Ivan Perisic started his pre-season training at Hotspur Way on Friday following his summer transfer to Tottenham from Inter Milan. Spurs have so far made four summer additions ahead of the 2022/23 season, with the experienced Croatian international the first to sign on the dotted line after completing a free transfer from the Italian giants.
A player Antonio Conte knows extremely well after working with him at the San Siro, Perisic will compete for the left wing-back spot but he gives the head coach other options as he can also operate further forward. With Oliver Skipp, Japhet Tanganga and Matt Doherty returning to the club's base at the start of the week for training following the injuries that saw them miss games in the second part of last term, Spurs' non-international players and internationals return at different stages next week.
With Perisic among the non-international players having not represented Croatia over the summer after picking up a calf injury in Inter Milan's final game of the Serie A season, the 33-year-old was present at Hotspur Way on Friday. The summer addition uploaded a photo of himself in the Tottenham dressing room to his Instagram stories and it featured the words 'first training' next to a green tick emoji and a smiley face.
