Real Madrid are eyeing released Tottenham fullback Serge Aurier.
That’s according to Okdiario’s chief football pundit Eduardo Inda, when speaking on El Chiringuito.
Aurier was released by Spurs earlier this month and is currently a free agent.
Inda reports he is being discussed inside Real Madrid, which would be willing to offer a deal to the Ivorian to the end of the season.
Real have big concerns over their right-back role given Dani Carvajal’s injury problems.
Arsenal great Tony Adams says Tottenham should never have sacked Jose Mourinho.
The Roma coach was infamously dumped on the eve of last season’s Carabao Cup final and replaced by rookie coach Ryan Mason.
Before Arsenal’s derby win yesterday, Adams stated: “Both clubs are in transition and I thought Mourinho was doing a fantastic job for Spurs to be honest.
“I never thought of him as a Tottenham manager, he’s not open enough.
“They were getting it together Spurs, and had a good way of playing. I don’t think they’ve got that going at the minute.”
Arsenal’s revival gathered pace as Tottenham’s recent decline continued in an entertaining north London derby at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners propped up the table after three games while Spurs were top under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo – how things have changed as a rampant Arsenal ripped their shambolic rivals to shreds in a brilliant first half.
Emile Smith Rowe started the celebrations for the Arsenal fans when he arrived unmarked to sweep home Bukayo Saka’s cross after 12 minutes before the scorer turned provider as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the second midway through the half.
Spurs were producing a horror show and nothing summed it up better than Arsenal’s third after 34 minutes. Harry Kane fell over the ball in a Spurs attack then missed two tackles on Saka as he raced back into his own penalty area to try to rescue the situation. Saka compounded the agony with a calm finish.
Inevitably, Spurs improved after the break, Kane bringing a good save from Aaron Ramsdale and wasting a good chance, before Son Heung-min pulled one back.
Ramsdale spared Arsenal any late anxiety with another superb stop, touching Lucas Moura’s shot on to the bar as Mikel Arteta’s side closed out a richly deserved win.
Cesar Azpilicueta says Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel inspired their win over Tottenham.
The Blues were lacklustre in the first half, with Spurs having the better of the chances in the derby clash on Sunday.
However, Chelsea came out of the blocks in the second half, flying on all cylinders.
They picked up a comfortable 3-0 win to take all three points from the contest.
“He [Tuchel] was not happy, we were not happy with our performance,” the Chelsea captain told Sky Sports.
“Even though we were able to arrive around the box we did not shoot on target, they created a few chances where we could have conceded.
“Even in duels we were not as good as we usually are. We were sometimes too open and it was something that we had to address.
“Playing like this, we couldn’t expect to win the game. The best thing we could do was to arrive at half-time at 0-0.
“The reaction was good, everyone is humble enough to accept this and go again and give a strong second half.”
Chelsea stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel’s team deservedly beat Tottenham.
After managing no shots on target in the first half, Thomas Tuchel’s side looked like a different team after the break and scored three second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Blues opened the scoring four minutes after the re-start, when Thiago Silva headed past Hugo Lloris from Marcos Alonso’s corner.
Half-time substitute N’Golo Kante added a second with his first goal in 49 league appearances, though his long-range effort took a massive deflection from Eric Dier.
Antonio Rudiger found the bottom corner in injury time to complete the win.
Spurs started the game brightly and were the better side in the first half, but Nuno Espirito Santo’s side managed just two shots on target throughout and struggled to find a response after going behind.
Silva, Alonso, Rudiger, Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner all came close as the Blues enjoyed eight second-half shots on target, but Lloris made a number of saves to deny them.
Chelsea are one of only three teams yet to lose in the Premier League this season, along with Liverpool and Manchester United.
The victory lifts the Blues to joint top of the table, alongside Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Odsonne Edouard scored twice on his debut as Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the season to end 10-man Tottenham’s 100% Premier League start.
Wilfried Zaha set the Eagles on their way, rolling in from the spot after Ben Davies was penalised for handball, before substitute Edouard added a second and third late on.
French forward Edouard, a deadline-day signing from Celtic, introduced himself to the Selhurst Park faithful in fine fashion, turning in Zaha’s cross a minute after coming on and then steering in Conor Gallagher’s pass.
The result moves Palace up to 11th in the table and it was no more than they deserved after a dominant display against the league leaders.
The hosts were well on top even before Japhet Tanganga’s dismissal, with the Spurs defender collecting two yellow cards in the space of five minutes before the hour mark.
Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo says his side’s position at the top of the 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) “doesn’t mean anything”.
Spurs made it three wins from three with a 1-0 victory over Watford as Nuno became the first boss to win his first three league games at the club since Arthur Rowe in 1949.
All three games have been won by a 1-0 scoreline and there is early-season optimism that they could challenge for the top four this season.
Nuno, who joined after leaving Wolves at the end of last season, is not getting carried away.
“That doesn’t mean anything at all, that doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “I invite everybody, not only the players but our fans, to not pay attention to that. Don’t pay attention to that.
“Let’s keep on working, we still have a long way and a lot of aspects to improve on.”
There are clear improvements already from last season.
A flimsy defence has turned into a history-making one as for the first time ever Spurs have opened the season with three clean sheets.
Nuno added: “That’s the beginning of everything. Always said the shape, organisation, being solid and compact because we have talent.
“Being consistent is what we are focused on and we have to keep on going.
“We controlled very well the deep, Watford were clearly trying to make us go higher on our lines to play on our backs.
“The back four controlled very well. But at the same time, the second balls, we need to be anticipating that part of our game. Something we have to improve.
“Well done, we keep on going. Now the players go (on international duty), we’ll stay, we’ll look, we’ll work with the players who are going to stay and try to make better for the next one.”
Son Heung-min marked his 200th Premier League appearance with the winning goal as Tottenham maintained their 100% start to the season against Watford.
The result means Spurs will top the table heading into September’s international break, while Watford are 12th.
It also sees Nuno Espirito Santo become just the second Tottenham boss to win his first three league games in charge of the club, with the last man to accomplish that feat being Arthur Rowe in 1949.
But they were made to work hard for their victory by an accomplished Watford side who were unfortunate to concede when Son’s inswinging free-kick deceived goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann and found the bottom-right corner.
While Harry Kane was unusually quiet on his first top-flight start this term for Tottenham, Steven Bergwijn, Eric Dier and Dele Alli all had chances for the hosts.
However, Xisco Munoz’s side offered plenty of attacking threat of their own.
Juraj Kucka twice failed to capitalise on good opportunities to score and Emmanuel Dennis also gave Spurs some uncomfortable moments.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo says it is time to move on from the Harry Kane transfer saga.
The England captain has committed himself to Tottenham this season after previously desiring a summer transfer, with Manchester City the closest linked.
Kane scored twice in the 3-0 win over Pacos De Ferreira on Thursday, and Nuno insists his star striker has nothing to prove.
“I see Harry every day since he joined us, and he doesn’t have to prove [anything] to anyone,” said Nuno.
“He’s committed – you can see.
“Everything that’s happened is part of the past, let’s move forward… I saw him today, at the end of the game, now it’s time to recover. He’s one more that will help us.”
Harry Kane says he is “staying at Tottenham this summer” after accepting he will not be joining Manchester City this season.
The England captain, who is the club’s second highest all-time goalscorer, was desperate to sign for the English Premier League (EPL) champions in order to win silverware.
Pep Guardiola has also publicly said Manchester City were interested in signing him.
However, Spurs’ stance was always that the 28-year-old was not for sale and Manchester City failed to put in a bid that tempted them to change their mind.
And now, with less than a week of the summer transfer window remaining, Kane has accepted that he will not be leaving.
The England captain made his first appearance of the season against Wolves on Sunday, where he was given a hero’s welcome by the fans.
He tweeted: “It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I’ve had in the last few weeks.
“I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100 per cent focused on helping the team achieve success.”
Kane is halfway through a six-year deal he signed in 2018 and, without a release clause, Spurs always held the power.
The striker believed he had an agreement with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy that he would be sold this summer.
But Spurs deny that ever existed and were not prepared to sell their star player.
Kane made it clear he wanted to be sold at the back end of last term in order to win silverware.
He strongly hinted at Manchester City being the club he wanted to join after naming Kevin De Bruyne as his ideal team-mate.
Manchester City made an opening bid which totaled 100 million pounds (137 million dollars) while Kane was on England duty at the European Championships.
But this was swiftly rejected by Spurs.
Once the Euros were over, Kane’s camp upped the ante in a bid to force a move through.
This was through a report, coming from a journalist who was a guest at Kane’s brother’s wedding, saying that a 160-million-pound deal had been agreed with Manchester City.
Both clubs refuted that though.
Kane consequently did not report for pre-season on Aug. 2 and it later emerged he was still on holiday in the Bahamas.
Upon his late return he was forced to self-isolate at the club’s training ground, meaning he did not have the fitness required to feature in Spurs’ opening two games.
These were a Premier League win over Manchester City and a Europa Conference League tie.
He eventually made his return as a substitute against Wolves last Sunday and it has now emerged that he will be staying at the club beyond next Tuesday’s deadline.