Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest for Monday, May 25.
Spurs tracking Atalanta right-back
A new report from French outlet Le10Sport claims that Tottenham are interested in signing Atalanta right-back Timothy Castagne (via HITC ).
The Belgium international, 24, is looking to leave the Serie A surprise package, having fallen to the periphery since Christmas.
It’s said he has no intention to sign a contract extension, and he could be bought in a cut-price deal this summer as his current deal expires in 2021. He’s also expressed a desire to play in England.
“I like the Premier League and the direct play in England. But whether it comes now or in a few years, whatever,” he said.
Lucas Moura determined to become a Tottenham club legend
Lucas Moura scored arguably the most famous goal of Tottenham’s modern history with the last-second winner at Ajax taking them to the Champions League final last season.
The match-winner all but guarantees his place in the hearts of Spurs fans, but he’s now stressed he wants to win a title to become a club legend.
"I have things to achieve here, the club is growing a lot,” the Brazilian told Globo Esporte (via Sport Witness).
“With the arrival of Mourinho and after last season, we reached another level.
"I aim to be a champion here. I really want to be a champion and mark my name in the history of the club.”
Moura also spoke about returning to boyhood club São Paulo later in his career. Here’s what he said in full.
The unseen problem Japhet Tanganga faced in difficult Premier League debut
John McDermott, head of academy coaching and player development at Spurs, has revealed that Japhet Tanganga suffered with cramp on his Premier League debut against Liverpool.
Mourinho made the surprise decision to hand the Hackney-born academy graduate his league debut against the runaway Premier League leaders in January.
Spurs went on to lose the game, but the 21-year-old defender received widespread praise for a mature performance in a difficult test.
Tanganga and the academy staff took part in a new video made with sponsors AIA in which David Beckham visited the training ground, interviewing them about his path from the youth set-up and into the first team.
"Playing in front of such a large crowd I felt this was an opportunity to show the world what I can do," said the Spurs ace.
"Just keeping working, just digging in and finding another side of me that I didn't think that I could probably bring out.
"I was literally talking to myself and telling myself 'just give us 10 minutes, keep watching the time, keep pushing yourself through it and sooner or later it will come to an end.'"
