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      Fans all say the same thing as Son Heung-min puts in horror cross for Tottenham at Crystal Palace

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      SON HEUNG-MIN was mocked for a horror cross at Crystal Palace – but silenced his critics with a goal in the 4-0 win.Before Wednesday’s game, the 30-year-old has had a poor campaign for Spurs, scoring just three and assisting two in the Premier League.
      Son had a horror first half, including ballooning a cross, at Selhurst ParkCredit: Getty
      Spurs have also been notoriously slow starters under Antonio Conte this term, and found themselves fifth in the table and five points behind fourth-place Manchester United before kick-off.
      Son’s hopes of helping his team score the opener went up in flames in the first half after his horror cross went so high the ball needed an “oxygen mask”.
      Son cut a dejected figure afterwards and it has fans all saying the same thing: It was the worst cross EVER.
      One fan said on Twitter: “Son cuts a dejected figure after ballooning a cross so high the ball needs an oxygen mask on its return to earth.
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      “Yep, it just ain’t happening for him right now. The guy needs a break (both meanings).”
      Another tweeted: “That cross from Son sums up where he is at the moment. Really feel for him.”
      A third quipped: “Nah man. What’s happened to Son. That cross.”
      While a fourth reported that Son’s cross landed in his back garden.
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      Harry Kane handed Spurs the lead in the second half.
      The England captain then grabbed a second to steer Spurs’ top-four aspirations back on course.
      Full-back Matt Doherty scored Tottenham’s third with a well-placed finish before Son silenced his critics with a goal of his own.
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      Bethany England ready to ‘embrace’ Tottenham challenge after breaking British transfer record with move from Chelsea

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      BETHANY ENGLAND is relishing the challenge of helping Tottenham attempt to fulfil their ambitions after calling time on her seven-year Chelsea spell. The Lionesses striker’s stunning Spurs move, reported to be for a fee of around £250,000, is thought to have seen her become the WSL’s most expensive British player. 
      Bethany England has helped Tottenham boost their attacking options with her move to the club from league leaders ChelseaCredit: Getty
      England’s switch to Rehanne Skinner’s Spurs side has reportedly seen her become the most expensive British player in the Women’s Super LeagueCredit: Getty
      England has become the second Blues player to join Tottenham in the past seven months following Drew Spence’s switch from ChelseaCredit: Getty
      Today the Blues confirmed England, 28, who has made more than 150 appearances for the Kingsmeadow giants, would be departing for their London rivals. 
      Her move sees her become the second Chelsea star in the past seven months to seal a Tottenham transfer with former Blues ace Drew Spence joining Spurs last June. 
      And the WSL star is determined to help her new club and boss Rehanne Skinner to reach new heights. 
      England said: “I’m excited to get going and the club’s got a lot of ambition so I’m hoping that I can add to that and hopefully get the club where it wants to be. 
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      “When you look at the facilities that you’ve got, it’s coming up. 
      “In the women’s game there’s not many teams that have got such great facilities to start with and speaking with Rehanne – she has been a big part in this. 
      “Her drive and what she wants to achieve out of this club (shows) she has got great aspirations like myself. 
      “The club has got a nice homely feel and it makes me want to come and do a great job here.”
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      Skinner’s side, who take on Aston Villa in their first game of 2023, have at times struggled with finding the back of the net this term. 
      This is despite the team smashing eight goals past Brighton at the end of October in one of their biggest ever top tier match wins.
      However Spurs, who are currently eighth after losing six of their first nine WSL matches this term, have scored just once in their last four games across all competitions. 
      And that goal, netted by Nikola Karczewska, came during a 1-0 defeat of Championship outfit Southampton in a Continental Cup group stage game in December. 
      Reflecting on her North London switch, England added: “Moving from the other side of London is again very different for me but it’s an amazing chapter for me. 
      “Hopefully I can bring a lot of goals to the club, my experience and just a bit of leadership in the front line, and I am quite driven, I’m quite a strong person and can be a loud character. 
      “I do want to do my best and I’m extremely competitive even in a game of cards or bingo.
      “I have no doubt they’ll figure that out quite quickly.
      “I’m not shy about saying how I feel about making sure everyone’s achieving the same goal and wants the same things.”
      In England, Tottenham, who finished fifth last term, have acquired one of the most clinical finishers in the WSL in recent years.
      Her move comes a week after the Daily Mail reported the striker’s Spurs transfer would see her become the most expensive Lionesses player in the league.  
      The forward was named the PFA’s Women’s Player of the Year in September 2020 after netting 14 goals in 15 WSL games in the 2019-20 season.
      However the Lionesses striker has at times struggled  to secure a starting spot in Emma Hayes’ star-studded Blues side making just two starts in her eight WSL appearances this term. 
      One of her most famous strikes for her former club came during Chelsea’s opening game that term at Stamford Bridge
      England netted a stunning goal against Tottenham in September 2019 during the Blues’ 1-0 defeat of the team at Stamford BridgeCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      In September 2019 she walloped home a stunning left-footed long range effort in a 1-0 defeat of Spurs. 
      The striker began her senior playing career at Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2011 before joining Sheffield Wednesday on loan later that year. 
      She then joined Chelsea in 2016 with one season spent on loan at Liverpool from 2017 to 2018. 
      During her time with the Blues England netted 74 goals in 163 appearances.
      And she helped them to win four league titles, two FA Cups, a league cup trophy and a Community Shield. 
      England and her Spurs team-mates will play Aston Villa away in their first WSL game of 2023Credit: PA
      Reflecting on the striker’s efforts Blues manager Emma Hayes, 45, said: “Bethany has given tremendous service to the club. 
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      “She has contributed to all of our success over the past seven years and she leaves a winner and a Chelsea legend.
      “We wish her the very best for the next stage of her career.”  More

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      Antonio Conte reveals he is forgoing sleep in a bid to turn around Tottenham’s flailing season after two wins in seven

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      ANTONIO CONTE has revealed he is forgoing sleep in a bid to turn around Tottenham’s season.Spurs’ hopes of finishing in the top four have been hit by a poor run of just two wins in their last seven games.
      Harry Kane was left frustrated after blanking in the 2-0 loss to Aston VillaCredit: Getty
      And with a tricky period coming up starting with Crystal Palace away on Wednesday, followed by the North London derby and two matches against Manchester City, a turnaround needs to happen fast.
      Conte is well aware and appears to be working all hours to sort it out.
      He said: “I don’t sleep for Tottenham. This has to be very clear. I don’t sleep. 
      “Because when I go into a situation I go 120 per cent and I’m not sleeping for Tottenham to try to improve the situation.”
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      Spurs salvaged a 2-2 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day having gone two goals down.
      But things turned ugly on New Year’s Day as they lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa, where they conceded the first goal for the TENTH game in a row.
      Some fans directed their anger towards chairman Daniel Levy after Villa’s second goal went in, with chants ordering the supremo to “Get out of our club”.
      Conte said he did not hear the taunt but claimed the best thing for everyone at the club was to stay together.
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      And while he himself has admitted to being in a dilemma over whether to commit to Spurs’ long-term, building project or leave when his current contract is up in the summer, he praised the club’s hierarchy for the work they have done in the transfer market during his tenure.
      The Italian said: “Honestly, I didn’t hear this (chant). 
      “But it’s important to stay to together. In my life, my family also taught me that the truth is always the best solution, even if this is a bad truth. 
      “In this moment we are trying together to create a base. I understand that fans want to win, to lift trophies, to be competitive. I understand that very well. 
      “But to take this step, you need now to create a base, to have patience. 
      “And I can’t tell you something different or I’ll have to tell you good lies and I don’t like to tell good lies. We’re working very hard for the best of the club. 
      “We’re working together. We’re in a position where everybody is giving 100 per cent, the players, the staff, the medical department, the club. 
      “Everybody. But you know, now we have to try to build. It’s important to have patience. 
      “Then to win a trophy can happen. But in mind the best targets are the Premier League and the Champions League, not the Carabao Cup or FA Cup with the greatest respect for these trophies. 
      “We’re trying to create a base to become competitive for important targets and be strong. “Now in this moment, we are not almost ready for many situations because we started from such a low point. 
      “But we’re working. The club in this period tried to sign good players – we signed Romero, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Richarlison. 
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      “The club is trying to do something to accelerate this process. We’ve started this process and we have to be compact and stay together, and to have patience. 
      “I understand that fans many times don’t have patience but we have to do it, stay together and continue to work in the best possible way.” More

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      Tottenham ‘set to raid Sporting Lisbon for £40m Pedro Porro and former player Marcus Edwards’ – thanks to sell-on clause

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      TOTTENHAM are plotting a double swoop for Sporting Lisbon stars Pedro Porro and Marcus Edwards, according to reports.Spurs are set to try and be active in the January transfer market, after boss Antonio Conte placed more doubt on his future.
      Pedro Porro has been in sparkling form for Sporting this seasonCredit: Getty
      Marcus Edwards has impressed in Portuguese footballCredit: Getty
      The Lilywhites have fallen five points off the top four, having been beaten 2-0 in dismal fashion by Aston Villa last Sunday.
      According to the Mail, Tottenham chiefs will hold talks with Sporting TODAY regarding moves for Porro and Spurs old boy Edwards.
      The Portuguese side are battling on multiple fronts and don’t want to sell in January for anything below their star players’ release clauses.
      Porro, 23, has a £40m release clause in his Sporting deal.
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      The one-cap Spain international signed permanently for Sporting from Manchester City earlier this year for £7m following a two-year loan.
      He has made 21 appearances at right wing-back this term, laying on ten assists.
      Spurs have struggled in this position, with Emerson Royal in particular having been booed on by his own fans against Villa at the weekend.
      Edwards, meanwhile, has a £52m clause inserted in his contract.
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      Edwards, 24, scored against Spurs on his North London homecomingCredit: AFP
      The attacker made one senior appearance for Tottenham back in 2017Credit: Getty
      But due to the terms of his 2019 exit, Spurs possess a 50 per cent sell on clause in his deal.
      The talented winger played just once for Tottenham’s first team, a League Cup cameo against Gillingham, before being shipped off to Vitoria three years ago.
      He excelled enough to earn a transfer to Sporting, where he has continued to go from strength to strength – scoring nine goals and laying on nine assists in 24 appearances in all competitions this season.
      Both players impressed against Spurs in the Champions League earlier in the campaign.
      They both played a starring role in Sporting’s 2-0 win in Portugal, while Edwards scored in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on his homecoming.
      Speaking yesterday ahead of tonight’s trip to Crystal Palace, Conte again refused to commit his future to Tottenham.
      He said: “I signed when I found the club in a difficult position for many reasons.
      “Now my task, I understood it very well, is to try to help the club go in the right direction or to come back in the right direction about the choices of the players, about the work, to organise and to create a foundation.
      “Now this is my big challenge here. If I want to stay, then I have to accept this.
      “Otherwise, if I do not want to accept this then I have to go.”
      Following the defeat to Villa he claimed that he needed expensive new signings to compete, saying: “To become title contenders, to become a team ready to fight to win something, you need to have a solid foundation, which means to have 14 or 15 strong players, with quality, and the other young players to develop.
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      “Every season, you can add two players – but two players priced £50m, £60m, £70m.
      “In this way, it means you are signing important players who can improve the quality and the level of your team. But this is a process, guys.”
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      West Ham ‘leading Tottenham in Ruslan Malinovskyi transfer race with Spurs only keen on loan deal despite Conte pleas’

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      WEST HAM and Tottenham are reportedly keen on Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi.The 29-year-old Ukrainian is said to be eager for a new challenge.
      Ruslan Malinovskyi is a reported target for West Ham and TottenhamCredit: Getty
      Malinovskyi would rather a move to Tottenham to work with Antonio Conte, according to Calciomercato.
      But Spurs are only reported to be willing to bring the midfielder to the club on loan.
      However, Atalanta will not consider a temporary deal.
      That seemingly leaves West Ham in pole position to swoop for the 51-cap international.
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      French club Marseille are also said to be waiting in the “background” in case he becomes available to them.
      Malinovskyi is under contract with Atalanta until 2025, and the Serie A side are also thought to be reluctant to sell.
      The player himself is reportedly intent on a fresh start after three-and-a-half years in Italy.
      Spurs were previously linked in the summer, while West Ham are looking at making January additions to try and fire them up the table.
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      Tottenham’s reported willingness to only sign him on loan comes despite Conte’s pleas for transfers.
      After the 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa, the Italian claimed Spurs must sign two players worth up to £70million every season if they want to become title contenders.
      Conte said: “I continue to repeat that last season we made a miracle.
      “It happened, why? Because we played only one competition and we played with 12 or 13 players that didn’t have injuries in the last 15 games.
      “We did a miracle, but I knew what the situation was and then I was very clear with the club (over what was needed) to become title contenders.
      “I remember very well in the summer people talked about Tottenham as title contenders but it was a bit crazy to see this.
      “To become title contenders, to become a team ready to fight to win something, you need to have a solid foundation, which means to have 14 or 15 strong players, with quality, and the other young players to develop.
      “Every season, you can add two players – but two players priced £50m, £60m, £70m.
      “In this way, it means you are signing important players who can improve the quality and the level of your team. But this is a process, guys.” More

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      ‘If I don’t accept this I have to go’ – Antonio Conte reveals he’s facing dilemma over future at Tottenham

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      ANTONIO CONTE admits he is facing a dilemma over his Tottenham future.The Italian confessed he knew he was joining a club looking to build patiently when taking charge in November 2021.
      Antonio Conte has cast doubt over his Tottenham future againCredit: Getty
      But with six months left on his deal, the former Premier League champ is weighing up whether or not he is in it for the long haul.
      Conte, 53, said: “I signed when I found the club in a difficult position for many reasons.
      “Now my task, I understood it very well, is to try to help the club go in the right direction or to come back in the right direction about the choices of the players, about the work, to organise and to create a foundation.
      “Now this is my big challenge here. If I want to stay, then I have to accept this.
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      “Otherwise, if I do not want to accept this then I have to go.”
      Conte was in negotiations over a new contract last month and should he decide to stay, he would likely sign fresh terms.
      But if he opts to part ways, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is likely to let him leave this summer, even though the club have an option to extend his current deal for a further 12 months.
      Conte won the Premier League as Chelsea boss in 2016-17.
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      And he has been explicit in his belief that Spurs are some way off being able to challenge for  the title.
      Following their 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on New Year’s Day, he branded summer suggestions they could win the Premier League as “crazy”.
      He also believes that repeating last season’s “miracle” of finishing in the top four will be even harder, given the number of competitors with far deeper pockets.
      Conte, who won four Serie A titles in charge of Juventus and Inter Milan, added: “If you ask me, ‘The challenge for you is to win the Premier League, to win the Champions League’, this is not the task here in this moment.
      “My big challenge is this: To continue to work so strong with my staff and the players, to improve the club, to create a solid foundation.
      “If I am satisfied to continue to do this work and to one day see the result, I will stay.
      “If I’m not convinced 100 per cent then I can leave my work here.
      “It’s a big work we are doing together. I know very well what it is and it’s important.
      “You asked me, ‘You are used to [winning]’ but to win you need to stay in the right condition.
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      “My task with the club is to create a solid base for Tottenham to come back to be competitive and to have the ambition but in a strong way, not only with words.”
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      Spurs fans slam Levy but he’s built world-class stadium, hired elite boss and led club to first Champions League final

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      SO what has Daniel Levy ever done for Tottenham?Apart from building a world-class stadium and training ground, appointing a world-class manager, reaching a first European Cup final in the club’s history and constructing a squad which boasts a World Cup-winning skipper, a World Cup-winning centre-half, the captain of England, the centre-forward of Brazil..?
      Daniel Levy has been criticised by certain sections of the fanbaseCredit: Dan Weir / MatchDay Images Limited
      As Spurs’ faithful demand Levy and bankroller Joe Lewis ‘get out of their club’ and as Antonio Conte stages one of his ‘woe-is-me’ rants to increase the heat on his chairman, it is worth stating those recent achievements.
      Because it is grossly unfair to depict Tottenham’s ENIC owners as some ruinous Mike Ashley-style regime.
      Conte is a demanding workaholic and a multiple title-winning boss, he is also a professional agitator and an arch blame- deflector — a turbulent manager for any chairman to endure.
      Levy knew that when he appointed him. Spurs were the sixth richest club in the Premier League when Conte took over and now they are the seventh.
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      Seven English clubs expect Champions League qualification and only four will succeed. Managing Spurs is not an easy gig but Conte also knew that when he accepted the job.
      Meltdowns like that which the Italian staged after Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa, will happen.
      Conte performed a similar rant after defeat at Burnley last February and it had a galvanising effect on Tottenham’s season.
      But for Conte to claim it was a “miracle” for him to guide Spurs into the Champions League and that he will need another miracle to do it again, is nonsense.
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      Guiding Arsenal to a seven-point lead at the top is bordering on miraculous, getting Spurs to fourth is a good effort, no more than that.
      Conte — a man who claimed Roman Abramovich didn’t spend enough money at Chelsea — has been backed to the hilt by Tottenham’s standards.
      Last summer represented Tottenham’s best transfer window in years as Levy ripped up his own playbook to spend £147.5million on proven class and experience.
      Spurs recruited early and decisively on Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic and Clement Lenglet — this after last January’s excellent signings of Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur.
      It is not fashionable to defend Levy — a remote man who cherishes his image as a ball-busting Bond villain.
      But his reign has been a qualified success. Yes, only one League Cup in two decades. But also a club which consistently punches above their weight and have an elite infrastructure to safeguard their future.
      During the early part of Levy’s reign, English football had a roped-off top four of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
      Manchester City wrecked that status quo with vast nation-state financing and Newcastle are now doing the same.
      Yet Levy’s Spurs have achieved regular Champions League football without anything like such spending.
      Conte was content at the start of the season and so, remarkably, was Harry Kane — just a year after demanding a move.
      Antonio Conte gave a passionate speech to the fans after the Villa defeatCredit: Getty
      He was impressed by Conte’s appointment and heartened by a return to the Champions League, where Spurs will face AC Milan next.
      Now, Kane is about to break the club’s all-time scoring record but must be wondering if he will ever win a major trophy.
      Kane looked lost against Villa, dropping into midfield — where he lost possession in the build-up to the second goal.
      Will he want out again next summer?
      He has 18 months left on his contract and Conte has just six months on his.
      Sure, Spurs could do with even more investment — Hugo Lloris is past his best, they are light at full-back and need more creativity in midfield.
      But injuries to players as good as Richarlison, Kulusevski and Bentancur would hinder most teams.
      This squad has not been starved of investment in the last two years — despite the cost of a magnificent new stadium, swiftly followed by the pandemic.
      Sure, any football fan without regard for human rights wants an Arab nation state to own their club.
      But until a Sheikh or an Emir turn up, Levy and Lewis are no bad alternative.
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      CHELSEA are reigning Club World Champions but are currently not even the leading team in the postcode of SW6, with Fulham above them in the Premier League table.
      Graham Potter’s side were lucky to draw 1-1 at Nottingham Forest on Sunday and have one win in their last seven league matches.
      There is a belief that, having made the call to poach Potter from Brighton, owner Todd Boehly will back his manager for the long haul.
      We don’t know for sure. It’s just that we haven’t heard of many billionaire American venture capitalists who believe that patience is a virtue.
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      ARSENAL have finished the past two seasons in eighth and fifth, Newcastle in 12th and 11th. Yet as they prepare for a face-off tonight, Arsenal might well be champions this season and Newcastle next.
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      WHEN striker Marcus Rashford combined his job as a Manchester United star with the role of social-justice campaigner and unofficial Leader of the Opposition, we wondered how he ever managed to catch up on sleep.
      Now we know.
      When Erik ten Hag dropped his in-form forward but Rashford came off the bench to score the winner at Wolves and admitted his ‘crime’ of missing an alarm call and a team meeting, it felt as if Manchester United were a serious and mature football club.
      And we haven’t said that in years.
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      MANCHESTER CITY have added the greatest goal machine the Premier League have ever seen to a squad which won four of the past five titles, yet have somehow weakened.
      Perhaps striker Erling Haaland, with 27 goals this term, has upset the overall ecosystem of a well-balanced team.
      Or perhaps City allowed too many good players to leave in Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fernandinho.
      Not many teams win the title after making a transfer-market profit the previous summer. City might still do so but it would be no mean feat from here.
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      SHOULD West Ham sack David Moyes?
      Not unless they have an excellent manager with a proven Premier League track record — such as Mauricio Pochettino — willing to replace him.
      But would Pochettino, or any elite boss, fancy a relegation scrap at a club whose best player, Declan Rice, wants out, with a horrible stadium and a chippy fanbase?
      West Ham finished sixth then seventh and reached a Europa League semi-final with a very ‘Moyes-ish’ squad full of honest grafters, which was better than the sum of its parts.
      They have added ‘star quality’ in Brazilian playmaker Lucas Paqueta and Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca, yet they have also lost something of what made them so good for the past two seasons.
      Keep Moyes, get a couple of centre-halves fit and West Ham will be safe. Sack him and it becomes a lottery.
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      Tottenham ‘close’ to £35m transfer deal for Pedro Porro as Daniel Levy backs manager Antonio Conte’s demand for signings

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      TOTTENHAM are reportedly close to signing Sporting Lisbon right-back Pedro Porro.Boss Antonio Conte claimed the club must sign two players worth up to £70million every season if they want to become title contenders.
      Pedro Porro is reportedly close to sealing a move to TottenhamCredit: Getty
      And Spurs chairman Daniel Levy appears to have backed Conte with a swoop for Porro, 23.
      A £35m deal is expected to be completed by the end of the week, according to the Daily Star.
      Porro joined Sporting permanently in the summer from Manchester City after spending the previous two seasons on loan with them.
      The Premier League champs negotiated a clause that pays them 30 per cent of any profit Sporting make on Porro.
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      Previous reports in Portugal suggested £26m was enough for Sporting to sell Porro.
      But now the one-cap Spain international is claimed to be on the move for £35m.
      City also inserted an option that they can match any bids for Porro, but are unlikely to be in the market for him.
      Tottenham were booed off after yesterday’s 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa.
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      And after the game Conte declared they cannot challenge for the title if they don’t spend like their Prem rivals.
      He said: “I remember very well in the summer people talked about Tottenham as title contenders but it was a bit crazy to see this.
      “To become title contenders, to become a team ready to fight to win something, you need to have a solid foundation, which means to have 14 or 15 strong players, with quality, and the other young players to develop.
      “Every season, you can add two players – but two players priced £50m, £60m, £70m.
      “In this way, it means you are signing important players who can improve the quality and the level of your team. But this is a process, guys.” More