Spurs VIDEO, Luís, Debuchy, Richards, Sánchez, Veltman, Schneiderlin

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Before we get into today's Tottenham News Shorts - Issue 18 here is a quick delve into some articles you may have missed. Click on the links to find out more and share on your favourite social media sites.

Moreno injured, Lovren wants Liverpool, turning into a typical window where our targets go elsewhere. Spurs ideal centre-back options look to be limited.

Emmanuel Adebayor displays his wealth, spending as he has on a private plane, cars, motor bikes. Clearly we pay him too much!

A FIFA official is involved in multi-million pound ticket touting. A middleman had free access to restricted Fifa areas.  In a separate incident the vice-president's son, a FIFA technical advisor, has been selling World Cup tickets as well.

In Tottenham News Shorts - Issue 18 today we have a video clip of Spurs first pre-season training session, a 'stingy' bid for Filipe Luís, a fee agreed for
Mathieu Debuchy, Juventus join the chase for Alexis Sánchez, Marc Overmars talking about centre-back target Joël Veltman and Morgan Schneiderlin tells his teammates he won't be staying at Southampton.

Tottenham player have had their first look at the new Head Coach and his staff just as they get to see their new charges first hand.



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Chelsea have bid £11.8 million (€15m) for 28 year-old Atlético Madrid left-back Filipe Luís, but the Spanish champions want the full £19 million (€24m) of his release clause, or as Spanish paper Marca beautifully put it, Filipe Luís in limbo after Chelsea get stingy.

Luís has angered the La Liga winners by telling them he wants to leave and has already set his heart on playing for Chelsea. Marca say his attitude has left him in a difficult situation and on Monday he will be obliged to turn up at the club and start pre-season training.

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Arsenal have agree an £8 million fee with Newcastle United for the transfer of 28 year-old French right-back Mathieu Debuchy who will now be taking a break after the World Cup.

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Alan Pardew has known Debauchy would be leaving and been searching for replacements with Manchester City defender Micah Richards thought to be top of the list. They will face competition from WBA and Hull for his signature.

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Juventus are looking to sell Arturo Vidal and buy his fellow Chile international Alexis Sánchez, who is wanted by Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd and Liverpool. Liverpool want him as part of the Luis Suárez deal but the Chile star has plenty of offers on the table as he considers his future.

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With Dejan Lovren set on Liverpool Tottenham are interested in 22 year-old  Dutch international Joël Veltman. He is another international off the production line at Ajax. He came off the bench to make an appearance in the 5-1 thrashing of Spain to add to his 2 previous caps.

His Holland side got past Costa Rica in a penalty shoot-out where Louis Van Gaal substituted his goalkeeper for the spot kicks. Tim Krul came off the bench to save 2 penalties.

Ajax director of football Marc Overmars told the press in February that it's too early for the Veltman to leave.

“I will fight to keep Veltman. We don’t want him to go. He is a massive talent and players have been leaving this club too early in their careers.

“Veltman is a sensation. We never expected him to make such an amazing breakthrough at top level. But that’s down to the work of (assistant coach) Jaap Stam.

“Joel gets defensive lessons from the biggest of all defenders. Jaap has been working on him really hard with individual coaching at Ajax.”

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The wheels have come off at Southampton where they are discovering that when a player shows himself capable of playing at a bigger club then they want the wage that goes with it.

Dejan Lovren has handed in a transfer request and wants out, Ricky Lambert, and Adam Lallana have left, Rodriguez is injured otherwise clubs would be clamouring for him and now France international Morgan Schneiderlin wants out.

He has apparently told his teammates he won't be returning to the Saints with both Tottenham and Arsenal known to be after the defensive playmakers signature.