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Striker Alejo joined us from Rosario Central in his home country of Argentina during the summer of 2023 and made eight first team appearances in our colours, scoring a Premier League goal against Brighton & Hove Albion in December of that year.

He subsequently enjoyed loan spells in Spain with Sevilla and Espanyol before returning to Rosario on loan last July for the 2025/26 season.

Alejo is now set to move to the Brazilian top flight on a permanent basis – we wish him well for the future.

Midfielder Lucas stepped off the bench in place of the injured Isak Hien after 37 minutes and completed the rest of the game as his side came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 in Dallas.

Daizen Maeda had given Japan the lead after 56 minutes, but Anthony Elanga equalised with a fine strike six minutes later.

The result sees Sweden finish third in Group F with four points, which will be enough to send them into the last 32 as one of the best third-placed sides.

The Netherlands international became our fourth signing of the summer – following the arrivals of Shekiera Martinez, Caitlin Dijkstra and Kirsty Hanson - and will join us from the 2025/26 season.

An all-rounded midfielder with years of experience in the Women’s Super League and the UEFA Women’s Super League, the 27-year-old has already accumulated 71 caps for her nation, representing them at a number of major international tournaments.

Here are some of the best images from her first time wearing a Lilywhite shirt and completing her media duties..

The Netherlands international became our fourth signing of the summer on Thursday and will join the squad on the 1 July, 2026, following the expiration of her contract with Arsenal.

Arriving in England midway through the 2022/23 campaign, after a spell in her homeland with Ajax, the box-to-box midfielder has become an experienced head in the Women’s Super League, making 56 appearances in total across three-and-a-half seasons in the competition.

Deciding to continue in England’s top flight, the 27-year-old felt the move to Lilywhite was the next step of her journey after discussions with Martin and seeing the growth on the pitch over the last 12 months.

“It feels nice to be here,” Vic told us, speaking as a Spurs player for the first time. “I got a lovely welcome off everyone. When I did my medical, it already felt really real but now when I'm in the kit, it feels unreal.

“When I had a conversation with him [Martin], he was so good. It felt immediately right to go to Spurs. Then I knew they were going to invest a lot and you can even see that in the [new] signings.

“It was actually an easy option, to be honest. I think we, as Spurs, want to compete for Champions League, and that's a goal. Then from there on, we will see.

Changing environments can be a daunting experience, but there’s some familiar faces that she will team up with once again at Spurs – goalkeeper Lize Kop and fellow summer signing Caitlin Dijkstra.

The trio go back a long way having played together at Ajax for a number of seasons and then in the senior Netherlands national squad – and Vic is excited to be back together with them at club level.

“We played all three together in Ajax, actually, and they're my close friends, like, really close friends. I lived together with Caitlin and we’ve known each other for such a long time,” she added.

“When she told her dad, who is a massive football fan and he knows me as well, he was so happy. It just felt good to come together here.”

We know what we can expect to see from Pelova having witnessed her development in the WSL, her willingness to get on the ball and drive forward from midfield, and all these attributes come from idolising a former Spurs and Ajax man when she was growing up.

“Christian Eriksen, I was a big fan of him at Ajax,” Vic explained, when asked about her role model. “He was so good. The assists, the everything. He's such a hard worker and he's humble. I just really like as well how he is as a player.

“My favourite things are giving assists, make the play go quicker or to go slower, and to know when to do that. The biggest thing I want to improve on is scoring goals.”

Watch | Pelova's first interview

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The 27-year-old Netherlands international will join us from the 2026/27 season, following the expiry of her contract with Arsenal.

Victoria said: "It feels nice to be here, I had a lovely welcome from everyone. When I had conversations with Martin [Ho], he was so good. It felt immediately right to go to Spurs.

"I can't wait for the season, and I'm so happy to be here."

Our Head Coach Martin said: "Victoria is a brilliant signing for us and someone who brings real quality, intelligence and top-level experience into our team.

"She is an established international player with the Netherlands, has played in major European competitions domestically and internationally, and understands what it takes to perform in high-pressure environments. What excites us is not only what she has already shown in her career, but also the belief we have that there is still much more to evolve in her game.

"We are delighted she has chosen to come to Tottenham. She arrives with strong experience, a real understanding of this league, and the ambition to keep developing. Our role now is to give her the environment, support and challenge to help her show even more of her qualities and become an important player for this football club."

A versatile midfielder, Victoria began her senior career at ADO Den Haag in 2016/17 and, aged 18, scored seven goals to finish as the club’s second leading goalscorer in her maiden campaign.

After two more seasons at The Hauge, finding the back of the net on 27 occasions in 57 games, she moved to Ajax in the Eredivisie – playing alongside Lize Kop and Caitlin Dijkstra – and spent four years in Amsterdam, making 84 appearances and scoring 16 goals, where she also gained valuable UEFA Women’s Champions League experience with the Dutch side.

Having helped Ajax to silverware in her spell, winning the KNVB Beker Women in 2021/22 and the Eredivisie Cup in 2020/21, the all-round midfielder made the switch to the Women’s Super League to join Arsenal in January, 2023. She would feature 21 times in the second half of the 2022/23 campaign, scoring twice and producing six assists, and won the Women’s League Cup in her first few months, coming on as a second-half substitute.

Adapting well to England’s top flight in her first full season, Victoria played in 33 games the following term, once again producing eight contributions, and was part of the squad that won the Women’s League Cup once again.

Suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, she missed the majority of that season and returned in March, 2025, before being part of the matchday squad in their UEFA Women’s Champions League final success in May of that year. This term, Victoria made 30 appearances in all competitions, seven in the Champions League, boasting a wealth of experience in the WSL and on the European stage.

A Dutch international since 2018, making her senior debut against Spain, she has represented her nation at the 2020 Olympics, the UEFA European Championships (2022 and 2025) and the FIFA Women’s World Cup (2019 and 2023), earning 71 caps to date for her country, scoring seven goals.

We’ve been placed into Southern Group A along with Oxford United, Cheltenham Town and Exeter City.

The 16 invited Under-21 teams from Premier League clubs were placed into previously-determined groups of EFL sides during today’s draw.

We’ll face each of the three opponents in our group away from home, with dates to be confirmed in due course. Tickets for each match will be available via the host clubs.

The competition, which gives young players a chance to test themselves competitively against senior EFL sides, is initially split into northern and southern sections, each with eight groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages.

EFL Trophy southern section draw

Left-back Andy once again led his nation out as captain in Miami, but his side were 2-0 down – courtesy of a brace from Vinicius Jr – by the time he was substituted at the break.

Matheus Cunha added a third goal for Brazil on the hour mark to leave Scotland with three points from their three initial games at the tournament.

They now face a nervous wait to see if that’ll be enough for them to progress to the last 32 as one of the best-performing third-placed sides.

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First arriving in England on loan at Newcastle United in January 2018, the 37-year-old has remained in this country ever since and amassed 197 Premier League appearances during seven-and-a-half years with the Magpies and last season at Burnley.

Now onto his fourth English club, having spent a short loan at Manchester United where he featured twice in the Carabao Cup in 2022/23, the Slovakia international is a model professional and the latest new addition who brings vast experience in the division.

“I'll try to bring my experience,” he said in his first interview with the club . “That's probably one of the most important things. I'm probably the oldest here or one of the oldest here.

“Also my professionalism because if I'm not professional, I wouldn't be in this business for the last ten years, I would say. I’ll try to help the others to get better, but I will push myself as well because that's me.

“It's a new journey for me and my family, so I'm looking forward to it. I didn't tell anyone, just my family, so none of my friends know that I'm actually here.

“Everything went fast and at the end I'm here now. I’m looking forward to the new journey, new experience and I'm ready.”

Outstanding on Premier League debut in Newcastle’s 1-0 win over the Red Devils 11 days after his move from Czech side Sparta Prague, Martin produced a string of excellent displays in the run-in that term which led to a permanent move in the summer.

Adept with his feet and a fine shot-stopper, the ball-playing sweeper-keeper nailed down the number one spot at St James’ Park and was ever-present between the sticks over the next two seasons, making a remarkable 88 consecutive top-flight appearances.

Now only three Premier League matches away from a double century, adding 35 of those with the Clarets last term, our new signing has seen the developments in goalkeeping roles and styles in the league first hand and has stood the test of time due to his work ethic and strong ability to play out from the back.

With Roberto De Zerbi a particular exponent of using his goalkeepers in build-up play, Martin had admired the Italian’s style of play from afar and is excited start working closely with his new Head Coach when he joins on 1 July.

“I've been in this business in the Premier League for almost nine years so I can see the change. You need to be comfortable playing with your feet and as a modern goalkeeper you need to stay high,” he explained.

“I think everything is just faster. If you see the intensity, it's incredible. Nine years ago, when I joined Newcastle, I needed like three or four weeks to adapt to that intensity but since then, it's a different level again.

“The players are quicker and stronger, they are high-profile athletes. You need to adapt to it but obviously the keeper's position is a little bit different, so again, if you want to go with the flow, you need to be the extra player for your team there, especially now as everyone needs to use the goalkeeper.

“But the most important thing for me is to just enjoy the ride because it’s a beautiful game and to be the part of this club is just amazing.

“I think the club is going through the transition. The manager is amazing because I saw his work at Brighton, in Marseille as well and it's going to be interesting to see how he works.

“I want to learn a lot of things and, of course, Spurs is a huge club with a great fans, amazing stadium, so I'm looking forward to it.”