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Postecoglou: Top-four finish isn't a 'Willy Wonka golden ticket'

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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has refused to aim for anything other than first place in the Premier League, because Champions League football “is not a Willy Wonka golden ticket”.
Spurs are battling Aston Villa for fourth place and go to Villa Park this Sunday, but Postecoglou does not want his team to think that qualifying for the Champions League is their only priority. He wants his team to keep developing and improving until they can aim for the top, and said that playing in the Champions League is no guarantee of that.
Postecoglou insisted that qualifying for the...

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Richarlison set for several weeks out with knee injury

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Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison is set for three weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury.
The Brazil international was substituted off in the 71st minute of the 2-1 home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 17 — his side’s most recent Premier League outing.
Richarlison, 26, has been in strong form of late, scoring nine goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances.
“Going through the last game, Richy has picked up a bit of a knee injury, so he will be missing for two or three weeks,” Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou said on Friday.
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Dier to make Bayern move permanent

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Eric Dier has met the contractual obligations required to turn his Bayern Munich loan move into a permanent transfer this summer.
The original deal, struck with Tottenham Hotspur in January, was due to run until the end of the season, with an option for a further 12 months.
That option has now been triggered, which will tie the defender down through to June 2025.
Having paid Spurs a reported €4million loan fee, Bayern will effectively register the 30-year-old as a free agent when his Spurs contract expires.
The 33-time German champions have been pleased with the former England...

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