Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest ahead of Spurs' Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with West Ham.
Spurs identify midfield transfer target
As per Calciomercato, via ESPN, Tottenham have identified Cagliari midfielder Nahitan Nandez as a transfer target despite interest from Leeds United.
The Uruguayan reportedly has a £30.7million (36million euros) release clause, but it's said to be unlikely that the fee would be met by any of the interested parties.
Nevertheless, Spurs remain interested in pursuing a possible deal.
Tottenham Fans' Footballer of the Year winner revealed
Son Heung-min has won Tottenham's Fans' Footballer of the Year award by a large margin, as he continues to have an impact on his side.
The South Korean has already scored seven Premier League goals this season and got 17 last season. With the new contract he signed in the summer, fans will be delighted to know he will be sticking around for years to come.
Son received 63 per cent of the 3037 votes, a big margin ahead of the other three options.
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Tottenham issue response after Europa Conference League exit
Spurs have said they are "disappointed" but they have to "accept" UEFA's ruling over their Europa Conference League clash against Rennes after the French side were awarded a 3-0 win.
With Spurs in a battle with Vitesse to join Rennes in the next stage of the competition, the match was called off following a Covid outbreak at the club.
With several players from the first team and U23 squads, together with members of staff testing positive for Covid, Spurs, as a result, had to close down the first-team side of their Hotspur Way training base as they looked to get the situation under control.
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Spurs boss Antonio Conte made it clear last week that they wanted to play the game but UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body decided that they had to forfeit, meaning the Lilywhites have crashed out of Europe.
"We are disappointed by the ruling of the UEFA Appeals Body and the refusal to allow more time for the match to be rescheduled," said a Tottenham Hotspur spokesperson.
"We have to accept this ruling, however, and our focus now turns to the competitions we remain in."
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