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Xavi Simons suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury in his right knee back in April, and he's been working hard to rebuild his fitness.

Xavi Simons has jetted off to the United States to step up preparations ahead of his long-awaited return to action. At the end of April, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his right knee, ruling him out for the remainder of the season and much of the following campaign.

Simons had only featured a couple of times under Roberto De Zerbi, who was drafted in to save the Lilywhites from Premier League relegation, before suffering the injury. The Netherlands international hit the ground running under his new boss, scoring a goal and providing an assist on his first start.

The following weekend, the 23-year-old was forced to come off during the 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux, and he's been sidelined ever since. Although Simons has often been spotted at Hotspur Way in training gear, he may not return to the pitch until the start of next year.

But, desperate to get back on the grass, he's travelled Stateside to undergo the next stage of his rehabilitation programme. This week, the Dutchman has paid a visit to the training facility of the NFL side, the Baltimore Ravens.

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Simons also stopped in Boston to work at the training facility of the NHL team, the Bruins, where he exchanged shirts with David Pastrnak, who visited the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back in 2023.

The Dutchman also surprised fans at the Boston Spurs Official Supporters’ Club at LongCross Bar and Kitchen on Saturday morning before Aston Villa extended Tottenham's winless start to the new Premier League season.

According to club media, the Spurs talisman will visit Santa Monica next. In the meantime, as pictured above, Simons has been working hard in the gym, completing a variety of exercises, including dumbbell Bulgarian split squats.

As it stands, it remains unclear when exactly the midfielder will return to action, but he certainly seems to have made good progress on the road to a full recovery, which comes as a much-needed boost for the under-pressure De Zerbi.

Interestingly, when Simons announced Tottenham's signing of Savio from Manchester City at the end of August, Simons claimed he'll 'soon' join his new teammate on the pitch.

In a video uploaded across the Lilywhites' social media channels, he said: "Welcome to Spurs, bro. I'm happy you're finally here. You're going to love it. The fans have been so good with me since I joined.

"And when they see you play, I know they're going to love you too. I'm working hard every day to get back. But soon we'll be both in the squad and on the pitch. I just can't wait."

Simons added: "For now, I'll just watch you, and I'll support you. And anything you need, I've got you. And I know everyone here will do the same. So enjoy it, Irmao. I am really looking forward to celebrating together with you. This is yours now, too..."

The former England striker has had his say on what will happen to Tottenham this season after their poor start to the Premier League

Alan Shearer believes Tottenham will not get sucked into a relegation fight this season despite sitting bottom of the Premier League right now.

Spurs had a busy transfer overhaul with almost £400million spent across 10 new players and a number of big name players heading out of the door, including captain Cristian Romero, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and England international Djed Spence. However, the north London outfit find themselves bottom of the table after five matches and without a win to their name in the competition, while also exiting the Carabao Cup in the third round.

"We should be surprised by Spurs’ start to the season, because I don't think anyone in football would have said after five games, Spurs are going to be winless and they're going to be bottom of the league, with the money that they've spent, no one could foresee what's happening to them," former England striker and now pundit Shearer said in association with Betfair.

" De Zerbi brought them back from the brink last season and kept them up but now the pressure is massively on. I think it's a long three weeks for Man United and Michael Carrick, but you can imagine what it's like for Tottenham who are bottom of the league and have so much to work on."

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He added: "I've said many times, that they brought the players in this summer, but they spent an absolute fortune on them. On everyone, I think. I mean, Van Hecke was a lot of money, Tonali was incredible money, Savio, and Marmoush are others as well. It is a long, long three weeks for Tottenham and they simply have to start winning football games when they are back from the international break. All the bigger questions will start to be asked, if not already, if they don’t start winning football games very, very soon.

"I guess De Zerbi went into this summer with a list of players that he wanted and they have spent a fortune perhaps on all those players. I'm not sure the fees warrant the ability, but no one would have expected them to be bottom of the league.

"I still think they'll have enough to stay up, they'll use the Aston Villa situation and what happened to them at the start of last season when I don't think they won in their first five games and they then managed to climb the league and qualify for Europe again, so they will look at that and think there's still loads of football to be played which there is but there's a massive amount of work to be done at Spurs. I had them to finish in the top six this season and I am not sure that that will happen now."

Daniel Levy left his role as chairman in September 2025 amid an overhaul by the Lewis family

Tottenham Hotspur paid outgoing executive chairman Daniel Levy a reported £27million amid his exit from the club. His 24-year tenure at the club was abruptly ended a year ago.

The Athletic reports that the payout took into account his salary, bonuses and the club’s long-term incentive plan. The pay-out is said to be one of the largest made to a football executive.

The decision to make a change came amid an overhaul of the club, in an open letter to fans at the end of last season, Levy’s replacement Peter Charrington wrote: “Last September, we recognised that something seismic had to change at Spurs.

“The Lewis family stepped in and authorised a full reset. That decision was not taken lightly, and it came later than it should have.”

Since then, the Lewis family have pumped £320 million into the club in the past year. Most recently they invested £120 million for working capital as they continue to incrementally increase their stake in the club.

Levy still owns around 24% of Tottenham, but saw that diluted earlier in the summer. He was given the chance to be part of a £100million equity investment, but did not respond by the August deadline, with his stake reducing from 26%.

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Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi has also been backed heavily in the transfer window. The club signed 10 new players in the summer for a combined price of almost £400million.

Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Savio, Jan Paul van Hecke and Tosim Adarabiyo were among the big money arrivals.

The investment in the playing staff is to try and avoid a similar situation to last season where the club fought against relegation from the Premier League for the majority of the campaign. Spurs needed a final day win over Everton to seal thor safety.

However, going into the first international break of the season, Tottenham sit bottom of the Premier League table. Of their five league games so far this campaign, Spurs have lost three and drawn two.

De Zerbi’s side are back in action on Saturday, 10 October when they travel to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Some of Tottenham's huge group of players out on loan across England and Europe have been starting to get their seasons properly up and running but others have been left frustrated.

Spurs have got 17 of their players, some first team stars and others youngsters, plying their trade at clubs across the Premier League, Football League and also at teams in Italy, Germany, Portugal and Belgium. Some of them have obligations for their new clubs to sign them if they meet certain requirements, while some have options to make their moves permanent and others just want to impress Roberto De Zerbi or anybody watching.

This season, as football.london always does each year, we're going to keep a close eye on all of the north London outfit's players out on loan across this long campaign. That includes those who have obligations to leave as they are still Tottenham players until that moment they officially depart the club.

Here's what happened to all 17 of Spurs' loan players this week:

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Pape Matar Sarr (Juventus)

Pape Matar Sarr earned plenty of plaudits after coming on for the second half for Juventus in their 2-0 win against Atalanta on Sunday afternoon.

Sarr joined the Old Lady in a £2.4million loan deal with certain conditions during this coming season set to trigger an obligation to buy him for £23.5million.

This was the first week that the 23-year-old has caught the eye in Turin after fully recovering from a muscle injury suffered at Tottenham. He almost scored against NEC in the Europa League in midweek during his first start for Juventus as they won 5-0 and he further impressed against Atalanta.

"Sarr? I liked the way he came in. He struggled at Sassuolo, but I liked him against Atalanta. He touched the ball a lot, he has this run of pace, and it shows what kind of player he is," said pundit Andrea Stramaccioni on DAZN, as reported by Sport Witness.

"80% of the tackles won are his, but it’s not just that, he has that through ball in his arsenal, and if he can find it in the future, he could become something important."

With Juventus light on bodies in midfield due to injuries, Sarr has a big chance to push his claims for a prominent role going forward.

Guglielmo Vicario (Juventus)

Sarr's Spurs team-mate Guglielmo Vicario got a clean sheet as Juventus got back to winning ways on Sunday with that win against Atalanta.

The goalkeeper had got a rest on the bench for the Europa League victory in midweek and now has three clean sheets in his first five matches in Turin.

The 29-year-old is having a great time at Juventus, after agreeing terms on a free loan deal for the Serie A side, containing an option to buy the 29-year-old for a total of £8.5million, which includes £1.7million in add-ons.

Radu Dragusin (Fiorentina)

Radu Dragusin admits he is looking to put his tough times at Tottenham behind him.

The Romanian centre-back joined Fiorentina this summer in a loan deal with a £21.4million obligation to buy which will be triggered by various conditions as this campaign goes on.

The 24-year-old has played seven matches for the Florence-based outfit, weighing in with two assists at the other end of the pitch, and has played every minute in Serie A so far, including Sunday's 1-1 draw at home against Napoli which followed on from the team's first win of the league campaign the following weekend at Venezia.

Dragusin impressed in both of those games after receiving criticism for some of his early displays after arriving back in Italy.

"I’m better now, but it’s normal to find the right path at the beginning. At Tottenham I didn’t have much consistency, in the end the present is what matters most. Now we need to continue to grow and improve," he said as reported by Sport Witness.

"I need to continue to grow, otherwise I’ll never improve. Today I played well, but I’m looking for ways to improve. Matches are also played based on the opponent. You need a lot of intensity and concentration in one-on-one situations, so you have to always be alert. Because if you lose that duel, it becomes difficult."

Kevin Danso (Sunderland)

Kevin Danso is loving life at Sunderland so far and has already become a firm favourite with their fans.

The 28-year-old has played three Premier League matches for his new side and also helping them to a clean sheet and victory on Sunderland's return to European football after 53 years away as they beat AZ 1-0 at home in midweek.

Sunday brought a more goal-laden game for the Austria international as Manchester City ran out 5-3 winners in a crazy game at the Etihad Stadium and Danso was involved in a couple of the hosts' goals.

The Sunderland Echo gave him a player rating of five for his performance with the review: "Did a lot of good work defensively but it was a poor pass out of his box for City’s second goal. Unlucky in the second half when his clearance hit Mukiele and ran for Semenyo to score."

Danso secured a £2.5million loan with an obligation for the Black Cats to buy him for £22.5million if they stay up in the Premier League. The move sees him team up with Sunderland's director of football Florent Ghisolfi after their time together at Lens.

Mikey Moore (Koln)

Mikey Moore is yet to taste victory for his loan club Koln after making the move from Tottenham at the end of the summer window.

The 19-year-old has played just three games so far for the Bundesliga side and after their draw last week at home against Werder Bremen, Koln went down 2-1 at Hamburg on Saturday. Moore played as the number 10 in a central role during the defeat and the played the full match with Ragnar Ache's 90th minute goal merely a consolation for the Cologne-based side.

During the game, Moore managed three shots with one on target, went on three dribbles, made two interceptions and one tackle with a rating of 6.54 on Whoscored.

Souza (Porto)

Souza remains an unused substitute for Porto and once again sat on the bench as the Portuguese league leaders beat Benfica 3-1 at home on Sunday.

The left-back had been linked with a move to Portugal all summer, albeit mainly with permanent deals. Spurs had no real intention of selling the 20-year-old, who they only signed from Santos in January this year and rate highly.

Now the Brazilian is at Porto on a free loan for the season, without an option to buy, with his new club taking on his salary and Souza is awaiting his first minutes of the campaign.

Kota Takai (Sint-Truidense VV)

Kota Takai is also yet to play for Belgian club STVV but the 22-year-old has at least been on the bench in the previous two matches after sorting all of his documentation for the move as a non-EU player.

The Japan international centre-back has joined a club in the Jupiler League that has Japanese owners and a history of working with players from that country.

Takai needs to get his career back on track after an injury-hit first year at Spurs, which featured an unsuccessful loan at Borussia Monchengladbach, and the centre-back is yet to play a competitive game for the north London club or so far his new loan team.

Yang Min-hyeok (Westerlo)

At another point in the season, Takai and Yang Min-hyeok might have played against each other as Westerlo won 2-0 at STVV at the weekend.

However, the 20-year-old South Korean winger remains out of action, having suffered an injury soon after joining the club this season and now with his country at the Under-23s Asian Games.

Like Takai, Yang will be hoping for minutes this season when he's back after his previous two loans at Portsmouth and then Coventry brought too many matches watching on from the sidelines, particularly with Frank Lampard's Championship winners.

Mason Melia (Lincoln City)

Mason Melia celebrated his 19th birthday on Tuesday but remains out with a thigh injury that will be keep him from playing for both Lincoln and the Republic of Ireland until next month.

The teenage striker, who made his Republic of Ireland senior debut this summer and played 98 senior matches for St Patrick's Athletic before Spurs saw off competition to sign him, had come off the bench in three of Lincoln's previous six matches and starting one.

However, now he faces a spell out after finally getting his chance of regular minutes in the Championship.

Oliver Irow (Plymouth Argyle)

Oliver Irow's spectacular loan at Plymouth Argyle in League One continues at pace and he scored twice on Saturday in the 4-2 victory at Blackpool.

His first strike came from an excellent swivel and left-footed shot from a bouncing ball in the Blackpool box and then his second was a powerful finish in the second half from a cross that bounced all the way to his side of the box.

The 20-year-old winger now has four goals from his opening six matches for his new club, helping them record three wins on the trot.

Yusuf Akhamrich (Leyton Orient)

Yusuf Akhamrich continues to get minutes and praise with Leyton Orient in League One and he played another full 90 minutes on Saturday as they won 1-0 at home against Stevenage.

The 20-year-old right winger already has racked up three goals and three assists from his first seven league matches this season although on Saturday he struggled to get into the game as much as he has in recent weeks. Last week the livewire attacker grabbed two assists in the 3-2 home defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.

Jamie Donley (Luton Town)

Jamie Donley had a rare appearance off the bench rather than in the starting line-up at the weekend as he came on for the final 15 minutes as Luton Town lost 1-0 at home to Bradford City in League One on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Northern Ireland international, on a straight loan with no option for the Hatters to buy him, has already made five appearances for his loan side since arriving with one goal and one assist.

Reiss Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers)

Reiss Russell-Denny continues to get minutes from the bench in League Two and got 18 minutes as a substitute in Bristol Rovers' 3-0 defeat on the road at Gillingham on Saturday.

The 20-year-old midfielder returned from Tottenham's tour Down Under to make his first steps in senior competitive football with Rovers and they now sit top of the early League Two table.

Damola Ajayi (Barnet)

Damola Ajayi has started getting minutes for League Two side Barnet after making a loan switch late in the summer window.

The 20-year-old right winger came off the bench last weekend for the second half of the 2-1 win against Accrington and on Saturday got on the pitch for the last few minutes of the 3-1 victory against Fleetwood.

Ajayi spent last season on loan at Doncaster Rovers and then Bromley, having made his Tottenham bow the previous campaign with a spectacular debut goal against Elfsborg on the club's route to winning the Europa League.

George Abbott (Mansfield Town)

George Abbott is still undergoing rehabilitation after injury while awaiting his return to action for Mansfield following last season's loan at the League One club.

Town boss Nigel Clough said of the 21-year-old when he signed: "We’re extremely pleased that George has decided to come back for a second spell with us. We were hugely impressed with him last season and hope he’ll complement our midfield for the remainder of the season.

"He won’t be fully fit when he arrives and we'll have to give him a few weeks until he’s available, but the deal reflects that."

Luca Gunter (Boreham Wood)

Tottenham's 21-year-old goalkeeper Luca Gunter is loving life at National League high-flyers Boreham Wood.

Gunter was between the sticks for the 4-1 home win against Harrogate Town on Saturday and the Spurs stopper is yet to experience defeat this season.

He is getting his second loan experience under his belt after his time at Wealdstone last season.

Dylan Thompson (Enfield Town)

Spurs' 18-year-old keeper Dylan Thompson enjoyed another FA Cup victory as Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield Town made it through to the third qualifying round with a 3-1 win at Billericay Town.

The teenager will now travel with Enfield to Oxford City in the next round on October 3.

Tottenham's first five fixtures after the international break as Roberto De Zerbi plots comeback  Football London

The Tottenham Hotspur attacker is making progress after so long out of the game says his international team-mate and friend

Dejan Kulusevski's mental strength is "incredible" believes his Sweden team-mate Yasin Ayari as the Tottenham star edges towards a return to the game he loves.

Kulusevski has been out of action since May 2025 with a complicated injury suffered to the patella in his right knee in a Premier League match against Crystal Palace. Due to a couple of setbacks during his recovery, the 26-year-old missed an entire season of his career as well as seeing his World Cup dreams scuppered.

After 477 days out, the Swede returned to full training with Roberto De Zerbi's squad earlier this month and after picking up a small problem as his body adjusted to regular high tempo football again, which meant a brief pause, he was back with his Spurs team-mates again this week.

Sweden boss Graham Potter chose not to call up Kulusevski for this international break to ensure he maintains his progress at his own pace at Hotspur Way.

Brighton star and Kulusevski's friend Ayari, who is also the partner of his sister Sandra, was asked about the Tottenham man's progress while on international duty this week.

"He's started training and is making progress. I'm happy for him, that he can come back and do what he loves. I just hope that things will go well when he's 100 percent. He's always been in shape and taken care of his body," the 22-year-old was quoted as saying by Fotbollskanalen.

"It's mostly mental, to see how mentally strong he's been during this process. That he's managed to keep a smile on his face even when it's taken so long. There's always been setbacks, but he always wakes up happy."

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He added: "It's incredible how strong he's been on this journey. Not many people can wake up and keep fighting after going through this much. He keeps fighting and is happy at the same time. When it comes down to it, it's not normal. He's very strong mentally. I learn a lot from that."

Ayari was asked when he believes Tottenham and Sweden fans will see Kulusevski back in action again on the international stage.

"I don't know. I don't see him every day," he admitted. "Hopefully soon. We've all missed him in the national team. Hopefully soon. It's hard for me to say. I don't see him every day, I just talk to him.

"I hope soon. He's back on the training ground, so step by step we hope he'll be back. When he's back he'll be a 100 [per cent]."

Lawyer weighs in on Richarlison situation as Tottenham player 'could go to FIFA'  Football London