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Spurs Uncovered: Leaks at £45m training ground, five injury doubts, double contract talks
WITH journalists swarming around Tottenham’s two-year-old £45million training complex, the club need to move quickly to stem a number of leaks.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has some injury concerns
Otherwise reporters will continue to get wet from the steady stream of what appeared to be rain water pouring through the roof of the state-of-the-art media auditorium.
Two of the blue seats had puddles on them – one of which was steadily growing deeper as drops continued to tumble down from above.
Undeterred, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino continued his usual drip, drip, drip of stories as he tied up the consequences of the international week.
Ben Davies, Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela are out of Saturday’s clash with West Ham. Dele Alli remains a doubt but Harry Kane should be okay.
He is not too happy at all that England played Danny Rose for nearly two full games – including the friendly against Spain – but is consistent in his refusal to condemn the national associations for their treatment of players.
Tottenham's Enfield training ground
Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane (right) are expected to sign new contracts at Spurs
That said, contract talks with Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris are progressing well and now he hopes the break has revived his club’s fortunes after Spurs failed to win following the previous international window in October.
Overall? A welcome ray of sunshine on a grey and rainy afternoon.
Tottenham have subsequently contacted the Daily Express to explain that the drips of water were the result of a known fault from the air-conditioning system. Which makes the cool-headednes of Pochettino’s answers when the heat was turned up all the more remarkable.