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Sutton's predictions: Nottingham Forest v Tottenhampublished at 11:01 BST 5 September
11:01 BST 5 September
Nottingham Forest are waiting for their first win under Oliver Glasner but I felt they were unlucky to lose against Leeds and also to only draw at Liverpool.
I have been very disappointed with Roberto de Zerbi's Tottenham so far, however, and not just because of their poor results.
When he came in at Brighton, De Zerbi built an amazing team in a short space of time and they were great to watch even if they made a few mistakes along the way.
In contrast, we still don't know what his Spurs team are about, even though they have spent an absolute fortune on players.
I think that's on De Zerbi because, although new players take time to gel, his side have put in two really insipid performances so far.
He has put that down to the team not being fully fit and blamed their pre-season schedule, but they should still be doing much better than they are - with no points and no goals so far.
Other clubs, with new managers as well as lots of new players, look much more organised so it is not an excuse.
Still, Spurs have surely got to improve soon, which is why I have got them down to pick up a first point here.
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:03 BST 4 September
19:03 BST 4 September
Roberto de Zerbi's Tottenham, who have lost both league games this season without scoring, now face a Nottingham Forest side who have beaten them in each of their last four encounters. BBC Sport takes a look at the key themes ahead of Saturday's meeting at the City Ground (15:00 BST).
"It's the biggest problem, it's the biggest challenge and it's the biggest target to find the right mentality," De Zerbi said as he reflected on Spurs' defeat to Newcastle that left them bottom of the table.
No points or goals from their two league games so far is not the start they envisaged after spending more than £300m on 10 new players this summer, but their beleaguered boss pointedly said: "You can't buy mentality in the transfer market."
Despite their squad being refreshed by nearly a full team of new recruits, scars clearly remain at the club following their back-to-back 17th-place finishes and a dismal record of just 21 wins from 78 top-flight games (D16, L41) since the start of the 2024-25 season.
Another telling statistic that points towards a lack of fight is that it's nearly two years since the last time they won a Premier League game from going 1-0 down. They've lost 28 and drawn eight after conceding first dating back to a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa in November 2024.
De Zerbi's team selections have also raised eyebrows so far. Mitigation comes in the form of a few key players not yet being fully fit, but picking Pedro Porro as an advanced right winger, Conor Gallagher as a 10 against Brentford and chopping and changing his midfield is yet to pay dividends.
They will now attempt to avoid losing their first three league games in a campaign for only the fifth time in their history and for only the second time without scoring since the start of the 1974-75 season.
The Lilywhites will have to rectify their poor recent record against a Nottingham Forest side who are targeting a fifth league win in a row against the north Londoners for the very first time, having won both league meetings 3-0 last season.
After they opened the season with successive defeats to Leeds, Forest steadied the ship with an impressive showing in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield in which their xG of 2.3 comfortably outstripped that of the hosts' 1.61.
To the fore in that game was Morgan Gibbs-White, with the former Spurs target scoring his 13th Premier League goal of 2026 - the highest figure of any top-flight player this year.
While the Tricky Trees may not have secured all of their transfer targets, a significantly quieter summer than in recent years still brought in quality to the City Ground.
Following the mega sale of Elliot Anderson, they actually turned in a profit despite spending nearly £120m themselves on the likes of club record signing Liam Delap, Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande and one of the Premier League's best right-backs in Daniel Munoz.
Head coach Oliver Glasner will be keen to get the club back to winning ways at home given they've managed just one victory in their last 12 top-flight games at the City Ground.
Following their loss to Leeds on the opening weekend they will also be desperate to protect an impressive record of having not lost their first two home games of a top-flight campaign since 1924-25.
One of the tactical tweaks that's starting to emerge as Glasner moulds his team is them becoming more direct with their passing. Despite a small sample size of two matches, 20.9% of their passes have gone long which is up from last season's average of just 12.5%.
De Zerbi on Mudryk, offers for Richarlison and Forestpublished at 14:50 BST 4 September
14:50 BST 4 September
Josh Lobley BBC Sport journalist
Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (15:00 BST)
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
James Maddison was back in training on Thursday but will not make Saturday's match. Everyone else is available, including Savio and Mykhailo Mudryk, who De Zerbi said is ready to play "part of the game".
De Zerbi spoke at length about the Ukrainian winger: "We spent one particular season together in Shakhtar and when I spoke about the Ballon d'Or I was very clear, I was speaking about the potential of the player. Until now, he has had many problems. The potential was and is clear. His challenge is to respect all of his qualities because he's a great player."
De Zerbi said Richarlison - who has been left out of Spurs' 25-man Premier League squad and is expected to exit in the coming days - told him that he wanted to leave the club at the beginning of pre-season, adding: "I only want the players that want to stay here with pride, passion to stay. Then every other problem is not my business, it's the responsibility of the club. I can't say anything because I didn't decide anything."
On any bids for the Brazil forward: "I don't know if there is an offer from Turkey. I don't know if the club has accepted the offer. I know there was an offer before the end of the transfer market but he didn't accept. For me, nothing has changed."
He says Mateus Fernandes can play "multiple positions" in his side, adding: "In this moment, Rodrigo Bentancur is very important for this team because he gives balance and order on the pitch with his experience. So we try to play with Mateus in the number 10, where he started his career, and then he was one of two midfielders. He's very young. Like [Lucas] Bergvall, Archie Gray and Savio - they are the future of this club."
On Saturday's opponents: "Good team. They have a clear style of play - like Crystal Palace and like Eintracht Frankfurt [Forest boss Oliver Glasner's previous two clubs] many years ago. They play well and they have good players, but we also have very good players."
Gossip: Richarlison agrees Trabzonspor movepublished at 08:23 BST 3 September
08:23 BST 3 September
Tottenham forward Richarlison has agreed to join Turkish club Trabzonspor with his proposed salary three times more than what he earns at Spurs. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
A record-breaking transfer windowpublished at 07:01 BST 3 September
07:01 BST 3 September
Steve Sutcliffe, Emlyn Begley and Gary Rose BBC Sport journalists
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Premier League clubs have broke their all-time summer transfer record with spending reaching £3.49bn.
A total of £506.5m was spent on deadline day itself, up from £391m last year.
The total amount spent during the window considerably dwarfs the £1.13bn spent by clubs just five years ago and underlines the power top English clubs have to attract talent, according to figures provided to BBC Sport by Paul Macdonald, founder of FootballTransfers.com.
Three of the 10 most expensive signings in the history of football have happened this summer – with all of them being Premier League signings. In fact, this summer window featured four of the top flight's five most expensive ever deals.
So maybe it is not surprising then that of the 20 most expensive transfers completed, only six were not to clubs in the English top flight.
Indeed, newly-promoted Ipswich have spent more on new signings than the likes of Barcelona, AC Milan, Juventus and reigning European champions PSG.
Premier League clubs as a whole were willing to dip deep into their pockets this summer, as 11 of the 20 clubs broke their transfer records, six of them on more than one occasion.
Coventry, promoted to the Premier League alongside Ipswich and Hull, have done so four times over.
Have Arsenal's challengers done enough?published at 15:44 BST 2 September
15:44 BST 2 September
Arsenal have started the new Premier League season with two wins as the transfer window closes, looking in ominous shape to retain the crown they won for the first time in 22 years last season.
Have their main rivals done enough to prevent Mikel Arteta's side winning a second successive title?
And what are the other big issues as the Premier League's transfer business was concluded until January?
Tottenham Hotspur have had a spectacular transfer window as they spent more than £300m - but results so far have been less than spectacular with two league defeats away to Brentford and at home to Newcastle United.
Roberto De Zerbi has been given huge backing, right up until the close of the window when he got his wish to bring in Mykhailo Mudryk, who played under him at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Mudryk resolved a doping case with the Football Association in July, but has not played a competitive match since November 2024.
De Zerbi must mould his host of new faces, 10 with the arrival of Tosin Adarabioyo from Chelsea, into a coherent unit, but this looks like a squad that possesses promise - with De Zerbi's biggest task getting Spurs to ditch the losing mentality that has seen them finish 17th in the last two seasons.
How did Mudryk fare at Chelsea?published at 14:26 BST 2 September
14:26 BST 2 September
Alex Brotherton and Adwaidh Rajan BBC Sport journalists
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Mykhailo Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2023 for an initial £61m, having attracted interest from clubs across Europe including Arsenal.
After impressing in the Champions League with Shakhtar in the first half of 2022-23, Mudryk needed time to adapt to a new country and league.
He had to wait until October 2023 for his first Chelsea goal, and he ended his first full campaign at Stamford Bridge with seven goals and four assists.
By the start of 2024-25, Graham Potter - who signed Mudryk - had been succeeded first by Frank Lampard, then Mauricio Pochettino and finally Enzo Maresca.
Mudryk struggled for Premier League starts in the first months of Maresca's tenure, but he was making an impact in the Conference League when he underwent an out-of-competition test on international duty with Ukraine in October 2024.
Mudryk was provisionally suspended after returning an "adverse finding" for banned substance meldonium.
He was subsequently given the maximum four-year ban by the FA, but he appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
He became free to return to competition "with immediate effect" on 31 July 2026, after the FA said anti-doping disciplinary proceedings had been resolved and Mudryk had accepted breaking anti-doping rules, also agreeing to a suspension equal to the time already served.
Mudryk, who has always maintained he had "never knowingly or intentionally" taken a banned substance, said he was "grateful" to be able to return to playing after "the most difficult period" of his career.
He will now restart his career at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 11 miles north east of where it appeared to be falling apart.
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'It's a very good fit' - Adarabioyo on Spurs movepublished at 23:29 BST 1 September
23:29 BST 1 September
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Tosin Adarabioyo believes joining Tottenham is a "very good fit" for him after completing a permanent move from London rivals Chelsea.
The 28-year-old defender featured 29 times for the Blues last season and brings a wealth of Premier League experience to Roberto de Zerbi's side.
"I'm in an important part of my career and speaking to the head coach and knowing the type of football he wants to play, I think it's a very good fit," the Manchester City academy graduate said. "He wants the team to play with courage and that's something that I always look to do.
"I want to achieve the absolute best, to push this team and this club as much as possible to where we deserve to be.
"That's something that has to be done every single day, especially on the training pitch, and I will be bringing that mentality to the club."
His new boss De Zerbi added: "Tosin is a strong, athletic defender who plays with confidence and understands the demands of playing at the highest level.
"I've also been impressed with his mentality and desire to be part of what we are building. He knows the responsibility that comes with representing this club.
"We're very happy to have Tosin with us and I know our supporters will quickly see the qualities he can bring to the team."
'So excited to be reunited with De Zerbi' - Mudrykpublished at 22:25 BST 1 September
22:25 BST 1 September
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Mykhailo Mudryk says "it's a great feeling" to join Tottenham on loan and he is "so excited to be reunited" with head coach Roberto de Zerbi.
The 25-year-old Ukraine forward signs from Chelsea on a season-long loan with the option to buy for £75m.
Mudryk has previously worked with De Zerbi during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk.
"I can't wait to start training and playing for the club, and I'm so excited to be reunited with Roberto De Zerbi," Mudryk said. "I'm a player who brings speed and creativity, and I want to help in both the offensive and defensive areas.
"I want to make the fans excited.
"I can see it's a strong squad here with good players, and I'm looking forward to sharing a pitch and special moments with them."
De Zerbi added: "Having worked with Misha earlier in his career, I know exactly what he can bring to our team.
"He has the quality to change a game with his speed and ability in one-vs-one situations, and is an exciting, attacking talent.
"I will demand a lot from Misha and it is our job to help him find the best version of himself. If we do that then he can become a very important player for us. I am very happy he chose to come here, and I cannot wait to work with him again."
"This transfer chain between Cody Gakpo, Iliman Ndiaye and Mykhailo Mudryk is interesting to me," Smith said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club. "They are all forwards who have played Premier League football, but that's literally the only thing they have in common.
"They might like the same soap operas - I have no idea - but other than that, it is really hard to see a pattern.
"Tottenham drew them up as their three contenders for the left wing spot, but they are all completely different profiles of players.
"These clubs spend so much money on analysts, data, information and expert scouts. If I was an owner, I would be asking: 'Have we not spent quite a lot of money on these smartest people in the room to spot bargains?'
"Fans have a different reaction to a player coming in for a bargain fee and doing well compared with a club spending a seventh of their entire revenue on a left winger.
"Nobody seems to be thinking any more, apart from the usual clubs."
Takai joins Sint-Truidense VV on loanpublished at 11:29 BST 1 September
11:29 BST 1 September
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Tottenham defender Kota Takai has joined Belgian top-flight side Sint-Truidense VV on a season-long loan deal.
The 21-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for the club, despite signing from J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale in July 2025.
Takai spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach, making eight appearances for the Bundesliga side before returning to north London.
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