Tottenham will once again head to Asia as they prepare for the 2025/26 campaign. After visiting Japan and South Korea 12 months ago, this year the Lilywhites, who will have a new man at the helm following Ange Postecoglou's dismissal on Friday evening, will return to South Korea but also play a match in Hong Kong.
Fierce rivals Arsenal will be Tottenham's opponents at Kai Tak Stadium on Thursday, July 31 in what is set to be the first North London Derby played outside of the UK. Tottenham then have a friendly against Newcastle United to come in South Korea, with a date still needing to be confirmed for the match.
Prior to their UEFA Super Cup final clash with Champions League winners PSG in Udine, Italy, Tottenham will once again face Harry Kane's Bayern Munich after playing them twice last summer. This time the match takes place at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Thursday, August 7.
As ever, a number of the club's youngsters will make the pre-season tour squad and game time could potentially be there for them as they look to force their way into the 2025/26 season plans. But who exactly could be given a chance in the friendly games? football.london takes a look at each position below.
Goalkeepers
Unless he has already secured a loan move elsewhere, Josh Keeley should be in a good position to make the squad for the pre-season tour. The shot-stopper was outstanding during his season with Leyton Orient and Tottenham fans are desperate to see him in action.
The issue for Keeley, though, is the likes of Guglielmo Vicario, Antonin Kinsky and Brandon Austin are ahead of him in the pecking order right now. The Irishman will be keeping his fingers crossed that he gets an opportunity to play.
Defenders
George Abbott got a decent amount of minutes to his name last summer and impressed when he was on the pitch for Postecoglou. Subsequently joining Notts County on a season-long loan deal in August, the academy star will return a much better player after making a real impression for the League Two club.
Abbott should be in a strong position to feature again in pre-season due to his versatility. Alfie Dorrington unfortunately missed out Tottenham's 2024 pre-season schedule but he did go on to make his senior bow off the bench in the win over Southampton in December.
Spending the second half of the campaign on loan with Aberdeen, the 20-year-old will be desperate to get an opportunity on the tour of Asia after his absence 12 months ago. Ashley Phillips is also in the same boat as Dorrington as he is still waiting for his Tottenham chance and he could quite easily head out on loan next season.
Even in the first couple of friendlies at Hearts and QPR when Postecoglou had no senior centre-backs at his disposal, Phillips had to settle for a place on the bench before coming on. It really is a big pre-season for the ex-Blackburn Rovers man as his Tottenham career has failed to get off the ground so far.
This summer may also give fans their first glimpse of Luka Vuskovic in a Tottenham shirt. The young Croat was excellent during his season-loan loan spell with Westerlo in Belgium and he appears to have a huge future ahead of him.
Tottenham pulled off quite the transfer coup when they confirmed his arrival in September 2023 and just why they wanted to quickly tie a deal up for him may become clear for all to see in pre-season.
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Midfielders
Jamie Donley delivered some sensational performances for Leyton Orient during his year on loan and an opportunity in the Tottenham XI will likely come his way. Given the injuries Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison sustained at the end of the season, Donley could even be handed a starting berth in an attacking midfield role.
He just needs a sustained run of games to show that he can play a part for Tottenham next season. Alfie Devine is someone who has wowed over the past couple of summers but has always headed out on loan rather than remaining in N17.
Donley's recent development could potentially impact Devine but all will become clear in pre-season. It is a big summer for the ex-Port Vale loanee as he bids to make his name at Tottenham.
Callum Olusesi was a regular in the Tottenham squad at times last season due to the amount of injuries the team had to contend with. He did go on to make his senior debut in the Europa League win away at Hoffenheim but he was never introduced from the bench after that.
Olusesi will be hoping that opportunities do come his way across pre-season as it is the game time he requires right now to show that he can be a part of Tottenham's future.
Attackers
Mikey Moore and Will Lankshear were shining lights on Tottenham's pre-season tour last summer. The former really caught the eye and contributed with goals against Hearts and Vissel Kobe, with the latter finding the net against the Scottish side and Team K League.
Lankshear did in fact move ahead of Alejo Veliz and Dane Scarlett during the pre-season campaign and got a good amount of minutes to his name. Scarlett really needs everything to come together for him in the summer.
The striker underwent groin surgery towards the end of the season to ensure that he is ready to make his mark in pre-season. Scarlett, who scored in the Europa League win over Elfsborg, did have an impact in his game time during the second half of the campaign and he could be a good third-choice striker option for the team next term.
Damola Ajayi also scored in the Elfsborg game and minutes could potentially follow this summer. Finally, Yang Min-hyeok could prove to be a very popular figure in South Korea as he returns to his homeland following his move to Tottenham from Gangwon FC.
The winger did not feature for Spurs prior to going on loan to QPR, where he went on to impress in what remained of the Championship season. It remains to be seen what Spurs have planned for Yang going into next term but they will want to take a good look at him before making their final decision.
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