Here are your Tottenham Hotspur morning headlines for Tuesday, April 6.
Vertonghen delivers furlough verdict
Spurs centre-back Jan Vertonghen has given a clear indication of his reaction to the club placing non-playing staff on furlough.
The north London club last week confirmed that they would be using the government’s furlough retention scheme to help pay for non-playing staff wages during the break in football. Such a decision led to mass unrest on social media with fans and former players condemning the decision.
Liverpool, too, had followed suit and announced they would using the furlough scheme. However, news broke last night that the club’s owners were deeply sorry for their mistake and would be reversing their decision.
Vertonghen appears to like that announcement from the Reds, having ‘liked’ a tweet from BBC Sport in relation to the news. It remains to be seen whether or not clubs will begin to follow in Liverpool’s footsteps, but the central defender’s social media post points toward unhappiness at his own club’s decision.
You can read more about the reaction here .
Son to complete military service
Spurs have confirmed that Son Heung-min will complete mandatory military service duty in South Korea before returning to the UK next month.
The forward had previously avoided two years of national service duty after winning the Asian Games with his country last year. However, a lengthy break in Premier League will allow the 27-year-old to carry out basic training over the next three to four weeks.
A Club statement noted: “"The club can confirm that Heung-Min Son will commence his mandatory military service in South Korea this month.
"The Premier League has since announced that the 2019/20 season will only return when it is ‘safe and appropriate to do so’ and is under constant review.
"Son will return to London following the conclusion of his military service in May."
There is more about the announcement here .
Premier League rival takes aim at Spurs furlough decision
Burnley chairman Mike Garlick has confirmed that his club will not be furloughing non-playing staff like Spurs recently announced.
Daniel Levy and co. have received increased criticism over the last week, since announcing that they will be taking advantage of the government retention scheme to cover 80% of non-playing staff wages.
Garlick stated that any use of government funds should be strictly kept to less fortunate football clubs in the English Football League - League Two sides, for example.
Continued disputes between clubs, supporters and media has seen the backlash of such decisions questioned from many parties.
Read more of Garlick’s reaction here .
