Latest Spurs news: Alli to be assessed before Newcastle game
The Evening Standard claims that Dele Alli faces a late fitness test to check if he is ready to face Newcastle United at the weekend.
The English midfielder has a hamstring issue and hasn’t featured in the two Premier League games we have played so far.
The 23-year-old struggled with injuries last season too, and that seemed to affect his output as he recorded just 5 goals in the Premier League.
Mauricio Pochettino is unwilling to risk the Englishman, with Alli suffering several hamstring probes over the past two seasons (h/t Evening Standard).
Alli needs to have a good season
The 23-year-old was excellent for Spurs a couple of years ago but a long summer and injuries certainly affected his form last campaign.
Tottenham bought wisely in the summer and landed a quality attacking midfielder in Giovani Lo Celso.
The Argentine will take some pressure off Pochettino into fielding Alli regularly, and the Englishman should be afforded the
Tottenham have some good news this weekend as Son Heung-min’s suspension is over. The South Korean could feature against the Magpies and will provide a boost to our attack.
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Spurs have four points from their first two games and should be favourites to get the three points against Steve Bruce’s men.
