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  • Arsenal battle Tottenham for Anthony Joshua’s next fight

    Arsenal and Tottenham have taken their rivalry to a new level with the two clubs now competing off the field to host Anthony Joshua’s next fight

    According to promoter Eddie Hearn, there are offers on the table from both sides to host Joshua’s summer fight with Kubrat Pulev at the Emirates Stadium or Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

    Reports also revealed that staff at the Emirates have been told they will have to work at a major event in the summer but it seems Tottenham are winning the race to host Joshua’s upcoming showdown.

    Hearn told the Mirror: “Terms are, I’d not say agreed, but we’re in a good position.

    “We have an agreement in principle for a June fight.

    “Spurs is our preference and now Arsenal have come in.

    “When you go to other countries, like in the Middle East, you have Saudi Arabia, they hear Abu Dhabi or Qatar are looking at a fight.

    “Well, now it’s like Spurs and Arsenal. It’s not been done before at Arsenal, but I don’t see why not.

    “If you want to establish yourself as a sports entertainment destination, it’s a pretty big coup to get this fight.

    “It’s the north London race for this fight. Tottenham is our preference, but we’re talking to Arsenal and they’ve come in and said, “How do we make this happen?”

    Tottenham’s £1billion state-of-the-art stadium opened in April 2019. The club have a 10-year partnership to host regular-season NFL games but are also keen on expanding their current agreements.

    However, Anthony Joshua will look to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts when he takes on Bulgaria’s Pulev with the bout set to go ahead in June.

  • Dele Alli apologises for coronavirus Snapchat joke

    Dele Alli apologises for coronavirus Snapchat joke

    Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has apologised for a post on social media about coronavirus, saying “I let myself down and the club”.

    Alli, 23, put a video on Snapchat in which he joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an Asian man.

    He later deleted the post and then released a new video on Chinese social media platform Weibo to apologise.

    The coronavirus outbreak has led to more than 900 deaths in China, with over 40,000 cases reported worldwide.

    The UK government has described the virus as a “serious and imminent threat” to public health.

    The video posted by Alli showed him wearing a face mask in an airport lounge, before moving the camera to show a man of Asian appearance, and then zooming in on a bottle of antiseptic hand wash.

    “It wasn’t funny and I realised that immediately and took it down. I let myself down and the club,” said the England international Alli.

    “It isn’t something that should be joked about. I’m sending all my love and all my thoughts and prayers to everyone in China.”

  • I went viral for the wrong reasons – Mourinho

    I went viral for the wrong reasons – Mourinho

    Dele Alli was lucky to have escaped a serious injury from a Raheem Sterling tackle when Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2-0 last Sunday, Jose Mourinho has said while admitting his behaviour during the match saw him go viral “for the wrong reasons”.

    It was one of several refereeing decisions to grate on Mourinho during the gripping encounter, with the use of VAR once again at the centre of post-match discussions.

    But Alli was fit enough to face Southampton on Wednesday. “No, it’s not as bad as we first thought,” Mourinho told reporters.

    “It’s just a question of being a little bit lucky, or unlucky. You need a little bit of luck. Dele Alli was very lucky.

    “Did Sterling want to injure him? I don’t think so, I don’t believe that he wanted to hurt Alli. So, respect to Sterling, I have no problem at all.

    “But the intention does not count. What counts is the action. It is a red card.”

    Mourinho was particularly animated on the touchline against City, with footage of one action going viral on social media – the clip showing him sprinting to the fourth official to complain about a decision in the aftermath of Hugo Lloris’ penalty save.

    The Portuguese coach accepts he may have gone too far with his reaction, but explained his frustration stemmed from what he feels is a misuse of VAR.

    “[I went viral] in a funny way, but not in a good way, but I say in a funny way,” he said.

    “I think the fact that now it is allowed to have the screen in front of us… I think it’s not good for the emotions, for our emotions, because we watch and we watch exactly the same as the VAR [official] is watching, decisions the referees don’t see as well as we do.

    “That’s because the referees, they are on the pitch and, as I was saying the other day, it is 200 miles per hour and very difficult for them, and sometimes they don’t see things the same way we do.

  • ‘Mourinho didn’t give me chance as others’

    ‘Mourinho didn’t give me chance as others’

    Newcastle loan signing Danny Rose says he was not given the same opportunities as his fellow defenders to prove himself to Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.

    The 29-year-old made 16 appearances for Spurs early in the season but only five after Mourinho became manager on 20 November.

    “I do feel I wasn’t given as much of a chance as everybody else in the backline,” the left-back told BBC.

    “I did want to play for him.”

    The Doncaster-born player added: “I knew after a month [of Mourinho joining] I was never going to play. It was difficult going out to train knowing I wasn’t going to play.

    “It’s not worked out, but full respect to him and what he’s doing at the club. He took over with the club 12 points adrift of Chelsea [now in fourth place] and now it’s four.

    “I have to be honest, I thought I would continue playing.”

  • EPL: Title hopes lost as Tottenham beat Man City

    EPL: Title hopes lost as Tottenham beat Man City

    Steven Bergwijn marked his debut with a superb volley as Tottenham won a bad-tempered Premier League affair with 10-man Manchester City to boost their top-four hopes.

    The result lifts Spurs to fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, while City remain second, 22 points behind leaders Liverpool.

    The 22-year-old’s goal came with Spurs’ first shot on target, after Oleksandr Zinchenko had been dismissed for a second yellow card and City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan had seen a first-half penalty saved by Hugo Lloris.

    Son Heung-min’s effort, which deflected off Fernandinho as it flew past City goalkeeper Ederson into the bottom left corner confirmed a valuable victory for the hosts.

  • Mourinho strengthens squad with £27m Dutch forward

    Mourinho strengthens squad with £27m Dutch forward

    Tottenham Hotspur have signed Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn for £27m from PSV Eindhoven on a contract that will run until 2025.

    Bergwijn, 22, has played 16 times for PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie this season, scoring five goals.

    He bolsters Spurs boss Jose Mourinho’s options in attack with England striker Harry Kane out with a long-term hamstring injury.

    Bergwijn came through the PSV ranks and made his first-team debut at 17.

    He scored 31 goals in 149 appearances for the Dutch club and won three league titles.

    The forward has also earned nine caps for the Dutch national side.

    “I think it is an amazing move, an amazing club,” Bergwijn told Tottenham’s club website.

    “When I was a young boy I looked up to the coach, of course Mourinho, and now I play for him.

    “You have to believe in yourself and I know what I can bring to this club and this team – I am good with the ball and I can score.

    “They play good football and that is what I like, to play here is a dream for me. It is an honour.”

  • Serie A: Eriksen in Italy to seal Inter move

    Serie A: Eriksen in Italy to seal Inter move

    Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen is closing in on his move to Inter Milan, as he landed in Italy on Monday morning ahead of a medical with the Serie A side.

    The 27-year-old is expected to complete a £16.8m move to Italy which could see him earn up to £320,000 per week.

    Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta said: “You all know that we are negotiating with Tottenham. I am optimistic and I hope everything can be concluded quickly because the market closes on Friday and we hope to conclude the negotiations in the next few days.”

    Eriksen has made 305 appearances during his six-and-a-half year spell in north London, scoring 69 goals and providing 89 assists.

    Barcelona did make an enquiry for Eriksen on Thursday, but failed to follow up with an offer.

    Inter are currently second in Serie A, behind leaders Juventus, and manager Antonio Conte has big ambitions of winning the Scudetto.

  • Eriksen close to Inter move despite Mourinho, Conte feud

    Christian Eriksen is close to sealing a £16.8m move from Tottenham to Inter Milan that could see him earn up to £320,000 per week, according to Sky in Italy.

    Spurs have been keen to sell the Danish midfielder this month to prevent him leaving on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season.

    Antonio Conte wants to add him to his Inter squad and, while sources in England understand the deal has not yet been signed, those in Italy believe it is close to being agreed.

    Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho reignited his feud with Conte after he discussed Christian Eriksen.

    The two managers had a tense relationship when Mourinho was in charge of Manchester United and Conte was Chelsea boss.

    It began during the 2017-18 season, reaching a peak when Mourinho said he would never be “suspended for match-fixing”, referring to Conte’s four-month ban for failing to report alleged match-fixing when he managed Juventus, having previously labelled him a “clown”.

    Conte, in response, called his counterpart “a little man”.

  • Tottenham play goalless draw at Watford

    Tottenham play goalless draw at Watford

    Watford’s Troy Deeney had a penalty saved as his side drew 0-0 with Tottenham at Vicarage Road, extending the hosts’ unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.

    Paulo Gazzaniga dived low to his right to deny the Hornets captain following Jan Vertonghen’s handball in the second half.

    Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster saved from Nathaniel Chalobah and Lucas Moura before half-time to thwart Jose Mourinho’s side, who have now gone four league games without a win.

    Deeney had headed a good chance straight at Gazzaniga just before the break, while Abdoulaye Doucoure shot into the side-netting early in the second half.

    Watford substitute Ignacio Pussetto, making his debut for the club, cleared an Erik Lamela effort off the line in stoppage time at the end of the match.

    Winger Pussetto, a £7m signing from Udinese, had only been on the pitch for just over a minute when he slid in to hook away with almost the whole ball over the goalline.

    The Hornets, who were bottom of the table when manager Nigel Pearson took over in December, move up to 16th, while Spurs are seventh.

    BBC

  • EPL: Mourinho makes first Tottenham signing

    EPL: Mourinho makes first Tottenham signing

    Premier League giants, Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Benfica’s Gedson Fernandes on loan.

    Spurs made this known in a statement on the club’s official website on Wednesday morning.

    The statement read: “We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement for the 18-month loan of Gedson Fernandes from Benfica with an option to make the transfer permanent.

    “The midfielder will wear the number 30 shirt for the remainder of this season.

    “A product of the Benfica academy, Gedson made his first team debut last season and was named the Primeira Liga’s Best Young Player of the Month for August. He went on to finish the season as a league champion, making 22 appearances as The Eagles secured their 37th Primeira Liga title. In total, he has made 53 appearances in all competitions for Benfica, scoring three times.

    “On the international stage, he has made more than 50 appearances for Portugal, representing his country at every age group from Under-15 upwards, including winning two caps for the senior team to date. He was also a member of the Portugal side that won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2016.”