Tottenham confirm 11 players set to miss pre-season tour including crocked star injured in training

TOTTENHAM have left an entire team of players behind during pre-season after confirming a 35-man squad to tour New Zealand and Australia. Roberto De Zerbi‘s side head Down Under for matches against Auckland FC, Sydney FC, and Chelsea over the next week and a half. Tottenham are missing 11 players on their pre-season tour Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Goalie Guglielmo Vicario is just one of a host of key stars out Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But a host of key stars will play no part in the Italian’s first pre-season in charge due to new injuries, existing fitness issues and the World Cup. Spurs confirmed that Mohamed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, and Wilson Odobert would all remain in North London to recover. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! They missed large parts of last season – with Kulusevski not playing a single match. His last game was on May 11 2025 under Ange Postecoglou. The Swede did not feature once for Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor, who have both been hired and sacked since Postecoglou himself was let go. Odobert, who joined from Burnley in 2024, has only played 40 Prem matches over two years due to serious hamstring and knee problems. Kudus missed large parts of last term with his own continuous setbacks. Statement summer signing 12 months ago Simons was ruled out at the back end of last season and did not go to the Euros with the Netherlands. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Meanwhile, Spurs revealed that wantaway goalie Guglielmo Vicario also misses out on the pre-season tour due to a “minor knock” and will need treatment at Hotspur Way. Then there are a set of World Cup players granted time off following appearances for their countries. Rodrigo Bentancur and Uruguay crashed out in the group stage with Pape Matar Sarr’s Senegal going home just one stage later in the last-32. Players are entitled to at least three weeks off on holiday after the tournament. All of Pedro Porro, Marcos Senesi, and Cristian Romero were in the final. Djed Spence reached the semis with England. Spurs start their Prem campaign on Saturday, August 22 away at Brentford. They also have friendlies with Getafe and Hoffenheim before there. Comment now