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Loaning players to Sevilla rarely works out well for either those players or the clubs who own them. Should they not shoot out of the blocks at speed then there’s rarely any patience, and if they manage to do well then any contractual agreement for a purchase price will be wholly ignored.

Brighton & Hove Albion sent Valentín Barco there for the current season, believing he’d have more chance to develop than he would with the Seagulls. Barca has failed to build on his big potential since his controversial exit from Boca Juniors and things haven’t got much better in Spain.

Ficherio, which appears to be a site decidated to Seville’s teams, states Barco is well away from the level Sevilla want and could be replaced by a Tottenham Hotspur player in January.

The gist is that Barco would be sent back to Brighton, and Sevilla would then move to sign Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham.

Reguilon isn’t being used by Ange Postecoglou this season – at all – and with a contract expiring in June there’ll be hope for a potential free transfer.

This one may require a pinch of salt, but the general gist is believable. Brighton taking Barco back and potentially sending him elsewhere isn’t the worst idea, and Tottenham may as well rid themselves of Reguilon’s wages.

Loaning players to Sevilla rarely works out well for either those players or the clubs who own them. Should they not shoot out of the blocks at speed then there’s rarely any patience, and if they manage to do well then any contractual agreement for a purchase price will be wholly ignored.

Brighton & Hove Albion sent Valentín Barco there for the current season, believing he’d have more chance to develop than he would with the Seagulls. Barca has failed to build on his big potential since his controversial exit from Boca Juniors and things haven’t got much better in Spain.

Ficherio, which appears to be a site decidated to Seville’s teams, states Barco is well away from the level Sevilla want and could be replaced by a Tottenham Hotspur player in January.

The gist is that Barco would be sent back to Brighton, and Sevilla would then move to sign Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham.

Reguilon isn’t being used by Ange Postecoglou this season – at all – and with a contract expiring in June there’ll be hope for a potential free transfer.

This one may require a pinch of salt, but the general gist is believable. Brighton taking Barco back and potentially sending him elsewhere isn’t the worst idea, and Tottenham may as well rid themselves of Reguilon’s wages.

Tottenham Hotspur face Galatasaray on Thursday in one of this round’s more intriguing Europa League matches. There’s hype building in Turkey ahead of the game, and also confidence that the Istanbul club can get a good result against Spurs.

Galatasaray are currently top of the Super Lig, with a game in hand on Samsunspor in second. They’ve scored 29 goals from ten matches so far, so will be confident of being a threat against Tottenham going forwards.

Ange Postecoglou’s side are 7th in the Premier League and their aim will be to secure top four this season, whilst hopefully, and finally, picking up a trophy along the way.

The Europa League presents a good chance for them to do that, and back up Postecoglou’s confident comments about his own personal trophy record.

Barış Alper Yılmaz has scored four of Galatasaray’s Super Lig goals this season, and is in confident mood ahead of the match against Tottenham.

The 24-year-old, who has been playing mainly from the right wing, has been speaking at a Skechers event, and Hürriyet quote him as saying: “The world knows what Galatasaray has done in Europe. We will play in a way that is worthy of that match and hopefully win and make our fans happy. We are successful as a team.

“I am also trying to help the team. Hopefully, we are aiming to be champions this year as well. It doesn’t matter to me which position I am in. Wherever my coach gives me a chance, my only thought is to contribute to my team.”

Tottenham Hotspur face Galatasaray on Thursday in one of this round’s more intriguing Europa League matches. There’s hype building in Turkey ahead of the game, and also confidence that the Istanbul club can get a good result against Spurs.

Galatasaray are currently top of the Super Lig, with a game in hand on Samsunspor in second. They’ve scored 29 goals from ten matches so far, so will be confident of being a threat against Tottenham going forwards.

Ange Postecoglou’s side are 7th in the Premier League and their aim will be to secure top four this season, whilst hopefully, and finally, picking up a trophy along the way.

The Europa League presents a good chance for them to do that, and back up Postecoglou’s confident comments about his own personal trophy record.

Barış Alper Yılmaz has scored four of Galatasaray’s Super Lig goals this season, and is in confident mood ahead of the match against Tottenham.

The 24-year-old, who has been playing mainly from the right wing, has been speaking at a Skechers event, and Hürriyet quote him as saying: “The world knows what Galatasaray has done in Europe. We will play in a way that is worthy of that match and hopefully win and make our fans happy. We are successful as a team.

“I am also trying to help the team. Hopefully, we are aiming to be champions this year as well. It doesn’t matter to me which position I am in. Wherever my coach gives me a chance, my only thought is to contribute to my team.”

Cristian Romero left the pitch after just over an hour as Tottenham Hotspur beat Aston Villa at the weekend.

The defender had to leave the pitch injured, and there were reports in Argentina which suggested furthers tests were on the way and that it could be a bone issue.

It was then clarified that it wasn’t a break, or anything of that magnitude, and stated that the player would be out of action… but only for a period of seven to ten days.

Argentina have now announced their squad for the upcoming international break, via TyC Sports, and Romero has been included in the list.

Theoretically, that could see him join up with the World Cup winners but miss Tottenham’s matches against Galatasaray and Ipswich Town.

Ange Postecoglou will of course be relieved the injury isn’t a serious, but there’s certainly going to be some worry that he’ll joining up with Argentina immediately following his recovery.

Rest may be the better solution, but Romero pulling out of the squad would be very unlikely indeed.

Cristian Romero left the pitch after just over an hour as Tottenham Hotspur beat Aston Villa at the weekend.

The defender had to leave the pitch injured, and there were reports in Argentina which suggested furthers tests were on the way and that it could be a bone issue.

It was then clarified that it wasn’t a break, or anything of that magnitude, and stated that the player would be out of action… but only for a period of seven to ten days.

Argentina have now announced their squad for the upcoming international break, via TyC Sports, and Romero has been included in the list.

Theoretically, that could see him join up with the World Cup winners but miss Tottenham’s matches against Galatasaray and Ipswich Town.

Ange Postecoglou will of course be relieved the injury isn’t a serious, but there’s certainly going to be some worry that he’ll joining up with Argentina immediately following his recovery.

Rest may be the better solution, but Romero pulling out of the squad would be very unlikely indeed.

Radu Dragusin started for Tottenham in their win over Aston Villa yesterday and it was a rare occurence, considering how the Romanian has been used more often in cup competitions.

Micky van de Ven’s injury meant he got his chance against Villa and it seems Dragusin will be more involved as the season goes on.

Despite that, talk of him returning to Italy refuses to go away.

La Gazzetta dello Sport today state that Juventus find the defender’s situation ‘intriguing’ and a return to the Bianconeri cannot be ‘ruled out’, especially if Juve come calling.

The report points out at the fact that Dragusin still has some admiration in his heart for the club he grew up at and he might find it difficult to turn down a move.

He has ‘very close’ affections to Juve and that can help the Old Lady sign him from Tottenham, who could be open to a loan exit.

It isn’t a simple hypothesis but there remains a possibility that Spurs could end up loaning out Dragusin. A permanent move seems to be out of the question, the report says.

Ange Postecoglou praised the defender a couple of days ago, indicating that they don’t want to move Dragusin on.

At the same time, Juve sporting director Cristiano Guintoli has been quite clear the club will try to sign a centre-back in January. Whether that defender turns out to be the 22-year-old remains to be seen.

Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to seal a 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.

The clash saw Cristian Romero forced off the pitch due to an injury he picked up during a challenge with Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.

After the tie, Ange Postecoglou stated the Tottenham star suffered a foot injury and said he doesn’t have any further information about his setback.

TyC Sports now provide the latest on the Argentina international’s injury situation. The Copa América winners take on Paraguay and Peru in a World Cup qualifier later this month.

The 26-year-old’s injury ‘set off alarm bells’ at the national team ahead of the upcoming two matches. The report states he may have sustained a ‘bone injury’ on his right toe.

It’s claimed the Tottenham centre-back will undergo tests soon to find out the extent of the damage. Spurs and La Albiceleste coaching staff will be awaiting the test results.

Romero was seen leaving the pitch with difficulty yesterday. TyC Sports point that out and add the ‘outlook is not encouraging for what’s to come’, likely for both Tottenham and Argentina.

There should be better clarity on Romero’s situation in the coming hours.

Sometimes all it takes for a player is time and a bit of patience and it appears that may be the case with former Tottenham youngster Jude Soonsup-Bell.

That’s at least if ABC Córdoba’s latest report on him is anything to go by, as they claim that the youngster ‘wakes up’ and starts to justify the decision to sign him in the summer.

The 20-year-old joined the LaLiga2 side from Tottenham’s U21s this summer after a year with Spurs following a move from Chelsea’s U21s.

He’s yet to really get going in Spain, with five appearances totalling 205 minutes to date indicating his new club are taking things slowly.

The wingers first start for his new club came in the defeat to UE Olot in the Copa del Rey earlier this week, though, and left plenty of optimism.

ABC report that despite the pessimism about the defeat and the level Córdoba showed, he was one of the ‘small positive notes’ from the game.

He started and scored his first goal for them and was a constant threat, ‘creating danger’ in the opposition’s penalty area whenever give the chance.

It wasn’t a perfect performance by the former Tottenham man by any means, but it was an indication that the ‘great bet’ of the club’s management is beginning to show his potential. He may even be handed more chances in the league moving forwards as a result.

His manager was certainly impressed and praised him after the game and the performance may have gone a long way to earning his trust.

The club are certainly hoping so as he was the ‘great promise’ of the summer window, a gamble that was justified by ‘big data’. He’s yet to justify that but this performance showed there is talent and is being seen as a potential starting point for more.

When Tottenham Hotspur sold Giovani Lo Celso to Real Betis in the summer, they also secured a priority option to sign Johnny Cardoso.

Lo Celso is impressing in his time at Betis and Cardoso has carried on his good form from last season, also attracting attention from Milan in the last few weeks.

The USA International is quickly becoming an in-demand entity and this has been confirmed by Estadio Deportivo.

They state that Atletico Madrid are big admirers of the midfielder and Diego Simeone has some spoken to Andrea Berta about a potential move for the 23-year-old. Cardoso is one of the names on Atleti’s shortlist for midfield signings.

Tottenham’s interest in the deal is very much there and the report reiterates that Spurs’ option to sign Cardoso for €25m can be excuted till the first few days of July 2025.

The outlet explains that what Spurs have isn’t a ‘priority option’. It is a fixed price that is set specifically for them, making it easier for to sign the American before anyone else can.

It is mentioned that AC Milan aren’t making a move for Cardoso yet and his entourage has fielded enquiries from Turkish, Greek and Saudi clubs.

The feeling, for now in Spain, is that Cardoso will join Tottenham. And if Atletico Madrid don’t push forward, Spurs will end up signing the midfielder soon enough.