Tottenham face Aston Villa with injuries, academy striker Melia promoted
Barcelona are monitoring Cristian Romero as a potential alternative to Alessandro Bastoni, with a cut-price move considered if Spurs are relegated.
Speculative rebuild if Spurs survive: Palhinha permanent for about £21.7m, targets include Robertson, Senesi, Bowen and Rashford, with exits possible for Van de Ven and others; Vicario’s future uncertain.
With Simons’ ACL and Solanke’s hamstring blows, De Zerbi has called up 18-year-old striker Mason Melia to first-team training. The January signing has four U21 outings after injuries and could make the bench.
An opinion piece touts a young Spurs midfielder as a Modric-like option to replace injured Xavi Simons during the relegation run-in.
Loan hit Will Lankshear has 11 for Oxford amid relegation, with reports of Middlesbrough interest and bids rejected. A permanent Spurs exit is not ruled out depending on summer plans.
Jamie O’Hara claims Leeds are safe, while Spurs’ win and Nottingham Forest’s result tighten the bottom. Leeds host already-relegated Burnley next.
Glenn Hoddle says he offered to manage Spurs for the season run-in before Roberto De Zerbi’s appointment, proposing an emergency three-man coaching team.
Spurs visit Aston Villa with Simons’ ACL and Solanke’s hamstring injuries ruling them out for the season. Romero, Kudus and Kulusevski are also out. Davies targets 19/05. Vicario, Udogie and Sarr are doubts for 03/05. No suspensions.
A West Ham site questions Pat Nevin’s claim Spurs have a ‘survival mindset’ after one win over Wolves, noting the trip to Aston Villa ahead and injuries to Dominic Solanke and Xavi Simons.
Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham’s decline is ‘really sad’, reflecting on the club’s fall from grace since his tenure.
Report claims ex-Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is a long-shot candidate for Burnley after Scott Parker’s exit, priced around 33/1, with Steven Gerrard the favourite.
Fabrizio Romano says Spurs eyed another English midfielder over Conor Gallagher, whose Spurs stint has yielded one win in 12 league games.
Spurs loanee Luka Vuskovic has ‘just finished’ knee recovery at Hamburg, trained alone on Tuesday and Wednesday and is set to rejoin team training on Thursday, pending fitness checks and potential Tottenham approval.
Report links Coventry with James Maddison. He is on a Spurs deal to 2028 worth about £170,000 a week, far above Coventry’s top earners, meaning a significant pay cut would be needed.
Ex-Spurs loanee Carlos Vinicius missed three consecutive penalties for Gremio against Palestino after two retakes, in a 0-0 Copa Sudamericana draw. A later strike was ruled out by VAR and he was booked.
RB Leipzig are targeting Radu Dragusin after limited Spurs minutes. He has consented to a summer move, with Tottenham open to a €20m sale. Agent Florin Manea has held talks in Germany. Dragusin has started five league games.
