Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has conceded that the pre-season has included some wasted efforts for the club in the transfer market and on the pitch.
Postecoglou has been forced to deploy players out of position in friendly matches ahead of the season.
He believes that the flat performances of the Spurs side is not an accurate reflection of the work that has been done by the group.
The coach also believes that were a little leggy in their friendly loss to Bayern as a result of pre-season conditioning work.
I thought it was a tough game for us, Postecoglou said after Tottenham s 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in South Korea on Saturday.
Fair to say the players are feeling the effects of us working hard for the last 10 days here and we didn …
According to reports, Liverpool are back in the market for a new centre-back and they are set to make a bid for Sporting Lisbon star Goncalo Inacio.
are the only Premier League club yet to make a summer signing, but they are expected to be active in the transfer market before the window closes at the end of the month.
Their priority in recent weeks has been to sign a new No.6 and they had their eye on £51m Real Sociedad star .
The Spain international was linked with Arsenal earlier this year, but they are now targeting Mikel Merino as a cheaper alternative.
It was initially suggested that he was expected to sign for Liverpool, but he performed a dramatic late U-turn and has decided to remain at his boyhood club.
Naturally, Liverpool are being li…