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Tottenham Hotspur legend Clive Allen believes the Lilywhites should keep tabs on Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi as a potential January transfer target.

Allen has been impressed with what he has seen from Guehi at Palace, but the Spurs legend believes signing a centre-back is not the priority ahead of the September 1 deadline day. A former England youth captain, the Palace defender would earn his first senior cap for the Three Lions against Switzerland in March earlier this year. The 21-year-old has become of England’s most talked about young centre-backs after swapping Chelsea for south London side Crystal Palace last summer.

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Royal will have been very pleased with his overall performance, with his cross forcing Mohamed Salisu’s own goal and then showing composure to cut the ball back to Kulusevski for his goal. However, winning by four without either of the pair scoring will have shown that he does not need to be entirely reliant on the pair. Perisic will certainly have opportunities under Conte, though he could be forced to sit and wait whilst his 22-year-old team-mate continues in this rich vein of form. Ward-Prowse’s opener showcased his technical ability in front of goal, striking his volley into the ground and then into the far corner. When Spurs announced the signing of Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan, many assumed that the Croatia international would slot into the left-wing back role instantaneously. England international Ward-Prowse shone in central midfield for Southampton and justified why several top sides have been linked with the playmaker over the past few months.

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However being in N17 should hopefully again give them a boost. Forest will play Man City three days after the Lilywhites, so it will be a big week for them, but Conte will hope his side can come out on top. In the last fixture between the two sides in N17, Wolves came out on top and it was a poor display from Conte's team.

AS Roma are willing to sell Tottenham Hotspur target Nicolo Zaniolo for either £42million this summer, or on a loan with an obligation to buy clause.

Juventus have already failed with an attempt to land the Italy international. Currently, there are several players that are clearly not in Conte’s plans at the club. It remains to be seen if Zaniolo could fit into the Italian’s plans if he does come to N17. With the Premier League season already underway and the September 1 transfer deadline getting closer, Spurs must be quick if they want to sign the 23-year-old.

However, Antonio Conte could look to exploit Jose Mourinho's interest in four Spurs stars as the notion of a number of 'separate negotiations' has been floated.

The quartet are understood to be a number of players deemed surplus to requirements by Conte this summer. The north London club are said to currently be evaluating whether or not to act on their interest and submit a proposal for the player in the coming days. Spurs are now understood to be contemplating a move for the forward having learned of Roma's demands.

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“We are very pleased – it wasn’t an easy game. Dier glanced in Son Heung-min’s cross with a stooping header in the 31st minute to put Tottenham ahead, and the hosts should have been out of sight before the interval. The hosts fell behind to a James Ward-Prowse volley in the 12th minute but dominated throughout with goals by Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier and Dejan Kulusevski sealing the win.

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It is so nice to be back in front of the fans and the family and I really enjoyed it.” But after we scored we could have scored a lot more. “For me, I have to grow.

Tottenham Hotspur are 'still making inquiries' about AS Roma attacker Nicolo Zaniolo, according to journalist Dean Jones.

Zaniolo is blessed with a stocky frame and standing at 6 foot 3, he certainly has the physicality to cope with being a wing-back in the Premier League. Jones has informed GiveMeSport that he is ‘unconvinced’ Conte is eyeing up Zaniolo as a potential new wing-back, although disclosed that he is on the capital club’s radar. Despite Zaniolo predominantly featuring as a winger, the astute tactician has been tipped to field his compatriot as a wing-back in an attempt to mimic the success he has had with the likes of Ivan Perisic and Victor Moses.

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This may be what he was looking for in his new arrivals, but it also seems to be exactly what Kulusevski is bringing to the Tottenham side. "The characteristics are to play intense football and to play this type of modern football, the players has to have quality, it is normal he has quality but at the same time he has to be strong physically, a good engine, stamina because this league is very, very difficult. I have to keep scoring these but also keep evolving my game and score different goals. It is totally different to other leagues and we need players with this characteristic to have quality but to be strong physically and to run, to run a lot," he admitted. After the match, the Italian was asked about what characteristics he was looking for in his new signings. In just 18 Premier League features last season, the Swedish international scored five goals and registered eight assists and he has already began his goal tally for this campaign.

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"The characteristics were to play intense football and this type of modern football. I saw a lot of positive things." Advertisement

Here are our talking points after Tottenham Hotspur's 4-1 victory against Southampton to open their Premier League season.

"Now we are going to play one game a week but in September we start to play every three days and for sure we need to have rotation but for a club like Tottenham it is very important not to drop the level, don't drop the quality when you make rotation. At the same time I really enjoy and I am really happy because we have new signings that are going into our process and for sure they will help us to improve, but at the same time they have to know they have to fight and they have to give me the possibility to make rotations. Add to that the suggestion ahead of Saturday's match that none of the six new signings were going to be in the starting line-up against Southampton and it was meltdown time. They were unlikely to be in contention to start in the first match and, on top of that, what's so bad about starting with the team that finished fourth last season? He's got all of the above with his size and strength, but he's also got wonderful technique and that bit of magic and flair about his play. On the other hand, when Perisic is fully fit he is one of the best in the position and will be looking to get plenty of minutes himself. To bring intensity during a game because I like to press but you need to have a player strong to do high pressure and this type of football." One is their plan for the now and what they need in certain positions and the other is looking at opportunities that suddenly arise to purchase potential stars of the future that cannot be missed. "After three minutes then he scored and we were pleased and celebrated a lot because five minutes before he wasn't in the same place to score. "The reaction was really good because we kept calm, we continued to play in the way that we know. This season, we are starting with seven months of work and for me it’s very important because I can go another step, in another situation, to implement football knowledge and try to be stronger." Allied with the wing-backs and Conte's demand that they form a front five when Tottenham are attacking, you have a formidable front line when it all clicks and this was one of those days.

After the 4-1 victory on Saturday, Spurs are showing once again just how their physicality and intensive nature is leads to goals.

Prime examples are last year’s matches in the tail-end of the season against Newcastle, Aston Villa and Leicester. Against Newcastle, Spurs fell behind due to a well-executed free kick, but they came back into the game almost immediately, leveling before halftime and then scoring four second-half goals. With the inclusion of five substitutes this season, Spurs’ intensive nature and their depth gives them the potential to do special things. The patterns are giving the team a variety of ways to pick apart and beat the opposition. This is all being done with the midfield duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who are seen as more of cloggers and recyclers of the ball and have at times come under criticism by Spurs supporters for their deference in pushing the ball forward. In the second half, Saints’ chances of getting back into the game were kept to a minimum. This was particularly felt around the 80th-minute mark when Dejan Kulusevski, despite his side up 4-1 at the time, was still running and pressing around the edge of the box. The Italian is certainly a demanding coach, but he is the type of manager and figurehead that knows what is needed from his players. From the moment Spurs kicked off at halftime, a simple pattern of play down the left side led to goal-scorer Ryan Sessegnon getting in behind the defense. Against a team that chose to go the more youthful route this season, Spurs were a bit quiet at first in this game but really turned things up when they went down a goal. On top of just the fitness and training regiments, this time period is where Conte’s ideals and patterns of play are instilled in the squad. But Spurs also made the headlines in preseason due to Antonio Conte’s hellish preseason training regimen. After taking over the squad in November last season, Conte referenced that the squad had a long way to go in terms of physicality and fitness.