Tottenham left Dele Alli and Toby Alderweireld behind on Wednesday as they flew out to Bulgaria for their Europa League play-off.
Jose Mourinho revealed at his pre-match press conference that he was leaving eight senior players at home but still planned on fielding a strong line-up against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
The identities of the eight were not confirmed by Mourinho, though Standard Sport understands Alli and Alderweireld are staying at Hotspur Way.
A club source insisted Alli's absence was not related to speculation over his future after the England midfielder was linked with Real Madrid as a makeweight into Tottenham's move to re-sign Gareth Bale.
Alli was withdrawn at half-time during Sunday's home loss to Everton, with Mourinho on Wednesday revealing that the player was "was quiet [and] sad" after the game.
“After the game, he was just one of many," Mourinho continued.
“He’s a good boy, very, very polite and I never saw from him a strong reaction. A good boy, a really good boy.”
