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The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

Premier League

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank could look to reunite with 29-year-old Al Ahli and England striker Ivan Toney in January - talkSPORT.

Yoane Wissa will not make his Newcastle debut at former club Brentford this weekend - The Daily Mail.

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Manchester United's plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium have been hit by a further delay with no Government money for the Old Trafford regeneration project to be forthcoming in this month's Budget - The i.

Manchester United have banned a supporter from attending matches for three years for making a homophobic comment about Chelsea on social media - The Daily Mail.

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Newcastle are "relaxed" about Sandro Tonali's comments on his future, and will not begin formal talks about a new contract for the 25-year-old Italy midfielder until later in the season - The Daily Mail.

Newcastle have begun early discussions with Sven Botman's camp over a new contract while FC Copenhagen are interested in Emil Krafth - The Daily Mail.

Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma had more than £800,000 "stolen" in an alleged fraud from his VIP Coutts bank account - The Sun.

Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has opened the door to a surprise Premier League return after the 2026 World Cup - Evening Standard.

International football

Jude Bellingham is set to be included in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad - The Sun.

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has been accused of a "clear violation" of the governing body's statutes after appearing to endorse Donald Trump's political agenda - The Telegraph.

Scottish football

Rangers fans unfurled banners aimed at sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart at Ibrox - The Scottish Sun.

Hearts chief executive Andrew McKinlay is set to land a plum SFA vice-presidency role alongside Hampden Park supremo Mike Mulraney - The Scottish Sun.

European football

Real Madrid are hoping to sign Bayern Munich and France defender Dayot Upamecano on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season - Sky Germany.

Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella but do not want to move for him until next summer - Fichajes.

Napoli could reignite interest in Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo in January - Calciomercato.

Arsenal have placed a €150m (£132m) valuation on midfielder Declan Rice, who is admired by Real Madrid - Fichajes.

Rugby Union

The Rugby Football Union is giving away tickets for England's clash against Fiji with the governing body struggling to sell out their second autumn international fixture at Twickenham - The Telegraph.

Steve Borthwick has ­acknowledged the challenges presented by ­managing Marcus Smith's ­diminished role for England but has urged the recalled playmaker to kickstart his side's attack against Fiji on Saturday - The Guardian.

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Micky van de Ven scored a contender for one of the best Champions League goals as Tottenham thrashed Copenhagen in a much-needed 4-0 home victory.

With Spurs leading 2-0 but down to 10 men after Brennan Johnson's red card, Van de Ven ran from the edge of his area to sprint the entire length of the pitch past several Copenhagen players before hitting a superb, powerful low finish into the bottom corner.

The defender's goal was the perfect apology for his actions on Saturday after he ignored the pleas of his boss, Thomas Frank, to applaud the Spurs fans following the wretched 1-0 home defeat to Chelsea.

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Frank joked of Van de Ven at his post-match press conference: "He can keep walking past me if he is angry after a game if he delivers this!"

This entertaining display was a far cry from the weekend's horror show as Spurs overcame one of their worst-ever statistical performances in the Premier League to hammer Copenhagen to move into the top eight of the Champions League table and remain unbeaten in this season's competition.

The morale-boosting win also saw Xavi Simons, who against Chelsea was substituted after coming off the bench, enjoy his best game for Spurs as he set up Johnson's 19th-minute opener with a fine throughball that allowed the Welshman to round the goalkeeper and finish coolly from a tight angle.

Simons could have had a hat-trick of assists in the first half, but Randal Kolo Muani fluffed his lines twice.

The striker, though, made up for his misses in the 51st minute with some relentless work to close the Copenhagen goalkeeper down and then superbly tee up Wilson Odobert to roll home.

Then came Johnson's 61st-minute red card following a VAR review for a late studs-up challenge on Gabriel Pereira.

But the sending off sparked one of Spurs' greatest-ever goals as Van de Ven scored his outrageous solo stunner to wild celebrations at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Just three minutes later, the fans were cheering again as Van de Ven's centre-back partner Cristian Romero went on a charge of his own to set up substitute Joao Palhinha for a fourth.

Not even Richarlison's missed stoppage-time penalty could dampen the mood in north London, which was given the lift it needed after Saturday's dismal showing.

Frank: Van de Ven turned into Messi!

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank at his post-match press conference:

"It seemed like we had Lionel Messi turned into Micky Van de Ven!

"Running from his own goal and all the way to the other end to score a fantastic goal. He is our top goalscorer in all competitions, he can keep going!"

On Johnson's red card: "I think I understand why it can be given but that still footage is where it looks bad. There was no recklessness in this tackle from Brennan.

"When he slides, the player steps down and then it looks bad. It was a little bit unfortunate and was harsh."

On response to Chelsea loss: "We talked a lot about that bounce-back mentality. There will be setbacks and it is how we react to that.

"That is part of a good team and I am very happy with the response, we controlled it from minute one. It is never easy. I am pretty sure we will not see them lose 4-0 again."

Analysis: Turning point for Frank's Spurs?

What a response this was from Spurs to Saturday's woeful loss to Chelsea.

There were goals, shots, plenty of attacks and only cheers from the home fans as Tottenham dismantled Copenhagen. It was everything that was not there at the weekend.

So was this goal-laden victory a turning point for Frank?

"I would say it's a step forward in terms of how we want to play," he said at his post-match press conference.

"Assist and goals from the offensive players, and also good performances. I also think the structure was good."

Copenhagen were admittedly weak opposition and provided perfect bounce-back material for Spurs.

Van de Ven said sorry in style, Xavi Simons was the player of the match, and Spurs fans left with smiles on their faces.

But the real test of this renewed optimism will come on Saturday as Tottenham host Manchester United, where another step forward can be taken ahead of the November international break.

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