th and 79th minutes."

Spurs have until next Wednesday to respond to the charge but after the game they said: "This is simply unacceptable, hugely offensive and no way to show support for the team.

"The club will be working closely with the police and stewards to identify anyone instigating or joining in with the chanting - we shall take the strongest possible action in accordance with our sanctions and banning policy."

Spurs added: "We all have a responsibility to act as ambassadors of Tottenham Hotspur and discrimination of any kind has no place at our club."

Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that striker Richarlison faces “a significant amount of time” on the sidelines following his latest hamstring injury.

The Brazilian was distraught when substituted against Aston Villa last week having struggled for much of the year with a succession of physical problems.

And after Richarlison asked for fans to pray for him during his latest attempt to reach prolonged fitness, Postecoglou has provided a pessimistic update on the amount of time the centre forward is set to miss with his latest setback

Asked if there was a timescale placed on his return, Postecoglou said: “Not really. I’m reticent to put it but he’ll be out for a significant amount of time. It’s a significant hamstring injury."

Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that striker Richarlison faces “a significant amount of time” on the sidelines following his latest hamstring injury.

The Brazilian was distraught when substituted against Aston Villa last week having struggled for much of the year with a succession of physical problems.

And after Richarlison asked for fans to pray for him during his latest attempt to reach prolonged fitness, Postecoglou has provided a pessimistic update on the amount of time the centre forward is set to miss with his latest setback

And asked if there was a timescale placed on his return, Postecoglou said: “Not really. I’m reticent to put it but he’ll be out for a significant amount of time. It’s a significant hamstring injury.

“He was very disappointed. We tried to take a different approach and he worked awfully hard on his rehab, his general fitness. He really trimmed down in terms of his conditioning. He was doing everything right. We eased him back in terms of his return to playing, tried not to overload him.

“But unfortunately he’s broken down again. He’s disappointed but ultimately we just got to keep getting him back and working with him to get back because he’s an important player.

“We saw last week the impact he had coming off the bench and setting up the goal for us. Disappointing for him, disappointing for us because we haven’t really had him this year. We’ll keep working with Richy to get him back.”

Postecoglou, however, remains hopeful that centre half Cristian Romero is able to return for Sunday’s visit of Ipswich Town to north London - but the Spurs boss believes Mikey Moore and Timo Werner will remain absent while Micky van de Ven is not expected to return until after the international break.

He added: “Last night the brief I got after the game was everyone came through unscathed. Cristian, we’ll see how he goes over the next couple of days. The idea is to get him out there training. He has a chance for the weekend.

“Mikey is probably still not right for the weekend. Probably Timo as well. Out of the ones who’ve been out it’s only Timo who will be back.”

Ange Postecoglou’s reshuffled defence produced an almighty stinker only for Dejan Kulusevski to come desperately close to snatching the unlikeliest of draws.

The Swedish sub sent a 93rd-minute effort wide with Galatasaray stopper Fernando Muslera off his line – after 10-man Spurs were taught a lesson by opponents who could have threatened double figures.

Victor Osimhen capitalised on repeated needless errors from the north Londoners to score twice in the first half after Yunus Akgun put Galatasaray in front with a stunning half-volley after six minutes.

And while teenager Will Lankshear equalised with his first senior goal, before being set off in the 60th minute, Postecoglou’s second-string back-line made it clear that they were not up to the task.

This always looked like Tottenham ’s most difficult assignment and three opening wins offered a degree of flexibility for a squad weakened by injury and illness.

Yet Postecoglou should be gravely concerned by just how naive his players performed from the start. “It was self-inflicted,” Postecoglou said. “The moments that stick out to me was giving the ball away.”

Osimhen might have had a double hat-trick but was denied by Fraser Forster, the offside flag and a couple of uncharacteristic misses. And he was gifted those chances by defending more suited to a local park than a professional match.

Radu Dragusin was particularly culpable having been pressed into coughing up possession for Osimhen’s first strike.

And the Romania centre-back also allowed Osimhen, a transfer target for Chelsea last summer, to coast past him to make it 3-1 following a silky Dries Mertens delivery.

“In the first half we gave the ball away too much,” Postecoglou added. “We lacked composure and we allowed Galatasaray to get a foothold in the game and we paid the price for that.”

Forster was the sole player to emerge with credit and a double substitution at half-time, including the removal of captain Heung-min Son, failed to halt their hosts’ charge.

Galatasary went on to dominate the opening 15 minutes of the second half and saw a series of glorious opportunities pass them by – including three for Osimhen and another long-range thunderbolt from Akgun that was deflected wide.

At that point it appeared a case of how much the hosts would win by with Lankshear being shown two avoidable yellow cards in seven minutes.

But when Dominic Solanke produced a clever flick home from Pedro Porro’s cross with a little more than 20 remaining, there was a slight and undeserved glimmer of hope.

Galatasaray continued to miss chances before Kulusevski’s long-range attempt drifted wide after Muslera emerged 25 yards off his line to head away a through ball.

Hugo Lloris has hit out at Daniel Levy's decision to gift Tottenham's players luxury watches for reaching the Champions League final - claiming it showed the lack of winning mentality.

The north Londoners made their first ever European Cup final back in 2019 as they enjoyed a historic route to the final, seeing off the likes of Manchester City and then Ajax in dramatic circumstances in the semi-final.

They would face Liverpool in an all-Premier League encounter and the Tottenham squad received gifts from Levy before the final had been played. They each were given Aviator watches with the words "finalist" engraved.

Tottenham's run to the Champions League final had covered for their poor league form and they were well beaten by Liverpool in Madrid. Mohamed Salah scored an early penalty before Divock Origi converted late on to make the game safe. Lloris though felt the club - specifically the chairman - acted in a way that accepted second best.

In his new book serialised in The Guardian, LLoris wrote: "Who does such a thing at a moment like this? I still haven’t got over it, and I’m not alone. If we’d won, he wouldn’t have asked for the watches back to have ‘Winner’ engraved instead."

The French goalkeeper admits he's never worn the watch and Levy cannot have been surprised to see his team trailing just minutes into the final after his decision to rewarded them for simply making the showpiece event.

Tottenham, who haven't scaled those heights since, were left to lick their wounds but Lloris observed in the aftermath of defeat that numerous individuals associated with the club "were not sufficiently despondent at having lost" despite missing out on Europe's greatest prize.

The former No 1 added: "When I returned to my room on the night of the final, I think I had the same feeling as Mauricio (Pochettino) and Harry (Kane): does the club really want to win? Real Madrid would never have celebrated a lost final, and we shouldn’t have either."

Pochettino was sacked just months after the Champions League final and Tottenham haven't had a manager last longer than two seasons since his departure. They've also rarely threatened to win any silverware, their best effort coming when they were beaten in the Carabao Cup final in 2021.