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Here are the latest goings-on with Tottenham's large group of loan players as they near the end of their season away from the north London club

The end of the season is approaching for some of Tottenham's large loan army as they prepare to decide what comes next in their careers.

Spurs have got 18 players spread across the globe on loan with some sprinkled across all levels of the Football League as well as others currently plying their trade in Scotland, Germany, Italy and South America. Some of them have gained promotion this season while others have suffered relegation despite their best efforts.

Many of them will be looking to impress new Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi this summer and finishing their loan spells away from the club well will only increase the favourable reports handed to the Italian ahead of pre-season.

Here's how every one of Tottenham's big group of loan players got on across the world in the past seven days.

Will Lankshear & Jamie Donley (Oxford United)

Will Lankshear had a week of mixed emotions. The 21-year-old striker scored two superb goals and grabbed an assist in Oxford's 4-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday with a back-flicked finish and a curling effort from distance. However, the big victory was not enough as United still suffered relegation despite his best efforts.

Jamie Donley played 63 minutes of the contest in midfield behind Lankshear but the defeats at Derby and at home against Wrexham were always going to make it difficult for struggling Oxford to stay up.

Lankshear then took home a double at the Oxford United end of season awards. With his 12 goals for the relegated side he earned the Men's Golden Boot and the club's Young Player of the Year award.

On the final day of the season Lankshear and Donley will travel with Oxford for their trip to promotion hopefuls Millwall.

Mikey Moore (Rangers)

Mikey Moore also had a week of awards as he was nominated for the PFA Scotland Player of the Year award after an eye-catching season at Rangers. The 18-year-old attacker also won Rangers' Young Player of the Year award in the week.

Moore, who has been recovering from a hip issue came off the bench at half-time with Rangers 2-0 down at home against Motherwell on Sunday. He played his part as the Glaswegian side got it back to 2-2 only to concede a late Emmanuel Longelo goal to throw away any chance of a point or three.

Moore has played 43 games at Rangers, getting 2,443 minutes of football, with eight goal involvements in 29 Scottish Premiership appearances.

Next up is the huge top of the table clash at Hearts on Monday with their hosts sitting four points ahead of them at the summit.

Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg)

Luka Vuskovic and his knee have been constantly making the headlines in both Hamburg and Croatia after missing three weeks of action. The 19-year-old is reportedly suffering from 'knee contusion,' which is effectively bruising that causes plenty of discomfort.

Now Hamburger SV boss Merlin Polzin has offered hope that the teenager is finally on the comeback trail after he completed a light recovery session with rehabilitation coach Sebastian Capel on Tuesday.

Polzin told the local media: “First of all, this is really good: sunshine, Luka is here. Wonderful. It gives me a good feeling that the pain has subsided."

German reports claim Vuskovic's first MRI scan results were positive but HSV medical staff, in consultation with Tottenham, need to carry out another MRI later this week before he is cleared to return to action. The final decision will rest with his parent club Spurs over what happens next for a player who is hoping to make a splash at the World Cup this summer.

The Croatian has made 27 appearances and played 2,460 minutes for the Bundesliga outfit and with Hamburg just six points above the drop zone and dropping off in form since Vuskovic's injury they will be desperate for his return.

Alfie Devine (Preston North End)

Alfie Devine enjoyed a creative week for Preston, even if it brought mixed results. The 21-year-old midfielder grabbed an assist in the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham on Wednesday night and then recorded two of them in the 3-2 victory at Sheffield United on Saturday.

Devine got an 8.5 in the Lancashire Post player ratings for the latter game with the review: " A mature, disciplined display alongside Thompson. Kept it simple on the ball and did the ugly stuff off it. Two assists."

Devine has posted eight goals and eight assists from midfield in 47 appearances across a major season of development in the Championship. Preston have an option to buy Devine this summer, thought to be around £4.5million, which is believed to be steep for the Championship side. Devine told BBC Lancashire last weekend that he would decide his next steps and take time to think about it.

Kota Takai (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Kota Takai made it back-to-back brief Bundesliga appearances as he came on in the 89th minute of Borussia Monchengladbach's 0-0 draw at Wolfsburg on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Japan international returned action the previous weekend in the 87th minute of the 1-1 draw at home against Mainz for his first minutes on the pitch in two months since picking up a muscle strain.

Takai has made just eight appearances during this loan spell in the Bundesliga and has endured an injury-hit time since arriving in Europe last summer.

Manor Solomon (Fiorentina)

Manor Solomon played the full 90 minutes as Fiorentina drew 0-0 at home with Sassuolo on Sunday.

The Israel international is back following six weeks out with a grade 1-2 hip flexor strain in his right thigh and is playing his part in continuing his loan side's seven-game unbeaten run to move away from the drop zone in Serie A.

The 26-year-old winger has scored two goals in 13 matches for the Italian side as a fixture on either wing.

Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central)

Alejo Veliz scored for Rosario on Monday night as they beat Sarmiento Junin 2-1 at home in the league and then came off the bench to play half an hour of the 2-1 victory at Estudiantes on Friday. The 22-year-old then played 80 minutes on Wednesday in the 3-0 win at UCV in the Copa Libertadores.

Veliz has scored five goals in 18 appearances so far this campaign and is expected to head to Bahia at the end of the season after Tottenham agreed a deal with the Brazilian side to sell Veliz once his current loan at Rosario ends. A £7.8m (9m euros) deal was agreed with £871k in add-ons (1m euros) plus a 20% sell-on clause.

Dane Scarlett (Hibernian)

Dane Scarlett was an unused substitute as Hibernian lost 2-1 at home to Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts on Sunday.

The 21-year-old striker has made 10 appearances north of the border with one assist and 463 minutes to his name. He has just a year left on his contract at Tottenham and a decision will likely be made this summer about what comes next for him after 27 senior appearances for the north London club.

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Ashley Phillips (Stoke City)

Ashley Phillips played in back-to-back 3-1 defeats at home for Stoke in the Championship with losses to Millwall last Tuesday night and then to Portsmouth in a poor defeat on Saturday.

The 20-year-old centre-back, who is on the shortlist for the EFL Championship's Young Player of the Season award, was given a five in Stoke-on-Trent Live's player ratings with the review: "Last home game in a Stoke shirt. Tried to be on the front foot and looked embarrassed to be part of the mess."

Phillips has played 43 games for Stoke this season, recording one assist and earning plenty of plaudits despite recent results.

Yang Min-hyeok (Coventry)

Yang Min-hyeok has a promotion to the Premier League on his CV but was not involved again in the matchday squad in either Coventry game in the past week.

The 20-year-old has been left out of the past 14 consecutive games by Frank Lampard and while he was not starting regularly in the first half of the season, the winger still made 16 appearances for Portsmouth, scoring three goals with one assist, before switching to the table-toppers. The South Korean has just 29 minutes of football in the Championship for them across three matches.

Oliver Irow & George Abbott (Mansfield Town)

Oliver Irow came off the bench and scored for Mansfield in their 4-1 win at Huddersfield on Saturday and was an unused substitute as they drew 0-0 at Peterborough on Tuesday night in League One.

football.london reported last week that George Abbott has suffered a serious quad injury which will keep him out until pre-season, bringing a premature end to his campaign.

Yusuf Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers)

Yusuf Akhamrich got a much-deserved start as Bristol Rovers swept Cheltenham aside 4-0 on Saturday even if he had a rare tough day.

The Bristol Post's Will Murray handed Akhamrich a 6.5 in his player ratings with the write-up: "Yusuf Akhamrich struggled to get into the game today, with only 22 touches. He had some bright moments and completed five dribbles, but his three shots were either blocked or missed the target."

Akhamrich has racked up six goals and two assists in his 18 League Two matches with Rovers.

Damola Ajayi (Bromley)

Damola Ajayi was an unused substitute for promoted Bromley as they lost 2-0 at Salford City on Thursday.

The 20-year-old winger has registered 30 appearances across his spells at Bromley and Doncaster Rovers in a big season of development across League One and Two.

Alfie Dorrington (Salford City)

In the other dugout was Ajayi's Tottenham team-mate Alfie Dorrington who was also an unused substitute in the match.

The 20-year-old centre-back has 10 appearances so far for City since switching from Aberdeen during the winter window.

Tyrese Hall (Notts County)

To complete the hat-trick of unused subs, Tyrese Hall did not get the nod from the bench either as Notts County won 1-0 at Colchester United on Saturday in League Two.

The 20-year-old Jamaica international has scored eight goals and provided two assists across 1,818 minutes in 38 appearances since heading out of Tottenham on his first loan.

Aaron Maguire (Hampton & Richmond Borough)

Aaron Maguire played every minute of his first three matches for National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough and the 21-year-old goalkeeper started for them at Ebbsfleet earlier this month but was not involved again for the 1-0 win at home against Enfield Town.

Tottenham could head into their clash with Leeds with a major boost as Daniel Farke confirms some big injury blows

Tottenham could face Leeds United without three of their key players in a crucial relegation battle in May.

Daniel Farke confirmed that Gabriel Gudmundsson is expected to be out for at least two games, with two more players facing a nervous wait. Noah Okafor and Jaka Bijol are currently doubtful for their upcoming clash with Burnley, meaning they may risk time on the sidelines against Spurs.

Gudmundsson picked up a hamstring injury in Leeds' FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at the weekend. Farke confirmed that the Swedish defender will miss their next two games, which include the trip to north London.

The Leeds manager said: "It is a hamstring injury and it is also a bit of a serious injury. He will miss the game on Friday and as it stands the Tottenham game.

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"After that we will have to see. Obviously we will try to bring him back as soon as we can. As it stands the next two games we'll have to play without him."

The 27-year-old has made 35 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring one and assisting another. He has been an impressive performer at full-back, and Farke will be disappointed to lose the experienced star.

Meanwhile, Okafor and Bijol are "question marks" for Leeds as they bid to stay above the relegation zone. Farke added: "We have one or two question marks.

"Noah Okafor got a hit against his calf and there is a question mark about his availability. Also Jaki Bijol has a problem with his hip flexor. I hope to have both available but I can't say right now if it is possible."

These three missing players could hand Spurs a huge boost in their battle for safety. Leeds sit just six points above the north London outfit in the Premier League table, and their May 11 clash marks an extremely crucial match for both sides.

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi is full of confidence in his side that they can survive the drop. Speaking after an all-important win over Wolves, the 46-year-old said: "I believe to stay up. If I stay here, it's because I'm positive, now, because I'm a coach of Tottenham, Tottenham is not important on the pitch, if you are Tottenham or another team, the most important are the qualities of the players, and the human level of the players.

"It was a surprise for me, because I didn't know them, and when I knew better my players, I understood that we have the possibility, the chance to stay up. We have two points, not 10 points, we have two points from West Ham.

"West Ham are a good team, but also Tottenham are very good players and a very good team."

Tottenham first travel to Aston Villa on Sunday evening before hosting Leeds on Monday, May 11th.

Tottenham are facing relegation from the Premier League with the financial impact of dropping down to the Championship clear

Tottenham have been sent a brutal financial verdict with relegation from the Premier League looming. With just four games remaining, Spurs sit third from bottom and two points behind West Ham United after both teams won this past weekend.

Despite the likelihood of losing some star players and revenue from a number of places, including commercial deals, Spurs could feasibly keep hold of a few important members of the squad.

Football finance expert Dan Plumley, speaking via Grosvenor Casino, said: "Their revenue line in 2025 was £565.3m. £161.7m of that was from broadcasting, including UEFA distribution linked to European competition.

"It is highly likely that some commercial deals will have break or release clauses in them based on sporting performance and you would anticipate a drop in matchday revenue also so the true cost of relegation for Spurs might be north of £200m.

"That said, their wage bill has always been run on a tight budget considering their revenue and while relegation would put some acute pressure on that figure, they are better placed than others to withstand the hit. In 2025, their wage bill totalled £255.8m (45% of revenue).

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“This would have to come down in the Championship, of course, and there would likely be a fire sale of some key players, but there is scope to tackle the wage bill if the worst-case scenario occurs."

Former Spurs chairman Daniel Levy inserted relegation clauses into a several Tottenham players' contracts which will undoubtedly help their financial situation.

While it does not solve all of their problems, the impact of such a smart decision is highlighted by how hard being relegated would hit other Premier League clubs.

On that topic, Plumley revealed: "The average wage bill in the Championship for 2025 (with three clubs yet to file accounts) is £36.6m which is almost seven times less than the total of Spurs alone. Put simply, Spurs should not be getting relegated. It would arguably be more of a sporting shock than Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2016.

“The other clubs in the bottom six are not immune to the financial shock of relegation but again some would feel it more than others. Both Leeds and Burnley have yo-yoed between the two leagues in recent years and would arguably be more ready for another fall.

"But, Wolves, West Ham and Nottingham Forest would be hit hard. In 2025, Wolves revenue was £172.3m of which broadcast revenue totalled £125.6m (73%).

“Their wage to revenue ratio was almost 95%, placing the importance of that broadcast revenue further into context. One would hope that they have mandatory wage reduction clauses in contracts to enable them some room to move.

"The wages to revenue ratios are slightly more manageable for West Ham (76%) and Nottingham Forest (75.5%) but even then, the £60m that they will lose off the revenue line will place further strain on costs.

"As we can from these numbers, relegated Premier League clubs are desperate to return within the three-year parachute payment window so that they can regain access to the Premier League broadcast pot.”

Xavi Simons is already working hard on his rehabilitation after suffering a serious knee injury that has ruled the Tottenham and Netherlands star out for months

Xavi Simons has shared an update on his rehabilitation after confirming he will miss months of football due to a serious knee injury.

The Dutch winger suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear during Tottenham's 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday afternoon. Simons was stretchered off following the incident and the club released a statement to confirm fans' worst fears.

On Monday, Spurs wrote: "We can confirm that Xavi Simons has ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee. The 23-year-old suffered the injury during the second half of our Premier League fixture at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

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"Xavi will undergo surgery in the coming weeks and, following that, will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team. Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur sends Xavi our love and support - we will be with him every step of the way."

Now, just days later, Simons has already surprisingly shared pictures of himself working out in the gym as he begins his recovery. The creative talent shared the photo on Snapchat with the caption: "No matter what!"

The 23-year-old has received the worst news for his immediate future, as he could be out for up to eight months with the injury. This meant he will definitely miss out on being included in the Netherlands' squad for the upcoming World Cup.

Taking to Instagram to share his emotions, Simons said: "They say life can be cruel and today it feels that way. My season has come to an abrupt end and I’m just trying to process it.

"Honestly, I’m heartbroken. None of it makes sense. All I’ve wanted to do is fight for my team and now the ability to do that has been snatched away from me… along with the World Cup.

"Representing my country this summer…just gone. It’ll take time to find peace with this, but I’ll continue to be the best teammate I can be. I have no doubt that together we’ll win this fight.

"I’ll walk this path now, guided by faith, with strength, with resilience, with belief, as I count down the days to getting back out there. Be patient with me. TTP. COYS."

Simons joins an ever-growing list of injured stars at Tottenham, a club that has endured a devastating campaign. Cristian Romero will miss eight weeks with a knee tear, while Wilson Odobert is also facing a long time out due to an ACL injury.

Spurs fans will hope the remaining squad can pull clear of the relegation zone as they face the threat of dropping to the Championship.

Tottenham appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their third head coach of the season at the start of April following Igor Tudor's disastrous spell in charge

Glenn Hoddle has revealed he offered to manage Tottenham Hotspur for the final part of this season before Roberto De Zerbi took charge.

Hoddle is considered a Spurs legend for what he achieved at the club during his playing days, before going on to manage the club from 2001 to 2003.

And with Igor Tudor struggling, Hoddle has revealed he and Ossie Ardiles offered to take charge following the damaging 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on March 23.

“They never came to us. We did, Ossie (Ardiles) and myself, after the Forest game, we felt there was a real problem there,” he told The Jeff Stelling Show.

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“Ossie and I made it clear that we would go in there if they wanted us to go in there with probably a younger legend (as coach) as well.

“It felt at that time, at the end of the game, Tudor was in as the manager, but to lose 3-0 against a team down at the bottom – with you at home – was a bad sign.

“It looked to me as if it needed some love, like it needed some people to go in there and unite the fans, with the owners, with the team and that is why we said we would do it.

“They said they were looking elsewhere, so that was fine by me.

"I don’t care who, I’m a Spurs man through and through since eight years of age, so as long as they’ve got the right man in.

“De Zerbi has gone in and everyone’s got to unite and get together, but they’ve got a real task on their hands, haven’t they? I just want them to stay up, whether I was involved or I wasn’t.”

The Spurs hierarchy, though, opted to turn to De Zerbi in a last-ditch bid to prevent a first relegation in 49 years.

However, despite the former Brighton boss claiming his first win in charge against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend, his side are still in the bottom three, two points from safety with four games remaining.

Roberto De Zerbi is lacking in first team players right now and that means opportunities for some of Tottenham's young talents

Talented teenager Mason Melia has been training with Roberto De Zerbi's first team this week amid Tottenham's injury woes, football.london understands.

The 18-year-old forward arrived at Spurs in January after the north London club agreed a deal with St Patrick's Athletic in February last year, worth an initial £1.6million - a record transfer for the League of Ireland - with the potential for future add-ons to double that figure.

Tottenham fended off competition from various top Premier League and European clubs to sign a teenager considered to be one of the biggest young talents in Irish football. Melia put pen to paper on a long-term contract until 2031, but was not allowed by EU law to make the move to the Premier League club until he turned 18.

After arriving in January with a back injury and then picking up a chest infection, the Republic of Ireland U21 international would not make his debut until this month and scored within three minutes of coming off the bench for Spurs' U21s against West Ham.

Melia has now played four matches, starting three times, and after being involved in first team training earlier this month, the teenager is understood to have taken part again this week with De Zerbi low on attacking numbers due to Xavi Simons' ACL injury and Dominic Solanke coming off with a hamstring problem in the win at Wolves.

Melia does have plenty of senior experience despite his age, haven taken part in 98 senior matches, including Europa League games, and been directly involved in 33 goals, scoring 25 and recording eight assists. Both Melia and his fellow January arrival James Wilson, who came from Hearts, could be vying for a spot on the bench in the Premier League in the remaining four matches of the season.

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Another gifted young player hoping to be back in time to impress De Zerbi is Luca Williams-Barnett. The 17-year-old made his Tottenham debut this season in the Carabao Cup win against Doncaster Rovers and has been on the bench in the Premier League six times this campaign as well as on another four occasions in the Champions League.

However, like Melia, the attacker has been missing in recent months with back pain, as has fellow Spurs debutant Jun'ai Byfield. Back issues associated with growing pains are a common ailment for teenage footballers as they take on the load of training and matches while still developing.

Williams-Barnett is believed to be set to return to action in the coming days, while fellow 17-year-old Byfield is back on the grass but may be brought back slowly with pre-season in mind ahead of a big year expected for both young talents.

Winger Tynan Thompson, who turned 18 this month, will be hoping to get a chance to impress De Zerbi after returning with a bang to the U21s from his own injury in recent weeks. The teenager has scored in back-to-back matches as Spurs work their way through the Premier League 2 play-offs and he starred in the UEFA Youth League earlier this season with seven goals and two assists in seven matches.

The former Arsenal academy graduate, now Luton Town manager, was asked about the prospect of facing Tottenham in the Championship next season if his League One side secure a play‑off place

Jack Wilshere has played down the prospect of facing Tottenham in the Championship next season as his Luton Town side chase promotion to the second tier. While Luton remain in the hunt for a play‑off place, Tottenham are battling to avoid the drop with only four games left.

Roberto De Zerbi earned his first win as Tottenham manager at the weekend with a 1-0 victory away at Wolves, but the result was overshadowed by fresh injury blows to Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke. Spurs sit 18th, two points adrift of safety, as they battle against West Ham in the survival race.

Spurs travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, while West Ham head to Brentford. As for Luton, Wilshere is aiming to guide his side into the play‑offs. They sit seventh, just one point behind sixth‑placed Stevenage, with everything riding on Saturday's final fixture.

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Luton's play‑off hopes hinge on beating Bolton Wanderers and Stevenage slipping up against Wigan. With everything riding on Saturday, Wilshere appeared on talkSPORT Breakfast on Wednesday.

Ex‑Arsenal teammate Ray Parlour quizzed him on the possibility of meeting Spurs in the Championship next year. "I knew you were going to say that," the former midfielder replied.

"I knew you were going to say that. Listen, the focus is on us. We only focus on us."

Ahead of facing Villa, Spurs have a staggering 10 players sidelined. Wilson Odobert, Mohamed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie and Pape Matar Sarr are all out at the worst possible time.

It is a far brighter picture at Kenilworth Road, where Wilshere has already lifted his first trophy after guiding Luton to victory over Stockport County in the EFL Trophy final earlier this month.

When asked about facing a play-off rival on the final day, Wilshere added: "It's still tight and I know they'll want to finish third because you obviously get a little bit of advantage. I believe that once you're in the play-offs the games are something special and it's about who the best team is on the day and who deals with that pressure the best.

"I can't see Bolton doing that [resting players] because they'll want to finish third and I think you get home advantage for the second leg. I think they'll be going for that and also you want to go into it in good form, you want to have momentum and they're a good team."

Appointed in October, the former Arsenal midfielder is thriving in his first permanent role in senior management.

Tottenham have injuries galore and just four Premier League matches left and that has left some wondering if reinforcements can return

Roberto De Zerbi has just four games to keep Tottenham in the Premier League but has an ever-decreasing squad of players to ensure it happens.

Spurs have lost Xavi Simons to the club's fourth anterior cruciate ligament injury in the past 15 months after the Dutchman was stretchered off in the second half of Saturday's victory at Wolves. Earlier in the game, De Zerbi also lost striker Dominic Solanke to a hamstring issue and the Tottenham boss is set to deliver the latest news on the England striker at his press conference on Friday afternoon.

That means De Zerbi is currently without Xavi, Solanke, captain Cristian Romero, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies, while Pape Matar Sarr, Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison and Destiny Udogie were all unavailable for the game at Molineux.

If that situation continues into this weekend's match at Aston Villa, then that means 11 first team players remain unavailable for the Italian head coach and some supporters have asked whether this dire injury crisis can be eased by recalling some of the club's loan players after their final fixtures this weekend.

Will Lankshear has been earning plaudits aplenty with 12 goals for struggling Oxford United, despite their relegation from the Championship, and the in-form 21-year-old striker closes out his campaign with Spurs team-mate Jamie Donley at Millwall on Saturday afternoon.

There is also Mikey Moore, who has been nominated this week for the PFA Scotland Player of the Year award after an eye-catching season at Rangers. The 18-year-old attacker won Rangers' Young Player of the Year award this week as well, but Rangers also have four big matches yet to play anyway in the coming weeks.

Between Moore and Lankshear alone, the duo have played 89 matches this campaign in a huge season of development for both. Other players who have EFL seasons that end long before Tottenham's include Alfie Devine, Ashley Phillips, Yang Min Hyeok and Yusuf Akhamrich, who has been on fire for Bristol Rovers with a stream of spectacular goals in League Two.

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However, Tottenham are not believed to be able to go down the route of recalling anyone to play as Premier League loan players are essentially de-registered from the parent club and re-registered elsewhere and that cannot change back until the next registration period opens, which in this case would be the summer transfer window.

The guidance is that other than the early recall of a goalkeeper in exceptional circumstances, no other player on a long-term loan - full or half season - will be permitted to return to their parent club outside of a transfer window and play first team football. So if a loan recall happens outside a window, the player may train but not be eligible for matches until the next registration period unless special exceptions exist.

The rules do appear to have changed at some point in the past 10 years - there were a new bunch of them for the 2019/20 campaign - because way back in the 2013/14 season, midfielder Alex Pritchard came back from loan at Swindon when their season ended and came off the bench in the final game of the season for Spurs and made his debut against Aston Villa.

There have been some suggestions that loan rules were also different back then for youth players, which does not help injury-hit Tottenham in their current situation.

Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane were in a disagreement over comments made by the latter on the nine-goal Champions League thriller between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich

Wayne Rooney took issue with Tottenham icon Harry Kane's assessment of Bayern Munich's thrilling loss to Paris Saint-Germain. The two sides clashed in the opening leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday evening.

PSG secured a 5-4 triumph courtesy of doubles from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, alongside a strike from Joao Neves.

Bayern responded with four goals themselves, including Kane's conversion from the spot, complemented by efforts from Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano and Luis Diaz.

Speaking post-match, Kane commended Bayern's defensive display, despite shipping five goals in the French capital.

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"You saw two high-level teams in attacking play and transition," Kane said on Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the game.

"Overall, we look at their goals, the penalty was harsh but we could have killed the game earlier on.

"We fought and we clawed and we're back in the tie. I thought there was amazing defending, even though there were nine goals. Sometimes the forwards will come out on top, but the back line was outstanding today.

"You will always feel there are areas to improve on. We go to the Allianz with nothing to lose, we're at our best when we're intense and physical.

"It'll be who takes their moments next week, with the crowd behind us, we hope that can push us over the line."

Rooney was serving as a pundit for Amazon's broadcast, and proceeded to challenge Kane's observations about Bayern's defensive display.

"I love Harry Kane but there is no way he can be praising his defenders [in his post-match interview]," Rooney said. "The defending from both teams was really bad from both teams, I think he is being modest there."

The return fixture between PSG and Bayern is scheduled for the Allianz Stadium on May 6, with a spot in the final at stake.

The victor of that encounter will meet either Arsenal or Atletico Madrid in the final in Budapest next month. The semi-final first leg between the Gunners and the Spanish side takes place on Wednesday evening at the Metropolitano Stadium.

An update has emerged on the fitness of Dominic Solanke after the Tottenham striker suffered an injury during the weekend's win over Wolves

Tottenham Hotspur have been handed potentially another major injury blow as they battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Spurs are currently in 18th place and have four games remaining to avoid dropping into the Championship.

Roberto De Zerbi won his first match as Tottenham boss over the weekend with the 1-0 victory away at Wolves, but has been handed some fresh injury concerns since the win.

A report in The Telegraph has claimed that Dominic Solanke has suffered a hamstring injury that could keep the striker on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.

Solanke was substituted during the win over Wolves due to injury and was replaced by Richarlison, and it seems that the striker could be set for a spell on the sidelines.

The report claims that Solanke has suffered a grade two hamstring injury, which could force the England international to be on the sidelines for anywhere between three and eight weeks.

As a result, even if Solanke is ruled out for three weeks, he would miss a sizable amount of Tottenham’s run-in and quest to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

If Solanke is ruled out for eight weeks, then he would miss the remainder of Tottenham’s season and see his place in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup be in doubt.

The update on Solanke follows the news that Xavi Simons suffered an ACL injury during Tottenham’s win over Wolves and faces several months on the sidelines in recovery.

Cristian Romero will also miss the rest of the season through injury, while Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies are long-term absentees.

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Tottenham return to Premier League action this weekend as they face Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, and will hope to have some players return to the squad from injury.

Guglielmo Vicario has been recovering from a hernia procedure, while Pape Matar Sarr missed Tottenham’s win over Wolves with a shoulder injury. Destiny Udogie was also absent for the trip to Molineux due to a muscle injury, but could be in contention to feature for Spurs at the weekend.

De Zerbi will be expected to provide an update on Solanke and the fitness of the whole Tottenham squad when he speaks to the media later in the week ahead of the match against Villa.

Tottenham have four matches to secure their Premier League status, but are currently in 18th and two points adrift of safety with four matches left to play.

After facing Villa, Spurs will take on Leeds United (May 11), Chelsea (May 19) and Everton (May 24) in their remaining three fixtures.