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"Next season is going to be a big one" for Tottenham, says defender Christian Romero.

Spurs were unbeaten and top of the league after their opening 10 matches in manager Ange Postecoglou's first campaign in charge but eventually had to settle for fifth place and Europa League qualification after a difficult second half to the season.

However, the Australian's impact on Spurs' style of play and the mood around the club has been widely praised and Romero has seen the change since his arrival.

"Ange has a winning mentality and has totally changed the direction of the club," the World Cup winner and club vice-captain told the club's official website, external.

"When he arrived, he brought everyone together and we all have the same mental attitude and approach, we all share the same ambition to be successful and win things at this club and that is the key.

"We play in an entertaining style and we’re all very happy with the way the manager sets us up and plays. Of course, we’ve had ups and downs this season, a lot has happened.

"Let’s not forget, we have a young squad with players playing their first season in the Premier League - it’s not easy playing in this league. You don’t just settle in over two or three months, it’s tough.

"But, it’s been a decent first season with this top manager, some inconsistencies, but overall good. I know we couldn’t quite keep the pace up to be battling for the league title, but now we need to try to keep growing and improve in order to be travelling in the proper direction.

"We must finish well and come back stronger next season. The young players will benefit from this first season of experience, and we’ll perform better. Next season is going to be a big one for us."

Tottenham could make an offer for 23-year-old Nottingham Forest and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi before the end of the month. (Football Insider), external

Former Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is expected to be named the new Napoli coach this week. (Nicolo Schira), external

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Tottenham will consider offers for 27-year-old striker Richarlison and 25-year-old right-back Emerson Royal. (Standard), external

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On the first episode of the 'You'll Never beat Kyle Walker' podcast on BBC Sounds, Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker reflects on a trip to South Korea with his former Tottenham team-mate Son Heung-min.

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Genoa are keen to sign Tottenham defender Djed Spence on a permanent basis.

The Italian club want to acquire the former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough full-back on a permanent basis but will not pay the full £8.5m option to buy in the deal.

They will instead seek to pay a lower fee given Spence impressed while making 16 appearances in Serie A.

Any move is subject to uncertainty surrounding Genoa's ownership under 777 Partners, who agreed to buy a majority stake in Everton as part of their multi-club strategy, but have since struggled to finalise the deal.

We asked for your views on Timo Werner who Tottenham have signed on loan again for the 2024/25 season.

Here are some of your responses:

Dean: Sensible business. We can focus this summer on strengthening the squad in other positions and get another season to decide on whether to eventually look for a Werner upgrade, or sign the player himself for less than 10m.

Tristen: Not impressed with this deal at all, the game time he has already had with us tells me he offers very little and has no end product. He doesn’t improve the squad. We need a number 9. Son on the left, Johnson on the right and get Harry Kane back to play nine. Please no more mediocre Levy signings.

Clive: I think it's a very savvy bit of business to retain Timo Werner on loan for another season. He showed enough for me last season to suggest he'll make a good addition to the squad, and a whole pre season with the team will make him even better. He won't start every game but he's a great squad player in my opinion.

Geoff: He shows good promise but the end delivery is not good. Also missed too many very good chances in front of goal. Money would be better spent on a good young striker that could develop and stay a few more years.

Nathan: Werner on loan is risk free for Spurs. We’ve seen shades of what he can do already in Ange’s system, and being made to feel wanted will do his confidence no harm at all. I’m happy for him and happy with this bit of business so early in the window.

Jeffery: Don't understand the decision to extend Werner's loan agreement. If we can't buy someone better than him, or haven’t got better coming through the system, then quite frankly, we might as well give up on next season now!

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Tottenham will visit Scottish Premiership side Hearts for a pre-season friendly in July.

The match at Tynecastle, on 17 July, will help commemorate the Edinburgh club's 150th anniversary.

The two sides last met in two Europa League play-off matches in 2011, with Spurs winning 5-0 on aggregate.

Tottenham will look to sell right-back Djed Spence and winger Bryan Gil this summer. (Football Insider), external

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Timo Werner will spend the 2024-25 season on loan at Tottenham.

Spurs have an option to buy the forward at the end of the loan move from RB Leipzig too.

Is his loan deal good business? Did he show enough promise last season?

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Tottenham are in talks with RB Leipzig to extend Timo Werner's loan deal by a further season.

The striker, 28, is now expected to extend his stay to at least 18 months after scoring twice and adding three assists in 13 league appearances last season.

Spurs are expected to renew his loan rather than exercise an option to buy for around £15m.

Tottenham previously agreed to cover Werner's full wages and will likely do the same next season.

Spurs finished fifth in manager Ange Postecoglou's first season in charge, qualifying for the Europa League in the process.

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Goalkeeper Brandon Austin has extended his contract with Tottenham Hotspur until the summer of 2029.

The 25-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for Spurs, having come through the club's youth system.

However, he has been a regular on the bench this season as back-up to first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

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A BBC Sport fans' questionnaire invited Premier League season ticket-holders to share their views on the price they pay to watch their team.

You can read about the results and how they were collated here.

At Tottenham, fans from the Save Our Seniors campaign group have protested against the club's decision to phase out a 50% discount that supporters over the age of 65 currently receive from the 2025-26 season.

Spurs fan Alan Fisher spoke to BBC Sport at April's north London derby.

"It is an atrocious decision," he said. "It's a message from the club to us as seniors that we're not wanted, and it is a message to every single fan about how they value loyalty. They don't.

"All they want is someone sitting in that seat who is prepared to pay full price."

In response, Tottenham said the number of senior concession season tickets has increased "four fold" since they left White Hart Lane, and the increase "is clearly not sustainable" and will limit choice for others.

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Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, is expected to leave Tottenham in search of more first-team football. (Football Insider), external

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Almost all of Tottenham's 26-man first team squad were injured at some point in the 2023 Premier League campaign.

Ange Postecoglou had 22 of his players out at some point of the season, with 37 separate injuries recorded overall.

Research conducted for more than 20 years by the Premier Injuries website, external suggests that the total number of individual injuries across the league, where a player missed at least one Premier League game, was the highest they had recorded.

Many players suffered more than one injury.

Spurs winger Manor Solomon missed a total of 229 days with a knee injury, but including all injuries a total of 1,402 were lost.

In their worst-hit week, Postecoglou had nine players absent which is higher than the club average of eight but lower than six other clubs.

Read the full breakdown of injuries in the 2023-24 Premier League season

As Tottenham herded their shattered players on to a plane to fly to Australia on Sunday, it felt as though drawing any firm conclusions from this season had become impossible.

A fifth-place finish in the league, a manager voicing doubts about the mentality of some at the club and deep reservations about the strength and depth of the playing squad, felt like the end of every Spurs season in recent memory.

There was even the obligatory failure in cup competitions.

But then look where they started from.

A managerial appointment who was not first choice, the departure of Harry Kane and a substantial turnover of playing staff.

This season could well have been a complete disaster from start to finish.

As it turned out, Micky van de Ven is one of the league's outstanding defenders, the goalkeeper looks most at home and Destiny Udogie is a star.

There were memorable wins over Manchester United, Liverpool and a very, very late one against Sheffield United. It felt, for a time, like the players, manager and staff were firmly united.

This summer will require hard decisions concerning the centre of midfield and the attacking areas. Then they need more depth at full-back.

But the thing everyone needs most of is patience.

Early Ange-ball made it look as though everything was possible. Turns out it was not.

However, Spurs fans have had a peek at this new team's potential. Faith and belief are the only options.

Tottenham are set to target Nottingham Forest and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22. (Guardian), external

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Tottenham are willing to offload 27-year-old Brazil forward Richarlison to make space for England and Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, 26. (Talksport, external)

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McNulty’s pre-season prediction: 8th

Actual finish: 5th

A flat finish and some pointed comments from manager Ange Postecoglou meant a season that carried great optimism in the early stages ended as a bit of an anti-climax, despite returning to Europe next season in the Europa League.

Postecoglou brought some much-needed positive football and outstanding signings in defender Micky van de Ven and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. This has definitely been an improvement, although the manager’s statement about his unhappiness with "frailties inside and outside the club" hint at much more work needing to be done.

Read the rest of Phil McNulty's end-of-season Premier League report here