Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino could be without Eric Dier, Victor Wanyama and Serge Aurier on opening day.
Tottenham played their final pre-season friendly yesterday, as they drew 1-1 with Inter Milan on their return home.
Spurs have spent most of their pre-season playing abroad, but returned to play in front of their own fans yesterday.
Dier, Wanyama and Aurier all missed out on playing for Tottenham in the contest.
And Pochettino has admitted that the trio aren’t fit enough yet, owing to their injury problems.
“Serge, Victor and Dier they were at the training ground, for different reasons they are short in their preparation,” he said.
“Rather than play today it was important to train and to try to be fit as soon as possible.”
Aurier’s absence is arguably the biggest blow for Tottenham, as their options at right-back are so short.
Kieran Trippier left Spurs earlier this summer, and Juan Foyth has picked up an injury.
It means that Spurs go into the new campaign with Kyle Walker-Peters as their only recognised right-back, and even he is very inexperienced.
Tottenham’s first game of the new campaign comes on Saturday evening, when they take on Aston Villa.
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