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New Tottenham signings Yves Bissouma and Fraser Forster will both miss today's pre-season friendly against Team K League through illness, football.london understands. Signed from Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton respectively last month, the duo have been getting to know their new teammates over the past week after linking up with the squad at Hotspur Way.
Training with the squad since they landed in South Korea at the weekend, Antonio Conte will unfortunately not be able to call on them at Seoul World Cup Stadium for their first friendly of the summer. Both will instead have to wait a bit longer to make their Tottenham debut, with further games coming up against Sevilla, Rangers and Roma over the next few weeks.
Bissouma and Forster won't be the only Tottenham players missing for the game, however. Fellow new arrival Ivan Perisic is also unavailable due to the calf issue he sustained in his final game for Inter Milan before his summer switch to the capital.
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The 33-year-old was with the rest of his Tottenham teammates for their open training session in South Korea on Monday but he only took part in the fitness work as he continues to recover from the injury issue. Perisic is still in the final stages of his fitness work before he can get back to ball work.
There are also question marks over whether Dejan Kulusevski will be available for the game at Seoul World Cup Stadium as he left Monday's session early to what looked like a precaution with a small calf problem before the players took part in a match drill. football.london understands Kulusevski wasn't involved in training on Tuesday and is now a doubt for the match against Team K League.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference in Seoul, Conte explained that he is looking to give all the players who have travelled at least 45 minutes in their opening friendly.
"Tomorrow in the game, my target is to give all the players at least 45 minutes because we are working very well and I think all the players deserve to play at least one half," said the 52-year-old.
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