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Robert Warlow

Spurs news: Injury boost for Tottenham, Pochettino's latest meeting with Levy, UEFA rule changes

Tottenham have seven days until they are back in action in the Premier League.

With the first international break of the season upon us, many Spurs players are currently away with their national teams, with some as far afield as South America.

But there are still plenty of players who are still at Hotspur Way preparing for the Lilywhites' next game against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

And we look at the latest Spurs news ahead of next week's fixture.

Lo Celso injury boost

There was some concern for Tottenham fans when summer signing Giovani Lo Celso was substituted after just 53 minutes of Argentina's clash with Chile on Thursday night.

The young Argentine midfielder was on the end of a couple of heavy challenges, with it looking like he had twisted his ankle after one.

After the game, an update from the Argentina national team suggested that he had in fact injured his groin, prompting concern among Spurs fans over the midfielder, who joined the club on loan from Real Betis during the summer transfer window.

However, Lo Celso suggested after the game that it was "nothing to worry about", which will provide a boost to Mauricio Pochettino ahead of next weekend, when Spurs return to action against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Find out what he had to say here .

Pochettino's latest meeting with Levy

It may be the international break, but there is still plenty for Pochettino to be getting on with.

And things don't stop when it comes to chairman Daniel Levy either, with plenty of things on his agenda, despite the transfer window closing in various European countries earlier this week.

Indeed, the two men were meeting in London yesterday (Friday) to discuss a number of issues behind the scenes, following Pochettino's trip abroad this week to fulfil some commitments.

This was the latest of a number of formal meetings that have been held between the pair in recent weeks, with Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez also expected to attend.

Several items of business were likely to be included on the agenda, including the futures of certain key players, following the speculation over Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld.

All three players are out of contract at the end of the season, as things stand, and that is another item that the club's key men were likely to discuss in the meeting.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold has looked at the other issues they were likely to have discussed in the meeting here.

Premier League 2019/20 September fixtures

The UEFA rule changes that will affect Spurs

There are many alterations that have come into play when it comes to the Champions League over the past year.

One of those is that the team finishing fourth in the Premier League will no longer face a qualifying round to reach the group stages of the competition.

But there are some changes which might have gone under the radar, with nine different rule changes in the Champions League that will affect Chelsea, Spurs, Manchester City and Liverpool this season.

These include changes on substitutions, free kicks, handball and cards for managers.

We look at the nine changes here .

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