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Tottenham manager Antonio Conte may have unearthed a new right wing-back option after Lucas Moura impressed in the unfamiliar position against Sevilla.

Lucas is a player who loves to dribble with the ball at high speed. But Moura also used his speed to good effect by pressing at opportune moments, while he made a vital defensive header to clear the danger after a deep cross. But the former Paris Saint-Germain flyer is an excellent squad player and Conte will be keen to keep him happy.

Tottenham Hotspur started their pre-season with a tour of South Korea packed with media appearances, grueling training sessions, and Korean barbecue.

Spurs’ principal sponsor AIA has also been using the tour to make headways into the Korean market, including showcasing an artificial intelligence version of Son Heung-min, known as “AI Sonny” who can share personalized messages with AIA’s Korean customers. In 2012, a pre-season match in Shanghai helped land Manchester United a world-record sponsorship deal with Chevrolet, who were reportedly blown away by United’s popularity in China. As well as their two games in Korea, Spurs’ schedule has been jam-packed with open training sessions, press conferences and media appearances. When Tottenham’s players arrived in Korea, they were met at the airport by Son Heung-min, who had stayed in the country following his games with the national team last month. A nice spin on the ball by Son led to Harry Kane’s opener early in the second half before Ivan Rakitic levelled the score for Sevilla with a strike from just outside the penalty area. Son and Kane both grabbed two goals in Tottenham’s first match — an action-packed win against Team K League. Conte deliberately waited until two minutes into the second half to bring Son on so that he could be cheered onto the pitch by the local fans.

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As a result, both players were unable to play in Tottenham's 6-3 win over a K-League XI on Wednesday or in Saturday's clash with Sevilla. Two Tottenham Players Forced To Stay In South Korea After Testing Positive For COVID On Tour Two of Tottenham's summer signings will not be able to travel with their teammates back to the UK after testing positive for COVID in South Korea.

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Good news for Spurs is that the Son-Kane axis appears to be in perfect working order. Some players simply sparkle in pre-season and Erik Lamela drops firmly into the category. The Brazilians is one of those happy to play anywhere, and give his all. Cristian Romero and Richarlison were first on the scene as the incident drew players towards it. Son caught Montiel, accidentally it seemed, with his left elbow as he skipped across him to win the ball. Antonio Conte has got his Tottenham stars more than up for the fight, Lucas Moura can play at wing back...

Here's how we rated the Tottenham Hotspur players in the goalless first half of their pre-season friendly against Sevilla in South Korea.

Sent a header at the keeper from Sessegnon's cross. Playing at right wing-back, he showed a good link-up with his fellow Brazilian Richarlison and made a good defensive header from a cross 17 minutes in. Made a good save to deny Papu Gomez before the hour mark.

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He just felt his groin a little bit." Bryan Mbeumo scored the game's opener in the first half but the German side levelled through Thomas Kastanaras before Tanguy Coulibaly netted a late penalty to put his side ahead. Nikola Vlasic scored on his return to the fold after international duty but the Royals replied through a Yakou Meite goal. Neeskens Kebano slotted past the keeper a few minutes before the break to put his side ahead. "I think the first game was friendly and this one was a real game." Kane had seen a goal ruled out for offside in the first half of the match.

Richarlison could be a "problem" at Tottenham Hotspur, according to Harry Redknapp, who feels there isn't a place for him in the Spurs' XI.

With Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in the squad, a guaranteed place in the XI is difficult to come by. It remains to be seen how much Richarlison plays, but there’s plenty of game time next season with the number of competitions. The Brazilian is also known to have a temper, as is evident by his feistiness on the pitch. He looks to me if he doesn’t play he’s not the type of lad that’s going to be a happy bunny. If he’s not in the team I think he will be a problem.” An angry player in the squad is a problem for any manager.

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However, with previous links to Christian Eriksen and current links to Lyon ace Lucas Paqueta, it would suggest that Conte is still hoping to bolster his central options with the addition of a number ten. Ahead of the transfer window, the north Londoners were ‘ prioritising‘ bringing in a left centre-back on their return to the Champions League, with Ben Davies their only recognised option in that area. Therefore, Tottenham turned their attentions to a cheaper option and decided to sign Lenglet on loan from Barcelona.

Keep up to date with all the latest Tottenham Hotspur news in our live blog on Saturday.

And Antonio Conte's side have kept the momentum going during this summer's transfer window, already adding five players to their first-team squad. The right-back was at Hotspur Way for a medical and is on the verge of competing his move to Spurs. He missed out on a move to Amsterdam in January, with the Lilywhites keeping the Dutchman for the remainder of the season in their Champions League quest. And he arrived at Hotspur Way to complete a medical on Friday. But now that he has finally secured his move after signing a long-term deal at the John Cruijff ArenA, the player has opened up on his return home to the Netherlands and admitted that he "couldn't relax completely" this summer as he waited for the move to get the green light. Hello and welcome to football.london's live Tottenham Hotspur blog on Saturday!

Tottenham winger Bryan Gil has a “great opportunity” to impress Antonio Conte in pre-season, according to journalist Pete O'Rourke.

“If he catches the eye of Antonio Conte over the next few weeks, he could play his way into his plans going forward and he could save Spurs a bit of money in the transfer market if Gil does show what he has previously shown in Spain.” Regardless, with Tottenham still in the market for an attacking player, having shown interest in the Jesse Lingard and Anthony Gordon, O’Rourke reckons that Gil stepping up to the plate could save Tottenham millions. After hardly getting a look in during the three months he spent playing under Conte, many could be forgiven for thinking Gil would be loaned back in the current window.

LIVE: Follow all the action right here as Tottenham take on Sevilla at Suwon World Cup Stadium in their second pre-season friendly of the summer.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Tottenham's pre-season friendly against Sevilla. Antonio Conte previewed the game against Sevilla when speaking to the media on Friday. Here we take a look behind the scenes at Tottenham Hotspur's tour of South Korea as our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold speaks to Antonio Conte and the players. Hello and welcome to live coverage of Tottenham's second pre-season friendly of the summer against Sevilla. Conte will again use the game as a good chance to assess his players and he looks set to make a number of rotations across the 90 minutes. In action on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3 victory over Team K League, Antonio Conte and his Spurs team will be looking to make it two wins from two when they take on the Spanish side.

Here are our Tottenham Hotspur second half player ratings after their pre-season draw against Sevilla in South Korea on Saturday.

N/A Came off with Kane with just over 15 minutes to go, having been a constant threat. Hit a weak shot after being teed up by Son and on 67 minutes he cut inside and curled an effort just over the crossbar. Added some great touches to the midfield but lost the ball in a key area on the hour mark and Sevilla should have done better with it. Combined with Tanganga to stop a Sevilla shot on target. Didn't have much to do in the second half other than pick the ball out of the net once.

TOTTENHAM clashed with Sevilla players at half-time during their friendly in South Korea.

Son managed to get away from the debacle and was seen heading towards the tunnel alongside Richarlison. Spurs stars Erik Lamela and Cristian Romero were seen being the peacemakers. There were no goals in the opening 45 minutes but a couple of scuffles broke out before tension boiled over after the half-time whistle. Son appeared to catch Montiel with his elbow, only to accidentally leave the player worse for wear. A goalless first half in South Korea was not without action as Antonio Conte's side continued their preparations for the 2022-23 Premier League season. Not too much of a friendly, this one."

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The English Premier League season starts on August 5, with Tottenham's first game against Southampton a day later. Richarlison played his second game since joining Spurs in a £60 million move from Everton and was on the receiving end of several reckless tackles. Spurs faced a much tougher test against the Spanish side in the final game of their preseason trip to South Korea than on Wednesday, when Son and Kane both scored twice in front of 64,000 adoring fans in a 6-3 win over a K-League "all star" team.

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Sevilla on Saturday with Erik Lamela showing some love for his former teammate Son Heung-min.

Large sections of the Tottenham fanbase still love Lamela and Saturday gave him a chance to face Spurs, a year since trading North London for Seville. Tottenham drew 1-1 with Sevilla on Saturday with Erik Lamela showing some love for his former teammate Son Heung-min. On Saturday, Tottenham headed to Suwon for their second friendly of the tour, taking on La Liga side Sevilla.

Here are our talking points from Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Sevilla to end the north London club's pre-season tour in South Korea.

When almost a quarter of a country supports one team the knock-on effects to future generations are huge and this tour only rubber-stamped that growth. "I spoke with Lucas and I think that this will be a good option for me and in the past I converted Perisic in that position. The wing-back has completed his medical and even undertaken his media duties with his new club and with that paperwork the last thing to be signed off there is a chance his signing may not be announced until at some point on Monday. Hundreds upon hundreds of people at the airport cheered as they watched him greet the team as Conte, Kane & Co arrived and they did so again when he left with them a week later. They all stayed at one of the finest hotels South Korea has to offer. I'm very happy for his commitment for what I'm seeing in the training sessions and tonight I think he played a good game." The rest of the team is okay," he said. So the timing seems strange that when Spurs are about to add a third right wing-back to their squad, so Conte finally talked up the potential of playing Lucas in the position. "At the same time it is very important to in the moment you feel the fatigue to play a game like this. However, whenever quizzed about the possibility of playing Lucas in the role, Conte would always seem to swerve the subject. "At the same time today it was pleasing to see my team bring high pressure and to run. With the age-old Scotland-England rivalry, the Glasgow side are not going to go easy on their visitors from south of the border.

Antonio Conte was a happy man after Tottenham Hotspur played Sevilla in South Korea in the final pre-season friendly of the tour.

Hopefully, it will lead to some success at the end of next season. The tour is a chance for the individuals to bond. The North London side came up against Spanish opposition in the Suwon World Cup Stadium in a highly contested game.

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Harry has always been a great, great partner on and off the pitch.' The first game, against Team K League in Seoul, drew a crowd of more than 64,000 and was streamed by two million on the Coupang platform. Chairman Daniel Levy has been spotted wearing his around the hotel. On the back foot, he rambled an explanation about players at different stages in their pre-season fitness work. 'Son 7' Spurs shirts are everywhere except in the shops because they sell so fast and South Korea has become the Tottenham's second biggest e-commerce market, only behind the UK. It is fantastic to play with him.' He's like a Brazilian.' 'Adding players like Richy is incredible. 'The fans, the love. 'The people came to see Son,' Conte was informed. We are feeling the love. They are bigger than Manchester United over here.'

Tottenham new boy Richarlison incredibly appeared to aim a punch at a Sevilla player during a feisty exchange between the two sets of players.

Richarlison has already been banned for the first game of the Premier League season. Son and Richarlison eventually left the situation alone and returned to the dressing room. Son’s team-mate Richarlison got involved in the debacle and a video now appears to show him aiming a fist at an opposition player. He scored 11 goals across all competitions as Everton remained in the top-flight despite a dismal campaign. A 1-1 draw between the Premier League and La Liga clubs was overshadowed by a couple of flare-ups. Stars from the Spanish side were incensed after Son Heung-min caught Gonzalo Montiel to leave him with a bloodied mouth.

Spurs news: Former Tottenham man Erik Lamela came up against his old club during a pre-season friendly in South Korea on Saturday.

Spurs and Sevilla played out a feisty 1-1 draw in South Korea during their pre-season tour, with Lamela playing the first half against his former employers. He would later go on to be sent off in that game - his one and only red card in N17. His all-action, never-say-die mentality was there for all to see whenever he pulled on the Lilywhite shirt.

A 1-1 draw was played out during their preparations for the new campaign and Richarlison, Spurs' £50million signing, looked to make an instant impression.

Montiel had looked to tackle Ryan Sessegnon, but then ran into Son's body in the centre of the pitch. However, a new angle has since surfaced, and it appears to show Gomez swinging first in the middle of the unsightly melee before Richarlison then retaliated. Tottenham new boy Richarlison has been accused of throwing a punch in a pre-season friendly

Video: Tottenham Hotspur new signing Richarlison threw a punch during Spurs' pre-season bust-up with Sevilla.

His departure mid-way in the match could be hugely problematic if he gets a red card repeating such an incident in the next season. Richarlison joined the club this summer in a £60 million deal from Everton. Richarlison was participating in just his second game for Spurs when he decided to defend Son as the contest between Spurs and Sevilla threatened to erupt.

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Depay is similarly versatile, even if he has transitioned to more of a central player in recent years. Finally, while Depay is thought to have accepted his fate, he is also comfortable and happy at Barca after completing a dream move just 12 months ago. The forward's career picked up massively at Lyon, and having taken that goal-scoring form to Spain he may seek to stay in La Liga. With just one year remaining on Depay's contract, Spurs evidently feel as though their offer is fair and reports indicate that they aren't keen to put more money on the table. Spurs are reportedly close to agreeing a fee, with their £15m offer only £2m short of Barca's asking price. Tottenham are reportedly only £2million away from Barcelona's valuation of Memphis Depay as transfer chief Fabio Paratici looks to add more attacking depth to the squad this summer.

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“Spurs have signed some good players and Conte is a winning machine wherever he goes. Spurs certainly have the upper hand over Arsenal, we have to be realistic. Spurs are in talks with Depay’s representatives but the report claims they are not ready to meet Barcelona’s €20m valuation, but are ‘willing to pay’ €17m for the Dutchman.

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If he does, it would be a return to the Premier League for the first time since leaving Manchester United for Lyon in 2016. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reports that the Barca board have been in contact with Depay this week and they are not actively looking to get rid of him, but would accept an appropriate offer given he has just one year left to run on his contract. It is not much of a gap to bridge, so if the clubs want to do a deal and the player fancies linking up with Antonio Conte, then an agreement seems likely to be reached.

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made a bid for Memphis Depay in the last few hours, with the forward likely to leave Barcelona.

However, that may not be the only stumbling block. It appears that there is still some work to do before Depay ends up at Tottenham. But it does seem that Spurs have now stepped up their pursuit. Tottenham Hotspur have made an offer for Memphis Depay in the last few hours, but Sport claims that the forward is not looking to return to the Premier League.

Barcelona have instructed Memphis Depay that he must find a new club and Tottenham Hotspur have shown the most interest, according to a report.

The report concludes that Memphis Depay will consent to a departure if he can be a protagonist for another Champions League club. Tottenham were recently revealed to be a suitor for the former Manchester United flop’s signature. Behind Xavi’s first-choice front three, there will be Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati to compete for a place. Head coach Xavi looks set to secure his ideal front three for the new season. Memphis, in contrast, could be left behind. However, they are now looking to move him on.