The Tottenham Post
Market23 Aug 2027
Tottenham plan ahead with Konstantin Tyukavin from Krylya Sovetov
The most awkward business a club does is signing tomorrow's answer while today's is still in the building. Konstantin Tyukavin comes from Krylya Sovetov for exactly that purpose, and the handover will not be discussed publicly by anybody.
Market23 Aug 2027
Tyrese Hall turns Newport County down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Door shut on Diogo Dalot
Tottenham asked and Manchester United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market23 Aug 2027
Tottenham say no — this time
The offer from Blackpool for Ben Davies was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A move Konstantin Tyukavin would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Konstantin Tyukavin is living that version at Tottenham, and it tends to show in the first month.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
8 academy graduates step up at Tottenham
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market23 Aug 2027
James Evans steps up from the Tottenham academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Evans has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Tottenham
Pape Matar Sarr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Tottenham board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- Squad 20 new faces, and Tottenham are still learning each other
- Loan watch Jamie Donley wants to come home
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Antonín Kinský