Tottenham Hotspur have been incredibly active in the transfer market already this summer, with Roberto De Zerbi looking to make a major statement.

Spurs narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win over Everton on the final day of the season, and the Italian has now moved to strengthen the squad to ensure that is a situation they’re not in again next season.

Andy Robertson has already been announced as the first signing of the new era, while Marcos Senesi is due to be announced imminently to strengthen the defence. Jan Paul van Hecke has also emerged as a target, with personal terms agreed despite two bids being rejected, and Man City star Savinho is advancing on a move, but another deal is now considered to be ‘off’.

Tottenham Move for Summerville ‘Off’

According to Dutch journalist Joost Blaauwhof, Tottenham’s move for West Ham United winger Crysencio Summerville is now ‘off’.

The north London club are keen to bolster their forward options with Randal Kolo Muani’s loan expiring, Richarlison expected to be sold, and Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, and Xavi Simons all dealing with long-term knee injuries.

But with Savinho’s move from Man City understood to be advancing, it’s now reported that Summerville will not be moving across London at this stage.

Spurs were understood to be leading the race for the Netherlands winger, who is set to star at the World Cup in Ronald Koeman’s side having earned a call-up despite West Ham’s relegation to the Championship.

The club were ready to make a ‘concrete offer’ for the 24-year-old winger, but they have now stepped back in their interest. A number of clubs in Italy are understood to be showing an interest in Summerville, including Champions League side AS Roma, and they are now expected to be taking the lead in the race for his signature.

Tottenham Moving Aggressively in Market

Tottenham are pushing hard in the market to strengthen the squad for De Zerbi, and it seems that they have made their mind up on who they want to pursue as a forward option.

Savinho was the top target last summer and they convinced the player to join, only for City to block the move and get him to sign a new deal. But the Brazilian now looks set to depart this year, and Spurs are ready to get it done.

That lessens the need for Summerville to come in, and it makes sense that the club are now prioritising certain deals over others, rather than keeping their fingers in all the pies just for the sake of it.

Paul Scholes has named the starting line-up that he would select for England’s opening 2026 World Cup match against Croatia on June 17.

The Three Lions head into this summer’s tournament as one of the favourites to lift the iconic World Cup trophy in New Jersey on July 19.

Thomas Tuchel raised eyebrows by leaving several high-profile players out of his 26-man squad, including Manchester City’s Phil Foden, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.

England laboured to a 1-0 win over New Zealand in their first World Cup warm-up match on Saturday. Bayern Munich’s prolific centre-forward Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game with a header shortly before half-time.

Tuchel’s men are currently acclimatising to the warm weather conditions in the United States. They face Costa Rica in their final warm-up match on Wednesday night before their Group L opener against Croatia seven days later.

Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football, Scholes named the starting XI that he believes Tuchel should select for the tournament. Let’s take a closer inspection…

Goalkeeper and Defenders

Jordan Pickford; Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Reece James

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Jordan Pickford is nailed on to start in goal. Scholes would then select Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly, 21, at left-back, with Chelsea’s Reece James at right-back.

O’Reilly’s club teammate Marc Guehi gets the nod at centre-back, alongside John Stones, who has now played his final match for Man City and will sign for a new club later this summer.

Midfielders

Declan Rice / Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Morgan Rogers

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Scholes is currently undecided over which Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson should start in central midfield alongside Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham. However, Scholes explained why he would start Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers in the playmaker role behind Harry Kane.

“The three in midfield’s the big one, for me,” Scholes said. “They were taking this morning that it’s a straight choice between Bellingham and Rogers for that number 10 role. Bellingham’s not a number 10.

Forwards

Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka

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And upfront, Scholes would select Marcus Rashford over Barcelona-bound Anthony Gordon on the left flank. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, meanwhile, gets the nod on the opposite flank.

There’s no doubt that influential captain Harry Kane will start for England throughout the tournament. Tuchel has Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney in reserve, but Kane – a leading contender for the 2026 Ballon d’Or award – is arguably the best centre-forward on the planet right now.

Donald Trump has been slammed for his actions while attending Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Trump watched the San Antonio Spurs cut the New York Knicks‘ series lead down to 2-1 thanks to a Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle masterclass, becoming the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals series game.

In order for the US president to be in attendance, security measures for the fixture were ramped up, with many fans forced to queue for longer than normal, which led to Trump receiving cat calls when he appeared on the big screen.

Donald Trump was not the only well-known face in attendance, as celebrities such as Timothee Chalamet, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Ben Stiller, Larry David, and Eli Manning were all also in attendance.

Donald Trump Receives Backlash For NBA Finals Actions

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Donald Trump received backlash after the game after he was filmed in his box momentarily falling asleep in his suite while watching the game alongside Knicks owner James Dolan and his granddaughter Kai Trump.

Trump’s nap was heavily criticised on X, with one critic saying: “Bringing half your cabinet courtside just to take a historic nap is wild. He didn’t come to watch the Knicks; he just paid thousands for a premium snooze.”

Another one noted: “‘Fallen asleep at the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden’ is not a sentence you expect to read about a sitting president. But here we are.”

Trump did have his defenders, though, as one stated: “Presidents are not obligated to cheer like college kids at every game. A quiet moment in a suite is not a scandal or medical emergency, it is human.”

San Antonio Spurs Cut New York Knicks’ Lead in Half

Trump’s nap came during a great game of basketball as the San Antonio Spurs scored 35 points in the third quarter to kill talk of a Knicks’ “sweep” in the finals. Defeat for the Knicks ended a 13-game winning streak which was two away from the Golden State Warriors’ 2017 record.

Stephon Castle scored a three-pointer with just under two minutes to go to extend the Spurs’ lead to 111-104. The Knicks picked up a flurry of chances with OG Anunoby hitting a late three-pointer to put them within two points, but it was not meant to be for the hosts as Castle would score two free throws in the final 10 seconds.

The best-of-seven series continues on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden before going back to San Antonio on Saturday night.