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Steven Bergwijn's first game away from Tottenham as Eric Dier sends Cristian Romero message

Your Tottenham morning digest with football.london on Wednesday, August 10.

Steven Bergwijn's performance away from Spurs

As Spurs kicked off their season with a commanding 4-1 win, though none of their six new signings started the game, it felt like a new dawn at the club.

READ MORE: What Ivan Perisic told Ryan Sessegnon about Kyle Walker-Peters ahead of Tottenham vs Southampton

With first-team players away on loan this season and some from last season having been sold, football.london took a look at how those players got on at the weekend, including Stevie Bergwijn, who also played in a commanding win.

Read the full story, here.

Dier's message to Romero

Eric Dier won't have been backed by many to open the scoring for Spurs this season. The defender has only bagged 12 goals in over 300 league games and with the strength of Antonio Conte's attack, he doesn't stand out as a natural goal-scorer.

After scoring, Dier was mobbed by most, but Cristian Romero took a different approach, instead choosing to show his love for the defensive partner in a strange way.

You can read the full story, here.

Zaniolo approach altered

Spurs have looked for a creative way to sign Nicolo Zaniolo this summer, according to the Times.

Fabio Paratici is believed to have been in Italy several times over the last months in the attempt to lure the Roma star to London, but so far it hasn't worked.

Jose Mourinho is remaining stubborn with his player and isn't willing to let him go for cheap. This has reportedly seen Spurs try to sign the Italian on a season-long loan with a £20m option to buy, but it has been turned down.

Read the full story, here.

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