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Mikel Arteta says Viktor Gyokeres' determination to join Arsenal was one of the major reasons why he signed him - and the striker taking Thierry Henry's iconic shirt number shows he is "attached" to the club.

Gyokeres completed a £63.5m move from Sporting CP last week, with the Swedish striker taking Arsenal legend Henry's iconic No 14, despite other squad numbers being available.

The 27-year-old took part in his first training sessions with the Arsenal team out on their pre-season tour of Asia and Arteta has been impressed all summer with the forward's mentality.

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"I use the word conviction and that's the first thing that I noticed when I spoke to him," said Arteta in a press conference in Hong Kong.

"Someone very determined, someone that was already really attached to the club [with] the way he was talking about the club, the history and in this case Thierry [Henry's number] and what the shirt represented.

"He straight away felt it, and when you feel it - go for it."

Gyokeres could have an explosive debut for Arsenal on Thursday in the first north London derby to take place outside of the UK.

Asked if Arsenal's new front man has a chance of featuring against Spurs in Hong Kong, Arteta replied: "He's only done today's session and yesterday very little.

"We're going to assess [on Wednesday night] how he is and if the medical staff are happy as well with his condition to participate in tomorrow's match, then it's a possibility. We're going to discuss that."

Odegaard: You can already see Gyokeres' quality

Speaking in the same press conference, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard says Gyokeres is already showing his quality in training, with the Norwegian describing his fellow Scandinavian team-mate as a "very complete player".

"I think you've all seen what he's done in his career so far," said Odegaard. "Especially the last season at Sporting, the numbers speak for themselves.

"He's a very complete player. He's physical, strong, fast, good finisher, and intelligent as well.

"I think he's a very complete striker and you can also see the hunger, the energy he brings. I'm really excited to have him with the team.

"He's only trained a few times, but you can already see the quality, the energy, and the willingness. I'm excited to have a pitch with him."

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In the Spurs camp, new head coach Thomas Frank surprised a few by describing rivals Arsenal as "one of the best teams in the world, unfortunately".

The Dane, who is getting his first derby experience out in Hong Kong, said: "I think it's a great challenge besides being our biggest rivals and the first North London Derby outside the UK.

"It's also right now one of the best teams, I must say unfortunately, in the world. We also need to be honest.

"So in that way, it's a big test but it's more than a test against Arsenal. It's not only a friendly, of course, and we'll do everything we can to win."

Responding to those comments from the former Brentford head coach, Arteta replied: "Well, that's great to hear that especially from someone like Frank that I respect immensely.

"And with him and Spurs, I think tomorrow we're going to start to see the direction that he's going to take with the team, implementing his vision, his philosophy.

"And of course we need to be focused on what we want to do, what we want to achieve, and I'm sure it's going to be a great game."

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Tottenham forward Mikey Moore is expected to join Rangers on a season-long loan deal.

The deal will not include an option or an obligation to buy the 17-year-old.

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Moore, who can play across the front line as a winger or a number 10, is one of Tottenham's most exciting prospects.

Spurs and Moore believe a season of first-team football is required for his development, with the player choosing Rangers despite several offers in the Championship.

The England U19 international made 12 appearances in the Premier League last season and registered one assist.

Moore also played five times during Spurs' Europa League-winning campaign and scored his first goal for the club in a group-stage victory over Elfsborg.

Rangers in talks to sign Antman

Rangers are also in talks with Go Ahead Eagles over the signing of winger Oliver Antman.

Reports of a deal being agreed are understood to be premature, with the 23-year-old still training with the Eredivisie club.

Russell Martin is keen to add wingers to his squad this summer, and has already signed seven players in this window.

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Rangers will kick off their 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season at Motherwell on Saturday August 2, live on Sky Sports.

It will be new head coach Martin's first league game in charge since being appointed in the summer, and will come just days after their Champions League second-qualifying-round clash against Panathinaikos.

His first Scottish Premiership game at Ibrox will take place on Saturday August 9 against Steven Pressley's Dundee.

The first Old Firm clash of the season takes place on Sunday August 31 live on Sky Sports as Celtic travel to Ibrox, a fixture that could be key as Martin's side look to close the gap on their city rivals this season.

The sides will meet again at Celtic Park on Wednesday January 3 - live on Sky Sports - with their final pre-split meeting at Ibrox on February 28.

Rangers head coach Russell Martin is challenging captain James Tavernier to fight for his place, insisting there is space for both him and loan signing Max Aarons in his new-look side

Elsewhere, their first match against Derek McInnes' Hearts comes on Saturday September 13 at Ibrox, while Rangers face the two newly-promoted clubs on consecutive weeks with a trip to Livingston on Saturday September 27, before travelling to Falkirk on October 4.

Rangers head to Easter Road - where they ended the last campaign - to face Hibernian on Wednesday October 29, while the first clash against Aberdeen follows that on November 1 at Ibrox.

With no winter break this season, Rangers face six games in December - however, there are no games on Boxing Day. Instead, Martin's side head to Hearts on Saturday December 20 and then host Motherwell on Saturday December 27 at Ibrox.

Morgan Gibbs-White has signed a new three-year contract with Nottingham Forest.

Forest say it is a club-record deal and a "statement of intent from our owner Evangelos Marinakis".

It comes after Forest accused Tottenham of making an illegal approach for the midfielder with a £60m bid earlier this month.

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Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said: "Morgan is a special player - not just in terms of talent, but character and mentality. He represents everything we want this football club to be: he is a winner, talented, ambitious, fearless, and proud.

"There was significant interest from various clubs, but we were determined to build our future with Morgan at the heart of it. I promised our fans we would not only compete, but grow stronger and stronger every season. Today is another big step in that journey."

Forest's bosses shut down lines of communication with Spurs, accusing them of an illegal approach for Gibbs-White and a breach of the confidentiality clause in his contract, which prevented any public release of the value of his buy-out clause.

Forest made it clear in letters to both Tottenham and Gibbs-White's agent that they reserved the right to pursue legal action in the future.

'I believe in what we're building'

Speaking after signing his new contract, Gibbs-White said: "I've felt at home at Forest from the moment I arrived. The support from the fans, my teammates, and everyone around the club has been unbelievable.

"I believe in what we're building here - and with the backing of Mr Marinakis and the enormous ambition he has, I want to be part of making something special. I'm excited for what's to come."

The England international scored seven goals and registered 11 assists as Forest qualified for Europe last season.

Gibbs-White arrived in Portugal this week for Forest's pre-season training camp after being given special leave by the club to deal with a private matter.

The 25-year-old played the second half of their 3-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday evening.

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Tottenham Hotspur showed there was more work to do on the pre-season training ground for Thomas Frank as a strong but incomplete Spurs side were second best against League One Luton in their goalless draw.

This was the latter of two friendlies played on Saturday - with another Spurs XI drawing 2-2 with Wycombe at the training ground in the morning.

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This Spurs side, which included new £55m summer signing Mohammed Kudus plus regulars Micky van de Ven, Brennan Johnson, Mathys Tel, Yves Bissouma and Guglielmo Vicario, struggled against the sharper and fitter Luton outfit, who begin their League One season on Friday.

Spurs only had two shots in the entire match - a forgettable Kudus effort that was blocked before Johnson's close-range effort was well kept out by Josh Keeley, who moved to Luton from the Premier League club last week.

And Luton had the better chances as Vicario had to keep out Millenic Alli's effort from a tight angle, with Shandon Baptiste heading a good chance over from the resulting corner.

Substitute goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, who came on at half-time for the Italian, kept out two goalbound efforts from Alli and Nakhi Wells in the second period, as Spurs struggled to keep up with the play and fashion chances themselves.

With just over ten minutes to go, Frank took off his senior stars for a raft of youngsters, with substitute Will Lankshear putting a good effort wide as the clock ticked into 90. But Frank will not have learned much from these senior stars on the basis of this performance.

Analysis: More questions than answers with these Spurs players

Sky Sports' Sam Blitz at Kenilworth Road:

Context is probably needed before too much judgement is made on this result. A lot of these Spurs players were playing their first 60 minutes of the season, with Luton further along in their preparations ahead of their League One opener on Friday night against AFC Wimbledon.

But Thomas Frank won't have been happy with the number of attacking opportunities his side fashioned in a game they should be winning based on quality alone, even though the Hatters were always going to be a bit sharper to the ball.

There were a few mitigating factors. Destiny Udogie came off in the warm-up which wouldn't have helped alongside Dominic Solanke's minor ankle problem which ruled him out of this game. But £55m signing Mohammed Kudus showed extremely little on his first Spurs start, while the likes of Mathys Tel and Brennan Johnson did not add much more.

There were a few interesting tactical aspects from Frank based on his instructions from the sidelines. His constant shouting of "play" as his side had the ball in the defensive third showed a distance from his direct Brentford days.

The shape was interesting too, with Jamie Donley - who started at left-back in place of the injured Udogie - inverted into the midfield but also front three at times, showing Frank may have some interesting ideas for Spurs' full-backs.

There was also a fluid front four - with it shifting from a 4-3-3 formation out of possession into a 4-2-4, with Tel and Mikey Moore becoming split centre forwards when flanked by Johnson and Kudus.

But despite the interesting tweaks, and this not being a complete Spurs squad, there are more questions than answers when it comes to the Spurs players who turned out at Kenilworth Road.

Another Spurs XI draw to League One Wycombe

Earlier on Saturday, a separate Tottenham XI - which included first-team players such as Pedro Porro and Heung-Min Son - drew to another League One team in Wycombe.

Pape Sarr gave Spurs the lead but a double from Wycombe's Junior Quitirina either side of half-time put the third tier side ahead.

Sarr grabbed a second to avoid a defeat for Spurs. There was also a late withdrawal for Rodrigo Bentancur, who picked up an illness before kick-off and was replaced in the team by George Abbott.

Spurs XI: Austin; Porro, Romero, Vuskovic, Davies; Abbott, Bergvall, Sarr; Odobert, Richarlson, Son

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Tottenham target Morgan Gibbs-White has not travelled with the Nottingham Forest squad for their pre-season training camp in Portugal because of a private matter.

Sky Sports News has been told the issue is not football or transfer-related, and was communicated by the midfielder internally.

Sky Sports News understands the club are happy to respect his privacy, and Forest have made no public comment on the matter.

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It is expected that he will join up with the squad later this week after his team-mates landed at Faro airport on Monday.

Nevertheless, it comes at a very difficult time for Gibbs-White and Forest, with relations tense following the stand-off with Tottenham over their £60m bid for him.

Up until now, the 25-year-old has continued to report for duty in line with his personal training plan, and there has been no indication he will take strike action or try to force through a move.

The stalemate continues between the two clubs over his proposed move to north London.

Forest's bosses shut down lines of communication with Spurs, accusing them of an illegal approach for the player and a breach of the confidentiality clause in his contract, which prevented any public release of the value of his buy-out clause.

Forest have made it clear in letters to both Tottenham and Gibbs-White's agent that they reserve the right to pursue legal action in the future, and while Spurs remain interested in buying him and are prepared to meet his £60m clause, they have not yet pursued the matter.

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Tottenham will be brave, aggressive and attacking next season, says Thomas Frank, as the club's new head coach laid out his vision.

During an at-times light-hearted first press conference as Spurs boss, Frank joked about the "different surroundings" of the club's high-end press facilities at the training ground, in contrast to the more modest set-up he has been used to during his seven-year tenure at Brentford.

He also acknowledged that he is in the honeymoon period of this role. "Everyone's happy, the sun is shining…"

But a football coach doesn't go from managing in Denmark to taking charge of the Europa League winners - via a supremely impressive spell maximising the potential of Brentford - without a clear philosophy.

Frank's is entwined with the motto of Spurs.

"I'm very clear on the principles on every phase of the game. I want us to be brave and very aggressive. I also want to attack," he said.

"Brave is absolutely linked [with] 'To dare is to do'. If you are not brave, it is difficult to achieve anything. Brave is crucial. The aggressivity is crucial if you want to win or achieve something. And you need to attack."

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Whether Frank is given the time to deliver that plan was another theme of his opening exchanges with the media as Spurs boss.

His predecessor, Ange Postecoglou, was sacked despite winning the Europa League. Frank says the Australian will "forever be a legend here" for that achievement but his dismissal reflected the ruthlessness of chairman Daniel Levy, who axed five managers during the time Frank led Brentford.

"Only five?! I like to challenge myself and I have never been sacked before, that's one reason I took the job, to get more risk into my daily life," laughed the Dane. For now, he is confident he will be given the time to deliver on his aims.

"Coming to a big club, there is pressure. We need to perform, it's me, the staff and the players. We have to do it together," he said. "I like the ambitions and everything I do, every decision I make so far, is not about surviving one game or one year. It is for the long-run.

"I will do everything, every day, to work towards taking this club to new heights. That is the ambition.

"If I was not ambitious, I would not sit here. I am looking forward to it."

Where those new heights might deliver Tottenham to were not expressly named by Frank. He admitted the Premier League's top sides are currently a way ahead of a Spurs team which finished 17th last season.

But the target is to build a group capable of competing in multiple fronts - and interesting statement, given how Postecoglou admitted he prioritised Europa League progress over Premier League results in the second half of last season.

"It was positive they won. They got the trophy that this club deserved," said Frank when asked about building on that Spurs triumph over Man Utd in Bilbao.

"Hopefully we can add to that. The first aim is to be able to compete in all four tournaments.

"That has to be the ambition we build towards. The 2019 Champions League final was the last season the club was able to compete in more than one competition.

"We need to be able to compete in Europe and the cups. If you can compete, there is a chance you can be top."

Frank's first shot at adding silverware will come in the Super Cup against Paris St-Germain on August 13. His first step into the dugout as Tottenham boss comes on Saturday, in a friendly at Reading.

Frank on…

Who will be his captain?

"I haven't decided anything on that. I have a long list of bullet points that I need to get through.

"[Heung-min Son] was captain last year and when we play two [teams for 45 minutes each vs Reading on Saturday], Son and [Cristian] Romero will be the two captains. That will be my decision."

The futures of Son and Romero

"My expectation is that all the players are here. They are training well, I have been very impressed. They are playing [on Saturday] and that is a good indicator that they will be at the club.

"Two top players. Sonny has been here 10 years and finally got his deserved trophy. So important for the team and the club.

"Romero, a World Cup, Europa League and Copa America winner, very important for us.

"Both have trained well and set the standards. Both will play [vs Reading]. I am very happy."

New signing Mohammed Kudus

"Great signing from the club. Top work from Daniel [Levy] and [Spurs technical director] Johan [Lange], getting a very good player in.

"He will give us some of that unpredictability in the game. His finishing is very good and he is almost at the perfect age to perform and to hit the next level."

On transfer target Morgan Gibbs-White

"You know me well, I will not speak about players that are not mine. I will speak about the players who are inside the squad at Tottenham."

The mood at the club since Ange Postecoglou's exit

"Ange will forever be a legend. He is one of three who have won a European trophy, a great achievement.

"I see happy players. Positive and smiling energy, training really well with a good vibe around the place.

"There should be a good vibe, they just won the Europa League title! Going into the new season, football is about dreaming and hoping."

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