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Having left Liverpool at the end of last season after a highly-successful nine-year spell at Anfield, the experienced left-back agreed to join us earlier this summer, just as he headed off across the Atlantic to captain Scotland at this summer’s World Cup.

That meant he couldn’t actually report in to the club in person until this week, but the defender wasted no time in getting to grips with his new job after finally arriving in north London in recent days, underlining his excitement at the prospect of helping us return to the upper reaches of the Premier League after a challenging couple of seasons on the domestic scene.

“I’m excited to be here!” he said before getting on a plane and jetting off once again, this time with our squad for our pre-season tour of New Zealand and Australia. “It was a bit different in terms of the signing being announced and having to go to the World Cup, but my first day has been good, getting to meet people, forgetting people’s names (laughs) and trying to work my way around the training ground and things like that.

“It’s perfect for this time in my career and that’s why when the opportunity came up to join, I was excited to go for it and now that I’m here, I’m excited to keep progressing in my career and keep doing good things. Hopefully I can do that in a Tottenham shirt. This is a massive club with an amazing training ground, amazing stadium and a big fanbase – I’ve played here plenty of times and I know that the supporters get right behind their team.

“It’s a club that’s going places. The last couple of years from a league point of view have maybe not been up to the standards that the Tottenham fans expect, last season they showed a lot of tenacity to get to the end and stay up, but now, even being in from day one, there’s a huge determination to not allow that to happen again. It’s up to us to make sure we’re better and to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

Andy explained why working with our Head Coach, Roberto De Zerbi, also appeals to him a lot: “The manager is a huge pull,” he said. “I’ve had chats with him, I’ve had a phone call with him and both him and his staff seem so good at what they do and how they want to play. It was a great phone call. We know of each other – he knows me as a player, I know him as a manager and it was just more that we were excited to work with each other. He’s well known in world football for being a fantastic manager and the fact that he’s here, hopefully I can do really good things under him.”

As someone who has pretty much won the lot at Liverpool – his trophy haul includes Premier League and Champions League titles, the FA Cup and League Cups, plus the Community Shield, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup – Andy hopes to utilise his vast experience in the game to his and his team-mates’ advantage as we begin an exciting new chapter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“Obviously now I’m a lot more experienced, I’ve got a lot of games under my belt and hopefully I can use that experience to help the younger lads and the other lads as well,” he said. “I think everyone connected to this club just wants Tottenham to have a successful season and I’m no different to that. Hopefully I can play a big part in that and play the way I know I can.

“I can already see from day one that everyone is determined to bring the best level of their game and hopefully then that can produce special things for us this season.”

The experienced left-back has been known to use 26 as his shirt number at club level, notably wearing it at Dundee United, Hull City and throughout his highly successful tenure at Liverpool.

However, after being confirmed as our new number 3, Andy revealed he opted against wearing 26 for us out of respect for our legendary former captain and current Club Ambassador, Ledley King – the last man to wear that jersey in N17 until his retirement back in 2012.

“Obviously I was 26 at Hull when I first went, I was 26 at Liverpool but when I came here, I knew that the number 26 hasn’t been used since the legend that is Ledley King and from my point of view, I wanted to respect that. He was an unbelievable player and has done so many good things for this football club,” he said.

“Number 3 means a lot to me – that’s my national team number, I’ve had so many good memories as number 3 for Scotland so when I knew 3 was going to become available, it was a no-brainer for me.

“The number 26 is a really important number to me in my life and it will always stay like that, but number 3 is just as important and hopefully I can make as many memories in the number 3 shirt as I did in the 26.”

The Scotland international left-back, who joined us this summer following the expiration of his contract at Liverpool, has been assigned the number 3 shirt.

The jersey was vacated earlier this month following Radu Dragusin’s loan switch to Fiorentina.

FPL is back for the 2026/27 season, with players able to build a star-studded 15-player fantasy squad to compete against their friends, family, and fellow Spurs supporters in our Official Mini League.

New signing Mateus Fernandes is one of those who can be selected as one of up to three Spurs players in your team this season, and is available for £6.0m, leaving you with £94m for the remaining 14 players.

Up from his finishing price of £5.5m last season with West Ham United, Mateus was the 23rd highest-scoring of this season’s Premier League midfielders in last season’s game (135) and scored the eighth most defensive contribution points of all Premier League midfielders in 2025/26.

Marcos Senesi, who recently made the switch from AFC Bournemouth, was also a popular choice for players of last season’s game, being the fourth highest selected defender at 22%.

Only Arsenal’s Gabriel (209) and Marc Guehi of Manchester City (179) scored more points than Marcos last season (175), who also amassed more defensive contribution points than any other defender.

New recruits Sandro Tonali, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson, and Martin Dubravka are also available for selection at launch, with the full list of Spurs players on FPL this season available below!

Goalkeepers

Antonin Kinsky - £4.5m

Guglielmo Vicario - £4.5m

Martin Dubravka - £4.0m

Defenders

Marcos Senesi - £6.0m

Pedro Porro - £5.5m

Cristian Romero - £5m

Kevin Danso - £5.0m

Micky van de Ven - £5.0m

Jan Paul van Hecke - £5.0m

Andy Robertson - £5.0m

Djed Spence - £4.5m

Destiny Udogie - £4.5m

Ashley Phillips - £4.5m

Ben Davies - £4.0m

Jun’ai Byfield - £4.0m

James Rowswell - £4.0m

Souza - £4.0m

Midfielders

Mohammed Kudus - £6.5m

James Maddison - £6.5m

Dejan Kulusevski - £6.5m

Xavi Simons - £6.0m

Mathys Tel - £6.0m

Mateus Fernandes - £6.0m

Sandro Tonali - £5.5m

Rodrigo Bentancur - £5.5m

Wilson Odobert - £5.5m

Conor Gallagher - £5.5m

Lucas Bergvall - £5.5m

Pape Matar Sarr - £5.0m

Archie Gray - £5.0m

Mikey Moore - £5.0m

Callum Olusesi - £4.5m

Forwards

Dominic Solanke - £6.0m

Richarlison - £6.0m

Dane Scarlett - £4.5m

FPL is back for the 2026/27 season, with players able to build a star-studded 15-player fantasy squad to compete against their friends, family, and fellow Spurs supporters in our Official Mini League.

New signing Mateus Fernandes is one of those who can be selected as one of up to three Spurs players in your team this season, and is available for £6.0m, leaving you with £94m for the remaining 14 players.

Up from his finishing price of £5.5m last season with West Ham United, Mateus was the 23rd highest-scoring of this season’s Premier League midfielders in last season’s game (135) and scored the eighth most defensive contribution points of all Premier League midfielders in 2025/26.

Marcos Senesi, who recently made the switch from AFC Bournemouth, was also a popular choice for players of last season’s game, being the fourth highest selected defender at 22%.

Only Arsenal’s Gabriel (209) and Marc Guehi of Manchester City (179) scored more points than Marcos last season (175), who also amassed more defensive contribution points than any other defender.

New recruits Sandro Tonali, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson, and Martin Dubravka are also available for selection at launch, with the full list of Spurs players on FPL this season available below!

Goalkeepers

Antonin Kinsky - £4.5m

Guglielmo Vicario - £4.5m

Martin Dubravka - £4.0m

Defenders

Marcos Senesi - £6.0m

Pedro Porro - £5.5m

Cristian Romero - £5m

Kevin Danso - £5.0m

Micky van de Ven - £5.0m

Jan Paul van Hecke - £5.0m

Andy Robertson - £5.0m

Djed Spence - £4.5m

Destiny Udogie - £4.5m

Ashley Phillips - £4.5m

Ben Davies - £4.0m

Jun’ai Byfield - £4.0m

James Rowswell - £4.0m

Souza - £4.0m

Midfielders

Mohammed Kudus - £6.5m

James Maddison - £6.5m

Dejan Kulusevski - £6.5m

Xavi Simons - £6.0m

Mathys Tel - £6.0m

Mateus Fernandes - £6.0m

Sandro Tonali - £5.5m

Rodrigo Bentancur - £5.5m

Wilson Odobert - £5.5m

Conor Gallagher - £5.5m

Lucas Bergvall - £5.5m

Pape Matar Sarr - £5.0m

Archie Gray - £5.0m

Mikey Moore - £5.0m

Callum Olusesi - £4.5m

Forwards

Dominic Solanke - £6.0m

Richarlison - £6.0m

Dane Scarlett - £4.5m

Really coming into his own as a Spain international over the course of the last two years, Pedro took his performances for his national team to a whole new level at the World Cup.

Consistent, resilient and dogged at the back, the full-back then showed his prowess in the final third, scoring his first two goals for his country - including an incredible effort to see Spain into the final with victory over France - while he played his part in Ferran Torres' World Cup winning strike in Sunday's final against Argentina.

With a World Cup medal in hand - not to mention the iconic trophy - the right-back now has further accolade's to his name as he has earned a place in the Team of the Tournament.

An XI voted for by fans, the poll on FIFA's website asked supporters of the world game to build their dream XI from the 2026 tournament - and Pedro got the nod at right-back.

FIFA's Dream XI 2026: Vozinha (Cape Verde), Pedro Porro (Spain), Dayot Upamecano (France), Lisandro Martinez (Argentina), Marc Cucurella (Spain), Rodri (Spain), Michael Olise (France), Jue Bellingham (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Kylian Mbappé (France), Erling Haaland (Norway).

After no official XI was confirmed for the last tournament (2022), it is the first time since 2018 where we have had a player in the team of the tournament.

At the tournament held in Russia, Harry Kane - who also won the tournament's Golden Boot - was named in the XI after he scored six goals to help England to the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in 28 years.

Our 35-player travelling squad, which was announced earlier this morning, have boarded their flight to begin their pre-season tour of New Zealand and Australia.

Our summer signings Martin Dubravka, Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke were among the players who have departed for the north Island of New Zealand.

Check out the gallery of photos below as the squad get ready for our flight to New Zealand…

Former New Zealand international Tony Sibley lined up against us when we faced an Auckland FA XI back in May 1976. On Sunday, he will be at the world-famous Eden Park to watch the Class of 2026 meet in a prestigious pre-season friendly along with his Spurs-supporting son Ricky, Ricky’s friend Greig Brooks and Greig’s dad, Alan Brooks.

Half a century ago, Spurs were on a mammoth end-of-season tour which saw us travel a total of around 35,000 miles to Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, playing nine games within the space of just under a month!

The third match of the trip saw Terry Neill’s side arrive in New Zealand to take on an Auckland representative team at Newmarket Park. In the opposition side that night was Tony Sibley, an experienced defender who played his club football for Mount Wellington in Auckland, winning four Chatham Cup Finals and playing 48 times for his country, captaining the All Whites on occasions.

“Auckland had played a number of touring teams over the years and had achieved some respectable results,” explained Tony, now aged 75. “For the Spurs match, most of the Auckland players came from one club, the very successful Mount Wellington side. As a team, we were confident and excited by the opportunity to test ourselves against a club of Spurs’ calibre.

“Most of the crowd would have gone to the game expecting to see a one-sided contest. At that time in New Zealand football, there was a strong belief that English teams were virtually unbeatable, and that Auckland were simply there to make up the numbers.”

That certainly wasn’t the case on this occasion! Our clash against Auckland is considered by many locals who were there as one of the most memorable games the city had seen. That probably had something to do with the fact that our hosts led 3-1 at one stage and were all set for a famous victory until we turned the game on its head. Even then, we still trailed 3-2 with just five minutes to play!

Keith Osgood had fired us in front with an 18th minute penalty before goals from Keith Nelson and Dave Taylor gave Auckland a 2-1 half-time lead. Incredibly, Iain Ormond then added a third for the home side.

They were unable to hold out though as John Pratt pulled one back on 52 minutes before late goals from Jimmy Neighbour and John Duncan (2) ensured we came out on top.

“We played a simple 4-4-2 system and looked to play forward whenever the opportunity was there,” recalled Tony, who was named New Zealand Footballer of the Year in 1978. “It was only late in the second half that we began to run out of steam, and by that stage most of the crowd were cheering for Auckland!”

Speaking immediately after the game, Terry Neill said: “That was one hell of a game. The real winner out there tonight was football. There were 22 players on that park who were a credit to themselves and to football.”

Fast forward 50 years and Tony will be present at the next instalment of Auckland against Spurs, albeit this time in the crowd.

“I am very much looking forward to it,” he added. “In 1976, football in New Zealand was still well behind rugby in terms of participation numbers. Today, football is the number one participation sport in the country, and we now have professional teams, including Auckland FC. It will be very interesting to see how much the game has progressed.”

The game is equally significant for Tony’s 43-year-old son Ricky, who just happens to be a passionate Spurs fan! Introduced to the joys of Spurs by his best friend Grieg when they were kids, he almost can’t quite believe that he’s going to be able to watch his favourite team play with his dad and best mate by his side.

“My best friend since the age of nine put me onto Spurs, I loved the way they played and it became something we both followed,” explained Ricky.

“We have some great conversations and debates following the games, although it’s become an emotional rollercoaster the last few years. However, my support will never waiver.

“We have always talked about attending a game together so being able to do this with our fathers is pretty special.”

Match stats

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Auckland FA XI 3 (Nelson, Taylor, Ormond)

Spurs 5 (Pratt, Osgood (pen), Neighbour, Duncan 2)

Spurs: Daines, Stead, Walford, Pratt, Young, Osgood, Neighbour, Armstrong, Duncan, Perryman, Coates.

Starting in the north island of New Zealand, we take on A-League champions Auckland FC at the iconic Eden Park on Sunday (26 July, 3pm local time, 4am UK).

Following that, the squad will head to Sydney, Australia, for two further fixtures - first facing Sydney FC at the Allianz Stadium next Wednesday (29 July, 7.45pm local time, 10.45am UK), before finishing the trip with a match against Chelsea at Accor Stadium on Saturday 1 August (7.45pm local time, 10.45am UK).

All three matches will be streamed live on SPURSPLAY - find out more and sign up here...

The following players will make the trip...

Damola Ajayi

Brandon Austin

Lucas Bergvall

Harry Byrne

Kevin Danso

Ben Davies

Jamie Donley

Martin Dubravka

Mateus Fernandes

Conor Gallagher

Archie Gray

Tye Hall

Tyrese Hall

Malachi Hardy

Antonin Kinsky

Rio Kyerematen

James Maddison

Mason Melia

Mikey Moore

Richarlison

Andy Robertson

Reiss Russell-Denny

Dane Scarlett

Dominic Solanke

Manor Solomon

Kota Takai

Mathys Tel

Dylan Thompson

Tyler Tingey

Sandro Tonali

Destiny Udogie

Micky van de Ven

Jan Paul van Hecke

Luca Williams-Barnett

Yang Min-Hyeok

Mohamed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert will remain at Hotspur Way to continue their rehabilitation, while Guglielmo Vicario has sustained a minor knock in training and will undergo treatment at our Training Centre.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Matar Sarr have been granted extended leave following their appearances at the World Cup, while Pedro Porro, Marcos Senesi, Cristian Romero and Djed Spence will also not travel having reached the latter stages of this summer's tournament.