Danny Rose returns to Tottenham squad for Audi Cup pre-season tournamentDanny Rose has returned to the Tottenham Hotspur squad for the Audi Cup pre-season tournament in Munich after failing to secure a move away from the club.
Left-back Rose was left out of the tour of China in order to try to find a new club, but Spurs are yet to agree a deal for the England international.
Rose has, therefore, been restored to manager Mauricio Pochettino’s travelling party with under two weeks of the transfer window remaining.It means Tottenham will contest the Audi Cup with three players who had been expected to leave and only one new signing, midfielder Tanguay Ndombele.
Chairman Daniel Levy broke the club’s transfer record to sign Ndombele for £55million, but supporters are still waiting for the summer evolution Pochettino insisted was needed at the back end of last season.
Kieran Trippier left in a £20m move to Atletico Madrid, but Rose, Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld are still at Tottenham and part of the squad that will play Real Madrid on Tuesday night at the Allianz Arena and either Bayern Munich or Fenerbahce on Wednesday night.
Rose will not be pushed out of Spurs and will only leave for what he believes is the right move for him.With interest in the Premier League limited, Tottenham’s best chance of selling Rose might be abroad with Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Atletico all having shown an interest in the 29-year-old.
Levy still has a lot of work to do over the final 10 days of the transfer window, with Spurs still chasing Fulham youngster Ryan Sessegnon and midfielder Giovani Lo Celso. Talks have also been held with Juventus over an ambitious move for Paulo Dybala.
Other than Trippier, back-up striker Fernando Llorente has also left Tottenham although there remains a chance he could return on a reduced terms contract.
Pochettino has insisted he is happy with his squad, but he could theoretically argue that it is currently weaker than it was at the start of last season.
That, of course, could still change but the inclusion of Rose in the Audi Cup squad has only further underlined the lack of progress the club have made in the transfer market in terms of sales and signings.
Eric Dier, who did not travel to China after requiring surgery, is still out while Serge Aurier has undergone surgery to a hand injury he suffered while on duty with the Ivory Coast.
That leaves Pochettino with Kyle Walker-Peters and Juan Foyth as his two options at right-back and Foyth is suspended for the start of the Premier League season.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has returned to the Tottenham squad after recovering from tonsillitis.
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