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Tottenham Hotspur have just made a big move towards signing one of Xavi Simons’ former teammates in January.

Tottenham Hotspur are in the market for a new winger after a summer which saw Heung-min Son and Bryan Gil depart the club, while Manor Solomon was loaned to Villarreal.

It has been said that Spurs are plotting a move for Antoine Semenyo. The Bournemouth winger has already bagged six goals and 3 assists in 13 Premier League appearances this season.

There have also been talks about Tottenham showing interest in Yan Diomande, a 19-year-old who is valued at £88m.

Tottenham Hotspur step up interest in Yan Diomande

According to Sky Sports Switzerland, Tottenham have held advanced talks with Diomande’s entourage, but they face competition from Liverpool.

Spurs have been monitoring Diomande for several months, and he has caught the eye of Thomas Frank in particular because he is a dynamic player who can break through defences.

RB Leipzig remain calm for the time being as they have not entered into official talks with any potential buyers. They are closely monitoring discussions involving their young forward, who has four goals and four assists already this season.

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Tottenham could benefit from Liverpool signing Antoine Semenyo

Although Spurs want to sign Semenyo, it could be beneficial for the club if Liverpool are the team to secure the Bournemouth star.

After all, it seems unlikely he will choose to play his football at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the latter half of this season.

This could mean Liverpool cool their interest in Diomande, allowing Tottenham to swoop in and seal a deal. However, Spurs may be reluctant to pay £88m, so there could be some negotiating to be done before an agreement is made.

Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a positive injury update as two injured stars take huge steps in their recovery journey.

Tottenham Hotspur‘s injury situation has improved since the last international break, where over seven players were sidelined because of setbacks that left the squad stretched.

Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, Mohammed Kudus and Kolo Muani are among those to have since returned to full fitness, which has arrived as a big boost for Thomas Frank and his plans moving forward.

Still, others remain sidelined and are pushing to return, with fresh reports now handing Tottenham even more positive news as the recovery table continues to clear gradually.

Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai take positive step in Tottenham recovery

The official Tottenham Hotspur channel has now confirmed that Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai have taken positive steps in their recovery journey.

The pair featured earlier this week in a behind-closed-doors match for Spurs Under-21s against Dagenham and Redbridge at Hotspur Way, a friendly match that allowed both players to get valuable minutes into their legs.

It was Takai’s first minutes in a Tottenham shirt while Dragusin continued to build fitness, having already featured in a behind-closed-doors match during the November international break.

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Spurs fitness boost arrives at an important stage

The return to full fitness for the two players will be a welcome boost for Tottenham, who remain active across the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.

Spurs’ defensive options are thin at present, with Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso and Ben Davies the only fully fit choices available to Frank, which leaves little room for rotation in a demanding period.

Given the length of the season and the injury record of Romero and Van de Ven, it is important for Frank to have more options available to him as the campaign deepens.

Kevin Danso has given high words of praise to his Tottenham Hotspur teammate following his heroics at St James’ Park.

Cristian Romero was uncharacteristically poor against PSG last week and missed Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Fulham due to a suspension.

The Spurs captain came back into the starting line-up against Newcastle, and many were surprised to see him partner Danso rather than Micky van de Ven, who was benched by Thomas Frank.

Even though Tottenham conceded twice at St James’ Park, both Romero and Danso threw their bodies on the line and made some vital blocks when the Magpies were on top.

Kevin Danso says Cristian Romero led by example for Tottenham

It was not only in Tottenham’s third that the Argentine made an impact, but also popped up with two crucial goals in the other box.

Danso admitted that it was a tough night for Spurs and lavished praise on Romero for leading by example and bailing out the side.

The Austrian told Sky Sports: “It was a tough match, always difficult to come to St James’ Park, and it’s always tough away from home. We showed the mentality that we had been working on throughout the season.”

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On Romero’s first equaliser, Danso said: “Gave us a lot of momentum. He always leads by example. Scored two very important goals, the second one was a very nice goal. He just showed again today what a world-class defender he is. We’re just going to keep pushing on. We just have to keep that mentality.

Danso reacts to controversial penalty decision

There has been plenty said and written about the decision to give a late penalty to Newcastle after a coming together in the box between Rodrigo Bentancur and Dan Burn.

Thomas Frank has criticised VAR for intervening, suggesting that the referee had got the decision correct in the first instance, but Danso was more philosophical about the call.

When asked about the penalty decision, the centre-back said: “It’s tough. It feels like some weeks a ref will give it, and some weeks they won’t. We just have to focus and do exactly what we did today.”

Tottenham Hotspur legend Graham Roberts has heaped praise on one current Spurs star as a ‘difference maker’ in the big moments.

Tottenham Hotspur are 11th in the Premier League table, but they would be 14th without the contributions of Cristian Romero on Tuesday night.

The defender found himself in the attacking third against Newcastle and headed home to make the scoreline level, only for the Magpies to retake the lead through a controversial penalty.

However, Romero had the final say with an overhead kick, which gave Spurs a draw at St James’ Park for the first time since 2021.

Graham Roberts sends strong message to Cristian Romero after Tottenham draw

Ex-Tottenham defender Graham Roberts has piled praise on Romero for his brilliance on Tuesday night. According to Roberts, it is thanks to star players like the Argentine that Spurs lifted the Europa League trophy last season.

He posted on his X account: “The Reason we won that cup was because of big characters like Cristian Romero. Yes, he has made some mistakes over the last couple of years, but for me, when it matters in big moments, he will be the difference. He has won the biggest of it all!”

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This came after a post 11 minutes earlier when Roberts slammed the decision to give Newcastle a penalty. However, he again praised Romero for his display.

“Absolute joke, the ref and VAR are disgraceful,” he posted. “Proper captain’s performance that from Cristian Romero. We need to build on that good point now. Could hear the fans all night, well done boys and now we need 3 points [at the] weekend.”

Romero is not under threat at Spurs

As Roberts has said, Romero has not always reached the level required of him at Tottenham. Sometimes the club’s supporters expect more from a player who has won the World Cup and Copa America.

However, the 27-year-old has shown resilience in the face of doubt time and time again, and he remains one of the best defenders in the country. There is certainly no player who has come close to knocking Romero out of his position in the first team.

Clinton Morrison has weighed in on VAR’s decision to intervene and hand Newcastle United a late penalty against Tottenham for a foul by Rodrigo Bentancur on Dan Burn.

The penalty awarded to Newcastle on 86 minutes has been the main talking point following Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at St James’ Park.

While Spurs managed to rally and get a late equaliser after Anthony Gordon converted from the spot, many have questioned the decision for VAR to intervene.

Thomas Frank and Eddie Howe disagree on whether the incident constituted a penalty, with the Spurs boss being firm in his assessment that it was a mistake by VAR to intervene.

Clinton Morrison says VAR was wrong to give penalty against Tottenham

Referee Thomas Bramall did not initially award Newcastle a penalty when Burn went to ground, but the VAR asked him to rewatch the incident on the sideline monitor.

That led to Bramall changing his decision and ruling that Bentancur had obstructed Burn without having his eyes on the ball.

Reacting to the decision, former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We’ve got six games tomorrow, there’ll be loads of defending like that, let’s see if VAR calls that.

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“Just stay out of it because there’s no pulling of the shirt or anything. He’s just standing his ground and not looking at it.”

The VAR put the referee under pressure

While it is fair to say that Bentancur did not look at the ball, replays clearly showed that Burn had a hold of the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, who was unable to pull out of the wrestling match even if he wanted to.

The referee’s initial instinct that both players were equally culpable was correct, but he was put under pressure when VAR asked him to re-examine the decision.

Bramall, being a relatively inexperienced official, was always going to give the penalty once he was asked to go over to the monitor.

Rio Ferdinand has delivered a strong verdict on the decision to award a penalty against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, and Cristian Romero has made a public response.

Tottenham Hotspur will be fairly pleased with their 2-2 draw against Newcastle United. Although they were once again denied a victory, defeat seemed almost inevitable until Cristian Romero stepped up and scored with an overhead kick.

However, there was controversy surrounding Newcastle’s second goal. The hosts were awarded a spot kick for an apparent foul on Dan Burn, but Thomas Frank has branded the decision an ‘absolute mistake’.

Rodrigo Bentancur was the player penalised, and while he made the initial contact with Burn, the Newcastle defender had him in a headlock, yet somehow still managed to win a penalty.

Cristian Romero makes his thoughts clear on the penalty incident against Tottenham

With Frank refusing to shy away from offering his take on the VAR decision to send the referee to the monitor, it is no surprise that Romero has shared his opinion too.

However, the Spurs captain has opted to do so by repeating the attack on VAR made by a former Premier League star, rather than directly addressing the issue himself.

Romero reposted Rio Ferdinand’s X post, which read: “Disgraceful decision to reward NUFC penalty… whoever controlling the VAR should be ashamed + the ref then reviews and should be also. Well done Newcastle.”

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Spurs could lodge a complaint to PGMOL

This is not the only controversial decision to be ruled against Tottenham in recent weeks. One of Eberechi Eze’s goals in the North London derby was awarded, despite three Arsenal players blocking the view of Guglielmo Vicario in an offside position.

Certain other clubs have no issue filing complaints to PGMOL for decisions they perceive to be incorrect and perhaps Spurs should use that option to apply pressure on the league’s decision-makers.

Jamie Redknapp admits he has changed his tune about one Tottenham Hotspur star as he has seen more of him.

Many players struggle to shake off the early reputation they develop among the media in England.

One such example is current Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, who continues to be labelled as overrated, owing to some of his brash tackles early in his Spurs career.

Even though the 27-year-old has a much-improved disciplinary record over the past few years, some still view him as a red card waiting to happen.

Jamie Redknapp has changed his mind about Tottenham captain Cristian Romero

Redknapp waxed lyrical about the Spurs centre-back for his brace against Newcastle, admitting that the defender’s diving header for his first was up there with one of the best he has seen.

The former Tottenham midfielder revealed that he was not the biggest fan of the Argentine at first, but admitted that he has grown on him.

The pundit Sky Sports Premier League Live (2/12/25 – 22:28): “That is bravery at his best. Dan Burn is throwing his left foot, and he’s throwing his head at it. We’ve seen some great diving headers in the Premier League, Robin van Persie springs to mind. Some really brave, great headers and that is up there with the best of them.

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“He gets across him, he’s aggressive and he gets into Dan Burn’s blind spot, and then he just nips in front of him, it is a brilliant header. That’s the sort of player he is, you see him at the end, he’s fiery and him and Guimaraes are having a row. I wasn’t always his biggest fan, but I must admit, he has certainly grown on me.”

A true captain’s performance by Romero

Given the growing disconnect between the Spurs players and the fans, and the doom and gloom surrounding the club, the Lilywhites desperately needed their big players to stand up at St James’ Park.

That is exactly what Romero did, and his determination to get on the end of that cross from Mohammed Kudus tells you the kind of character he is.

It would have been easy for the Tottenham players to feel sorry for themselves when that controversial penalty was awarded to Newcastle.

The desire they showed to throw bodies forward and fight back shows what this set of players are made of.

Thomas Frank has provided an update on a Tottenham Hotspur defender who was limping towards the end in the club’s 2-2 draw at Newcastle United.

The Tottenham boss has made it a habit to chop and change his starting eleven over the last few weeks, and that is exactly what we saw against Newcastle as well.

Rodrigo Bentancur, Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr and Cristian Romero came into the starting eleven, with Joao Palhinha, Richarlison, Archie Gray, and Micky van de Ven being left out.

While Tottenham did struggle to progress the ball through midfield for large parts of the game, they did have periods of dominance, and in the end, they deserved a point for the fight they showed to get back into the game twice.

Destiny Udogie started his second match in three days and completed all 90 minutes, which is another positive sign for the Lilywhites.

The Italian appeared to be moving gingerly towards the end of the contest, which would concern Spurs fans, given his injury problems over the last 18 months.

However, Frank has dismissed any injury concerns over the 23-year-old. When asked if Udogie was okay, given that he was limping at the end, the Tottenham boss responded (via Football.London): “Yeah, I’m pretty sure. I haven’t heard anything.”

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Frank deserves credit for rotating his squad

Given that Frank is under pressure, the easiest thing for him to do would be to play what he feels is his best eleven despite having a match every three days.

However, that would be a selfish thing to do and rotating the squad during this busy period is the best bet to reduce the chances of serious injuries, particularly for players like Micky van de Ven, who have a history of hamstring problems.

The 52-year-old is making decisions with the medium to long-term in mind, which suggests that he is not feeling any pressure of being sacked by the club immediately.

Thomas Frank has praised the travelling Tottenham contingent to St James Park for one particular thing they did during the side’s 2-2 draw against Newcastle.

The Spurs head coach has made some controversial statements about the supporters in the days leading up to Tuesday’s clash.

It all started with Frank saying it was unacceptable for Tottenham fans to mock Guglielmo Vicario during the club’s 2-1 loss to Fulham on Saturday.

Frank doubled down on his comments about Spurs fans ahead of his side’s trip to Newcastle, and the Tottenham faithful were left angered by the Dane’s statements.

Thomas Frank loved seeing Tottenham fans get behind Guglielmo Vicario

The Spurs fans who made the long trip to St James’ Park on Tuesday could be heard chanting Vicario’s name right from the start.

That was music to Frank’s ears, with the Tottenham boss admitting that the travelling contingent’s efforts throughout the game pushed the team on and were crucial in them managing to salvage a point.

Frank said after the 2-2 draw (via Football.London): “I want to speak about us, and the mentality coming back. And a great point away from home, I’m happy with that.

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“I think our fans, exceptional, travelling, 3000 up here, the way they supported us throughout the game, singing, we also heard them singing and praising Vic throughout the game. That’s togetherness.”

When asked what it meant to him to hear the fans signing Vicario’s name, the 52-year-old responded: “You could hear them here, and it’s a difficult place to come as away fans and be loud enough so we can hear them. So they put so much effort into it, matched the effort from the team and that togetherness drove us forward, and it gave us a more than well-deserved point.”

Frank will be hoping relationship with the fans is on the mend

According to reports, over recent days, the Tottenham players held a long internal meeting about their worsening relationship with the supporters.

They will hope that their battling display at Newcastle and the reaction of the fans will be the start of that relationship being mended.

Cristian Romero has now sent a message of focus and togetherness to Tottenham fans after his heroics against Newcastle United.

Cristian Romero proved to be the difference maker for Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night against Newcastle United at St James Park.

The Argentine grabbed a brace, helping Spurs earn a point after Thomas Frank’s side went behind twice against the Magpies.

They were two well-taken goals that showed just how much of a threat Romero can be in the opposition box, with the centre-back scoring first with a diving header and then producing a bicycle kick finish in the closing stages of the game.

Cristian Romero sends message to Tottenham fans after brace vs Newcastle

The Spurs captain had missed matchweek 13 because of a one-game suspension after picking up five yellow cards in the league.

Tottenham fell to a defeat in his absence, but his return proved to be the difference as Spurs ended their run of three defeats in all competitions, and Romero has now sent a message of focus to Spurs fans on Instagram after that performance.

In his message, the captain emphasised the importance of remaining together and pushing forward even when results are not going their way, crediting the fans for their backing.

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He wrote, “It is all about working hard, getting better, and pushing forward. Especially now, when things are not going our way, we have got to stick together. Thanks for all the support as always fans – see you at home on Saturday.”

Spurs’ home form raises concern ahead of next fixture

Indeed, there is so much work needed at Tottenham, especially on their own turf, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs have been atrocious at their ground, and with a game there next, they are more likely to lose than earn a point, given the severity of their current form.