Your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest on Tuesday, May 9.
Lenglet boost
Ryan Mason has received positive news on the injury that forced Clement Lenglet off down the tunnel at the weekend, football.london understands.
The 27-year-old was forced off with two minutes of normal time remaining against Crystal Palace after injuring his shoulder while on the ground trying to prevent Wilfried Zaha from getting past him. Lenglet received a yellow card and had to leave the pitch with his injured arm down by his side and he was taken straight down the tunnel by the medical staff.
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Lenglet had replaced Eric Dier in the starting line-up and the Frenchman, on loan from Barcelona, had impressed in keeping out Palace before Dier needed to come on for him in the closing moments.
football.london understands that acting head coach Mason has since received positive news on Lenglet's shoulder muscle injury and the centre-back is expected to be in contention to be selected for Saturday's trip to Aston Villa. If Spurs can overcome Unai Emery's side then they will be all but assured of some form of European football next season.
Ryan Mason change
Ben Davies has revealed that Tottenham acting head coach Ryan Mason has given the squad a rather simple message after replacing Cristian Stellini at the helm.
Intent on putting an end to their mixed run of form and securing a European berth for next season, Davies has revealed that his former Spurs teammate has made it clear to the team that he wants them "to be as good as we can with the ball and tighten it up without it".
"It's not the easiest situation to come into," explained the Wales international. "We've got limited amount of games so it's hard for him to come in and completely change things and do it his own way.
"But there's been a clear message that we need to be as good as we can with the ball and tighten it up without it. It's pretty basic but that's the way we've been training and working. Ryan's instilled that belief in us that we're able to do that."
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Loan latest
There was joy and frustration for Tottenham's loan players as their seasons start to come to a close across England and the continent.
Tanguy Ndombele has joined the ever-lengthening list of Tottenham players who have left the club and won silverware. The 26-year-old started for Napoli as they secured the Serie A title on Thursday night with a 1-1 draw at Udinese, sparking wild celebrations across the city of Naples as they clinched their first Scudetto in 33 years.
On Sunday, Ndombele was an unused substitute for the first time since August as Napoli beat Fiorentina 1-0 at home but he has made 40 appearances for the Italian champions this season and will have a title winner's medal on his CV when his loan ends this summer.
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