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Nottingham Forest are yet to complain to the Premier League about Tottenham's approach for Morgan Gibbs-White but it has become a legal matter between the clubs as the transfer limbo continues.

Spurs attempted to sign the 25-year-old last week and made an approach which triggered the £60million release clause in the midfielder's contract. However, Forest are claiming that an illegal approach was made and believe the confidential nature of that clause was breached with claims that Tottenham submitted a bid worth the exact amount required to trigger it.

football.london reported previously that Gibbs-White, who has long-term admirers in both Spurs and their head coach Thomas Frank, never actually left Nottingham to get to Hotspur Way for a planned medical on Friday as Forest's unhappiness and that of their owner Evangelos Marinakis was made very clear to the England international and all involved.

The player was not involved in Forest's 0-0 friendly draw at Chesterfield on Saturday because he was part of the group of international players who were not returning to training until this week. The midfielder duly returned to Forest's training ground on Monday morning as expected to report for pre-season.

Despite social media speculation that he was not at training on Tuesday, Gibbs-White is believed to have been at Forest's training ground and taken part in training as expected.

The situation has now become a legal matter between the two clubs and while Forest are not believed to have officially complained to the Premier League as of yet, the league will have a duty to look into any claims made about their clubs.

Forest are believed to have been trying for months to tie Gibbs-White down to a bumper new contract to make him one of the club's highest earner, in exchange for removing the release clause or at least including a renegotiated one, but the midfielder has not been keen to enter into any new talks over a deal that has only two years remaining.

Even if there is an expectation from many that a move will likely eventually happen, Forest are making it clear at this moment that the player is not for sale and there is uncertainty currently over exactly how it will get resolved with no communication between the clubs at this time other than the legal proceedings.

There is also no timeframe with legal ramifications to various aspects of it all, including the player's right to leave if the release clause was met, which could spark, if Gibbs-White wished, the avenue to seek a breach of contract.

It appears to be a situation that shows no sign of resolution any time soon.

Tottenham's training pitches at Hotspur Way were busy once again as Thomas Frank continued to drill his methodology into his players.

After a day off on Sunday for the squad, the Spurs players were back at it in the sunshine on Monday at the Enfield training complex and the new head coach Frank and his staff kept working with them on his philosophy ahead of their first match under him this weekend. For on Saturday, Tottenham will make their way to Reading for the first pre-season friendly of the summer (3pm kick-off).

There was a new signing involved in training on Monday as Mohammed Kudus got to work with his Tottenham team-mates following his £55million move from West Ham United following all of his testing and bloodwork in previous days.

Here are five things we spotted from the footage of training released by the club.

An experienced chat

If you could pick any Spurs player to give Kudus the lowdown on life at the club and explain where to go and and what to do, it would probably be that stalwart and top professional that is Ben Davies.

The 32-year-old has now been at the club for 11 years and is the longest-serving player in the first team squad. He could be seen in the gym before the session on an exercise bike alongside Kudus and seemed to be doing plenty of talking while the 24-year-old listened intently.

It is still unclear whether Davies will finish the summer with the club after Tottenham took up the option to extend his contract by another 12 months, but the Welshman certainly looked to be helping someone at the start of their own Spurs career

Another new face

It's not just the playing squad that has new faces as we got to see new first team individual development coach Cameron Campbell in action.

The 33-year-old Scot had previously been head of player development at RB Leipzig and now he will bring his talents to Spurs after Frank and technical director Johan Lange pushed for such a role within the set-up.

"We have added Cameron Campbell, who is individual coach and big on how we develop the players," said Frank this month. "That was a big wish from both Johan and I, it was something we talked about that we thought was crucial and I think not many clubs have actually nailed that. We tried in the past, I tried in the past, so hopefully we can take it to the next level."

Campbell could be seen interacting with Kudus as well as running a fiercely-contested rondo on one of the pitches, including the likes of Cristian Romero, Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and George Abbott with Frank looking on.

Moore returns

One of the last group of players to return to Tottenham training this summer is those who were involved at the U21 and U19 European Championships, who were all given extra time off to rest.

While Archie Gray won the former with England and Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert reached the semi-finals with France, Mikey Moore exited at the group stage with the U19s a week or so beforehand. The 17-year-old suffered a nasty looking ankle roll during the competition but was back on the bench in case of an emergency in the final game as England crashed out.

The teenager looks to be fine all these weeks on though as he seems to be the first one back from that group and could be spotted in the background back at the club and in training, taking part in another rondo with players like Richarlison, Davies, Luka Vuskovic, Kevin Danso, Jamie Donley and Yves Bissouma.

Donley precision

Another talented youngster looking to make his mark on Frank and his coaching staff this summer is Jamie Donley. The 20-year-old enjoyed a great season at Leyton Orient last time out with 11 assists and eight goals in his first senior loan as he helped them reach the League One play-offs.

After the rondos in training, the players switched to small-sided matches with mini goals with Frank watching on. Donley could be seen in one moment taking a knee-high pass well with great improvisation before immediately threading a left-footed through ball up the pitch that was seemingly sent into the net by someone, because it brought cheers from the players and applause from Donley, who then pumped his fist in the air towards someone.

Frank will ultimately decide whether Donley heads back out on loan or gets a chance this season as a homegrown player in a busy campaign.

Laughs with Kudus

As this video was focused mostly on Kudus' first training session with the squad there was plenty of footage of the Ghana international and how he interacted with others.

During one moment in the earlier rondos - piggy in the middle as it was called back in the playground days - the former West Ham man found himself free with Djed Spence to simply pass the ball amongst the two of them as those in the middle failed to come across. The Tottenham full-back found that most amusing as they probably took 10 or so touches each unchallenged before Kudus decided to pass it back across the circle.

After the mini-goal match, the team switched to bigger goals for a session and after it finished, Romero could be seen walking up behind Kudus and saying something to the new signing, who stopped, and the Argentine gestured with his hands while smiling, which brought a grin from the attacker in return.

Kudus could be seen linking up with Yang Min-hyeok on the training pitches on various occasions and then when walking off towards the building at the end, shared an embrace with another South Korean in skipper Son Heung-min after receiving a hug himself from Guglielmo Vicario in the training debrief.

Everyone appeared to be making Kudus feel at home, not least the experienced heads at the club.

Tottenham believe they can still complete a deal to sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest despite a delay to transfer talks because of a legal complaint from the selling side.

Spurs thought they had pulled off a major coup in activating the 25-year-old's release clause and agreeing personal terms with the player out of the blue at the end of last week, but Forest were not happy.

Tottenham had offered the exact amount to trigger the release clause of the England international - something which they deem should have been confidential - and having lost Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United already, were not willing to let Gibbs-White depart as well.

Forest have lodged a legal complaint with the Premier League and it remains to be seen what the outcome of that will be, whether it will delay the transfer or stop it altogether.

Spurs remain hopeful of a deal being concluded and it seems Forest may be resigned to losing their midfield maestro as they are seemingly already putting plans in place to replace him.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side have been linked with moves for not one but two attacking midfielders in the last 24 hours, which may be to supplement their attack following the departure of Elanga, but could also be seen as lining up a replacement for Gibbs-White should his move to Tottenham go through.

Manchester City youngster James McAtee is a player Forest have a kee interest in, with a £25million deal mooted. Eintracht Frankfurt have been heavily linked with the 22-year-old, but reports have emerged that Forest are 'pushing hard' to sign him.

Then there's Jacob Ramsey - a player previously linked with Spurs.

Thomas Frank is a big believer in the use of the long throw and the background of a Destiny Udogie social media post suggests Tottenham will be featuring them heavily in their play.

Brentford have been purveyors in the Premier League since their promotion of launching long throws into the opposition box from the attacking areas of the pitch. Frank's team led the way in the competition by a distance last season when it came to long throws hurled into the penalty area.

Now the Dane looks set to bring that direct weapon to Spurs and it will likely fall under the remit of ex-Manchester United and Arsenal coach Andreas Georgson, who previously worked with Frank at Brentford. The Swede has been named as one of the first team assistant coaches with an expertise in set pieces, both attacking and defensive, and restarts during matches.

Back in 2021 after newly-promoted Brentford's long throws had caused chaos in a match against Arsenal, Frank had said: "I see the long throw as a weapon like I see the short throw or wide free-kicks or breakthroughs. I just see it as another area we need to master.

“Friday night, I felt it was an area we were stronger than Arsenal – that’s why we put a lot of throws in. But it’s not to say we would do it every single game. Last year in the Championship, we did it some games and other games we didn’t.

"Are we going to be the new Stoke? I hope we’re going to play a few more passes. For me, it’s not one or the other. It’s both. I hugely respect teams that are strong on set pieces or long throws. We will try to do both, to build up from the back sometimes but also go more direct sometimes."

Now eagle-eyed fans have spotted in the background of a Snapchat video from Udogie proof that Spurs will be utilising long throws. The Italian left-back uploaded a video on Monday from within the Tottenham dressing room at Hotspur Way showing Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Pedro Porro all dancing to music.

During their dancing, on a screen at the back wall of the room, a timetable for the day flashed up. It showed things like a meeting before medical and individual prep and then training before lunch. On the other half of the screen it displayed what training would entail that day, including possession work but also at the bottom of the list were the words 'long throw auditions'.

All eyes will now be on who won the audition and will be found hurling long throws into the opposition box in the months ahead. Saturday's first pre-season friendly under Frank at Reading could give us an early indication of who came out on top.

It’s been a busy week for Tottenham as their summer transfer plans begin to take shape.

Permanent moves for Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel have already been confirmed following their loan spells, while teenager Luka Vuskovic’s transfer was finalised after a deal had originally been agreed back in 2023. In the past week, young centre-back Kota Takai has been announced, while Mohammed Kudus was unveiled following his move from West Ham.

That said, there is still plenty of work to do as new manager Thomas Frank looks to stamp his authority on the squad he inherited from Ange Postecoglou. Despite the club’s underwhelming Premier League finish last season, their Europa League triumph has left them in a strong position, with Champions League football secured for the coming campaign.

Here, football.london takes a look at the work Spurs still need to complete this summer...

Gibbs-White resolution

Following Kudus’ announcement last week, news also emerged that Spurs were closing in on Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White. The London club had triggered his £60m release clause, and he was expected to undergo a medical on Friday.

However, the deal was thrown into doubt after Forest reportedly sought legal advice and are considering action over an alleged illegal approach. They claim Spurs did not have permission to speak with Gibbs-White and that a breach of confidentiality occurred regarding his release clause.

While Spurs remain intent on completing the move, they’ll be cautious about letting the situation drag into a lengthy saga. A delay doesn’t necessarily signal the end of the deal, but the club cannot afford to become entangled in a legal dispute that distracts from other business.

Yoane Wissa deal

Despite Kudus’ arrival, Spurs continue to be linked with additional forward options. One name frequently mentioned - and well known to the manager - is Brentford’s Yoane Wissa.

The 28-year-old scored 20 goals and provided five assists across all competitions last season and is now entering the final 12 months of his contract at the Gtech Community Stadium. However, any move may prove tricky for Spurs, as Bryan Mbeumo is also expected to depart amid interest from Manchester United, and Brentford may be reluctant to lose two key attackers in one window.

Midfield changes

Beyond the potential Gibbs-White signing, questions remain over Spurs’ midfield. Yves Bissouma has been linked with a move away this summer, meaning reinforcements in the middle of the park may be required.

Several names have been mentioned in recent weeks, including Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, and Bayern Munich’s Joao Palhinha. What happens with Gibbs-White could prove decisive, but Spurs cannot afford to overlook the need to strengthen their defensive midfield options.

Mohammed Kudus joked to a doctor that he would find Tottenham in his heart when he began examining him during his medical at the north London club.

The 24-year-old appeared to have quickly taken to his new surroundings at Hotspur Way as he was making the £55million move from London rivals West Ham to Spurs. New footage released by the club has shown Kudus being put through his medical at the training complex and also meeting his new head coach Thomas Frank.

In the footage, the Dane came into the room and asked his new winger if he has everything he needs and whether he's ready to go. To which the Ghana international enthusiastically responded 'Yeah!' before Frank asked when his family are coming to join him and the player replied that they will be coming the following day.

The new Spurs head coach then warmly said "I'd like to meet them" before leaving and struggling to find his way out of the medical area, showing how new it all is to him still as well.

Soon after in the footage the heart specialist told Kudus "I'm going to listen to your heart ok?". Without missing a beat, if you'll pardon the pun, the attacker responded "You'll find Spurs there", which brings a smile from the doctor who then says "I can hear the cockerel now".

After going through his various MRI tests and then his kit shots in the home and away shirts as well as his media duties, the new Tottenham signing was given a surprise.

Spurs had been working with Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy and they reveal to Kudus that his compatriot has recorded a new track for him for his transfer. The new signing, who has become Ghana's most expensive player, then had a video call with the musician and his family and seemed genuinely touched by it all.

Kudus will now be getting down to work at the north London club and Spurs fans will be hoping they might seen him in action for the first time in their club's shirt in Saturday's first friendly under Frank at Reading.

It became pretty clear early last season that the summer of 2025 was always going to be a big one for Tottenham Hotspur. Ange Postecoglou's squad was decimated by a mountain of injuries but somehow they managed to stick together and lift the Europa League trophy come May.

Domestically it was a season to forget, though. The Lilywhites finished 17th in the Premier League table and new head coach Thomas Frank has plenty to do to guide his team back up towards the top of the standings.

Spurs have already added to their numbers for the new term with Mathys Tel signing permanently, Kota Takai joining from Kawasaki Frontale and Mohammed Kudus completing a £55million move from West Ham. Tottenham did look like they were going to complete another big-money transfer at the end of last week with the £60million addition of Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.

The move has since hit a bit of a stumbling block with his current club believing an illegal approach had been made to their player without their permission. They also believed that the confidentiality of Gibbs-White's £60million release clause had been breached with suggestions that Spurs made a bid that was exactly what was required to release him.

Everything has since ground to a halt and it has left the transfer in limbo for now. Tottenham still want to press ahead with a deal and the hope from a Spurs perspective will be that it goes through sooner rather than later.

Gibbs-White appears to be the perfect player for Frank's system due to the creative side of his game and also his energy. Frank did previously want to sign him for Brentford during the player's time at Wolves, with the Dane potentially now set to get his hands on him at Tottenham.

The England international enjoyed a brilliant season at the City Ground in 2024/25 and was a key reason for Nuno Espirito Santo's men claiming a European place against the odds. Rather than playing for Forest in the Conference League, or perhaps now Europa League due to Crystal Palace's demotion to UEFA's third club competition, Gibbs-White could be set to be playing his football in the Champions League.

What his £60million move to Tottenham does do is raise questions over a couple of players already at the club. James Maddison is the first of those.

Gibbs-White has experience in a variety of positions in the final third but he will be expected to start in his favoured No.10 role considering the money Spurs look set to splurge on him. That in turn may mean that Maddison is no longer guaranteed a starting spot in the Tottenham XI.

What that should do is bring out the very best in both players as that extra competition should hopefully spur them on to new heights and secure that place in Frank's starting team. If he is to find himself on the bench at times, Maddison can be an excellent option to bring on if Spurs need a creative spark to win them a game.

Rotation is going to be required over the course of the season with Tottenham competing on four fronts, meaning Gibbs-White will be rested from time to time. As was the case in the Europa League last term, Spurs will have eight games in the league phase of the competition before the knockout round commences in early 2026.

A deal for Gibbs-White also raises a question about what is in store for Dejan Kulusevski. The Swede is currently working his way back to fitness after sustaining a knee injury leading up to the Europa League final.

Speaking at the time, Postecoglou admitted that his player would be out of action for "at least" a few months. New head coach Frank will speak to the media very soon considering Spurs have pre-season friendlies on the calendar and a potential return date for the ex-Parma man could soon become clear.

Kulusevski has confessed in the past he does prefer to operate centrally and he did flourish there when played by Postecoglou last season. Whether he plays on the right-wing or as a No.10, the Sweden international has plenty of competition as there will be Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert, Yang Min-hyeok and Kudus competing for a spot on the right and then Gibbs-White and Maddison at No.10.

Tottenham are a much better team for having Kulusevski in there and it will be interesting to see if he flicks between the two positions or just stays in the one role. The increased competition is exactly what Spurs need, though, after their troubles in 2024/25 and it should stand them in good stead under Frank going forward.

Now all they have to do is complete the signing of Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.

Thomas Frank now has his full Tottenham squad to work with following the return of the club's international players earlier this week. Starting pre-season training at Hotspur Way last weekend with those not involved in international action during the summer as well as the returning loan stars, the numbers have been boosted over the past few days with a large chunk of players beginning their training for the new season.

Frank can now take a look at his full squad and start making decisions as he gets his plans in place ahead of the Premier League opener against Burnley. The first opportunity to see the Dane's Tottenham team will be one week today when the team face Reading in a friendly at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Tottenham have once again given fans an insight into how pre-season training is going following the release of another video. Here's what we spotted from the latest video and social media posts:

Sonny returns

Son Heung-min is now back at Tottenham's Enfield base following his time off this summer. The captain arrived back slightly later than his fellow internationals as football.london understands he had some pre-agreed family commitments to attend to.

There was no sign of Son in the club's latest training video but they did publish a photo of him returning to Hotspur Way on their Instagram account on Friday afternoon. It remains to be seen what will happen with the 33-year-old over the coming weeks amid talk of a Tottenham exit after ten years in N17.

Dragusin steps up fitness

Radu Dragusin will be hoping to be make his Tottenham return sooner than later after last playing at the end of January. The Romanian centre-back sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the Europa League win over Elfsborg and has since been putting in the hours behind the scenes.

In Tottenham's training video, Dragusin could be seen stepping up his fitness in the gym as he looks to ensure he is in the best possible shape to return before finally getting back on the grass with his teammates. Things have changed in his position since his injury as Kevin Danso is now at the club and Luka Vuskovic is finally an option after Tottenham agreed to sign the highly-rated centre-back from Hajduk Split two years ago.

International players do running drill

Running is a big part of pre-season training and it came to no surprise to see Frank and his coaching team have a big fitness test in store for the squad. The players had to complete 1km worth of fast shuttle runs but it had to be done within three minutes and 15 seconds.

Spurs fans have this week seen the videos on the club's media channels of the players looking exhausted after the run, with Dominic Solanke appearing to make light work of it going by his reaction. The Tottenham international players who missed out first time got to try it for themselves upon their return to training.

Pape Matar Sarr immediately dropped to the floor after completing the run and could later be seen waving his finger at the camera, while Richarlison could also be seen lying on the ground with his hands on his head. Hopefully it stands them all in good stead for the new season.

Otte gets to work

Tottenham have a new goalkeeper coach as part of the changes taking place at the club following Frank's appointment as head coach. After bidding farewell to Rob Burch, Fabian Otte, who was at Liverpool working with Alisson last season, has been appointed in his place with Dean Brill becoming first team assistant goalkeeping coach.

The new team could be seen putting the club's goalkeepers through their paces at Hotspur Way with a variety of different drills. Guglielmo Vicario, Antonin Kinsky, Brandon Austin and Luca Gunter were the goalkeepers in question with plenty of praise coming their way from the new man.

Solomon involved

Manor Solomon's future remains up in the air at present as it's not clear yet if he still has a Tottenham future or he will move on elsewhere. The winger enjoyed an incredible loan spell at Leeds United last term as he helped the West Yorkshire club return to the Premier League following their relegation in 2023.

Frank has so many wide options available to him right now and he will have a big decision to make when it comes to Solomon. The player will have the opportunity to wow the Dane over the next few weeks as the team do have friendlies at Reading and Luton to come before departing for their summer tour of Asia.

All the player can do right now as try and catch the eye on the training pitch and then do likewise when the games come around.

Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to reproduce what Chelsea did on Sunday when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final next month but what happens with that hair-pulling red card for Joao Neves?

The Blues shocked the French side in the FIFA Club World Cup final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey by racing into a 3-0 lead in the first half on Sunday, with two goals from Cole Palmer and another from Joao Pedro. Luis Enrique's Champions League winners could not find a way back into the game in the USA. That task had become all the more difficult towards the end of the game when Neves got himself sent off.

After being barged into by Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella during a moment off the ball, the 20-year-old Portuguese midfielder responded by yanking the long hair of the Spaniard, who immediately fell to the floor. The Video Assistant Referee advised referee Alireza Faghani to check his pitch-side monitor and the official took little time in sending Neves off after he was deemed to have committed violent conduct.

Tensions had already been rising among the frustrated PSG players with some late lunges and Neves had previously tried to lift Cucurella off the floor following one challenge after feeling the Chelsea man was time-wasting.

After the game there were further clashes between players and PSG boss Enrique appeared to catch new Chelsea signing Joao Pedro in the face at one point.

"At the end of the match, there is a lot of tension. There was a situation that I believe could have been avoided by everyone. I think that is logical," said Enrique afterwards. "I am going to prevent my players from going any further in that brawl and from then on there is pushing and shoving by everyone.

"I think and I repeat, that is not the best thing to do. It’s the result of the tension, the result of the situation of the match and I have nothing more to add."

Unfortunately for Tottenham it appears that any disciplinary issues certainly for Neves arising from the game in New Jersey are unlikely to have a knock-on effect for the match in Udine next month on August 13.

football.london spoke to UEFA about the red card for Neves, who played almost every minute as PSG won the Champion League last season, and any potential disciplinary action for Enrique and was told that as it was a FIFA tournament then nothing will spill automatically into a UEFA competition. The only way it would was if FIFA made any ban a worldwide one which would seem unlikely at this stage for Neves at least.

Instead Tottenham will have to focus on finding a similarly successful formula to Chelsea's to get past PSG. The French side will now need at least three weeks off by FIFA regulations so Spurs will be hoping that the opponents in Thomas Frank's first competitive game will be a little lacking sharpness as they will only return to pre-season training in the days ahead of the Super Cup in Italy.

Tottenham have arguably been working in the shadows of this summer transfer window with all three confirmed signings arriving without much outside noise.

The first of those involved Mathys Tel returning to north London on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich and despite negotiations taking place for a number of weeks, it was kept relatively quiet before it was revealed that Spurs had agreed to pay £30 million for the player.

A deal for Japanese wonderkid Kota Takai followed that, seemingly out of nowhere, with his switch from Kawasaki Frontale announced last week. Strengthening further in attack was still an aim with Mohammed Kudus becoming the focus after interest cooled in Eberechi Eze and Bryan Mbeumo.

Talks with West Ham for the Ghana international had taken place but transfer talk went quiet after the Lilywhites saw their opening bid rejected. An agreement was then struck at £55million last week with that update arriving as quite the bombshell and his switch was announced just 24 hours later.

If that came as a surprise, Tottenham supporters were certainly not prepared for news the following day with a move for Morgan Gibbs-White made and apparently finalised in just a few hours. A £60m release clause in his contract was why the transfer moved so swiftly, however his switch has been delayed.

Soon after it was revealed Gibbs-White would undergo a medical on Friday, it emerged that Forest were considering legal action. The Midlands side are of the belief that Spurs made an illegal approach for the 25-year-old and that a confidential release clause was made known.

While it is quite an unprecedented situation, the general understanding is that it will still go through with football.london's Alasdair Gold stating that "Forest are more likely to hold up the deal than prevent it". As such, the hope will be that Gibbs-White can completing the move as long as these legalities are resolved.

With £115m set to be spent on two established Premier League players, Spurs appear to be in a great position, because of Champions League football and what appears to be investment into the club, to bring in a third.

Spurs need to sign a defensive midfielder and there is perhaps no better option than Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton. The 21-year-old showed how good he can be on several occasions last season with displays against Aston Villa and Manchester City in the Eagles' run to FA Cup success particularly impressive.

Unsurprisingly, he is unlikely to cost under £100m, but if Daniel Levy is serious about wanting Spurs to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League, these are the kind of moves that must be sanctioned.

Exits arriving following such a massive spend would likely be needed but Richarlison and Yves Bissouma, two names linked with leaving, want to stay and currently no team has actually showed a concrete interest. Cristian Romero joining Atletico Madrid also now looks off the table.

With Thomas Frank having got a look at his squad at the start of pre-season, loans or even permanent departures for young or fringe players may soon be sanctioned. Manor Solomon, Luka Vuskovic, Takai, Bryan Gil, Yang Min-hyeok and Dane Scarlett all arguably fit into that category.

It is unclear which name may move elsewhere but Tottenham currently have too many players, particularly in wide areas and at centre-back, and therefore do need to trim their squad. To raise funds, a permanent exit for Solomon seems to be the smartest decision with former loan club Leeds United likely to be interested.