Tottenham have named a 29-man travelling squad for their tour to the Far East, with Destiny Udogie among the players to miss out throught injury.
Our pre-season preparations continued at the weekend, as Thomas Frank split his first-team squad into two for fixtures against Wycombe and Luton. Pape Matar Sarr was at the double in a 2-2 draw against the former before we played out a drab stalemate at Kenilworth Road later in the day.
Spurs will now head to Asia for pair of friendlies against Arsenal and Newcastle in Hong Kong and Seoul, respectively. We then return to Europe and take on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena ahead of our first-ever appearance in the UEFA Super Cup.
The upcoming tour is, of course, significant from a commercial perspective, but the two fixtures, as well as the time Frank will have with his new squad, will be key in preparing us for Paris Saint-Germain and the start of the new season. However, the Dane does not have a full complement of players available in the Far East.
Tottenham name travelling squad for pre-season tour
Spurs released the list of players travelling to Hong Kong on Sunday night, with Udogie the most notable absentee. The Italian international was absent at the weekend through injury, and whatever setback he's sustained was significant enough to leave him out of the squad.
Dominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur also weren't risked on Saturday, but Frank has included both of them. James Maddison has continued to step up his recovery from a knee injury this summer, and could feature for the first time in pre-season on tour. The Englishman's return is a big boost, especially with Dejan Kulusevski out injured and Morgan Gibbs-White remaining at Nottingham Forest.
Radu Dragusin, Bryan Gil, Manor Solomon and new signing Kota Takai all didn't make the squad due to injuries.
The travelling squad for our pre-season tour of Hong Kong and Korea has been confirmed 📋
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The other surprise was the absence of Mikey Moore, who burst onto the scene last season and is regarded as the most gifted Tottenham academy prospect in years. He, along with Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett, have been left out to secure loan moves away.
There was room for 16-year-old Jun'ai Byfield, however, while George Abbott will hope to make an impression after signing a new long-term contract with the club.
In truth, it looks like a familiar squad. If you discount the few academy products, Mohammed Kudus is the only fresh face. With Udogie out, Ben Davies is the only senior left-back, so expect Djed Spence to play plenty down that flank until the Italian returns.