Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest on Saturday, October 1, as Tottenham prepare to face north London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates.
Conte on his future
Antonio Conte has admitted that he understands the "reality" of what a future at Tottenham looks like.
"I think it will be very important to continue to work in the right way. I know, personally, that we need to have time and a bit of patience to try to build a path to become seriously competitive with City, Liverpool, Chelsea, also United I think and Arsenal. For me, it's important to realise this and understand that we need time and patience," Conte said.
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"Then, I repeat, I'm enjoying working with this club and it's very important to have a good relationship with the owner and Fabio [Paratici] to stay in the same line and vision. Then I know in other clubs maybe you have the possibility to have a path not so long."
Find out what else had to say here.
Three players Spurs could be without for NLD
It seems as though Spurs could be without as many as three players for the game, although Conte was coy on who is and isn't available in his pre-match press conference.
Hugo Lloris, Ben Davies and Dejan Kulusevski are all major doubts, handing the Italian a late blow for the clash.
Find out why via this link.
Udogie's agent makes transfer admission
Destiny Udogie’s agent, Ferdinando Guarino, has revealed that his client's decision to join Tottenham was made as soon as the north London club entered the race to sign him.
Guarino told Spazio Inter: “Several teams have taken an interest in Udogie, including from Italy. We had some talks with Inter and Juve, for example, but then when Tottenham’s opportunity arose it was difficult not to seize it quickly.”
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