Tottenham Hotspur train ahead of Bournemouth match with Erik Lamela and Danny Rose continuing to step up recoveries from long-term injuries

  • Tottenham Hotspur will look to end their home league curse on Saturday 
  • Danny Rose and Erik Lamela were both involved again as they bid to return 
  • The players were all clearly in high spirits during the session in Enfield on Friday
  • Rose has been left off Spurs's calendar but there it is not thought to be an issue 

Tottenham Hotspur have trained ahead of the return of the Premier League.

Mauricio Pochettino's side take on Bournemouth at their temporary home of Wembley on Saturday and will be looking to end their Premier League curse at the ground.

His players seemed to be in high spirits on Friday as they ran through a series of drills at their training centre in Enfield.

Dele Alli looked to be in fine spirits at Tottenham's Enfield training centre on Friday

Dele Alli looked to be in fine spirits at Tottenham's Enfield training centre on Friday

Harry Kane, who has been in stunning goalscoring form, works on a drill during the session

Harry Kane, who has been in stunning goalscoring form, works on a drill during the session

Erik Lamela is unable to suppress a smile as he continues his recovery from long-term injury
He has not played a competitive game since October last year

Erik Lamela is unable to suppress a smile as he continues his recovery from long-term injury

They were joined by long-term absentees Danny Rose and Erik Lamela, who continued to step up their recoveries from their respective injuries during the Friday morning session.


The Argentinian winger has not played for Spurs since the League Cup game against Liverpool in October last season. Rose and Lamela first trained with their Spurs team-mates again on Wednesday.

Dele Alli also looked to be having fun, while Hugo Lloris could be seen deep in conversation with manager Pochettino.

Danny Rose is also back in training, although he has strapping on his knee after an injury

Danny Rose is also back in training, although he has strapping on his knee after an injury

Hugo Lloris could be seen deep in conversation with Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino

Hugo Lloris could be seen deep in conversation with Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino

The French goalkeeper also showed off his skills with the ball at his feet during the session

The French goalkeeper also showed off his skills with the ball at his feet during the session

Harry Kane was also snapped as the England international looks to continue his stunning goalscoring form of recent weeks against the Cherries. 

In a slight twist, Rose has been left out of Tottenham's club calendar for next year, which has led to suggestions he could be on his way to Manchester United.

Those claims are intensified by the fact that he is understood to want to play closer to his family home in Yorkshire in the near future.

Moussa Sissoko is challenged for the ball as he is watched by forward Heung-min Son

Moussa Sissoko is challenged for the ball as he is watched by forward Heung-min Son

Alli will be looking to improve his form against Bournemouth after a tough start to the season

Alli will be looking to improve his form against Bournemouth after a tough start to the season

And Rose's situation at the club seems frosty after he gave a revealing interview to a national newspaper on the eve of the season, saying he wanted the club to sign players he did not have to google. 

But it seems as though Rose being left off the calendar is not an indication of anything particularly untoward.

The left-back has spent the start of this season on the sidelines after picking up a knee injury at the tail end of last season.

And that means he has not been photographed in action in Spurs' new Nike kit, which the players are all donning in the calendar for 2018. 

Ben Davies shares a joke with fellow full-backs Kieran Trippier and Rose on Friday morning

Ben Davies shares a joke with fellow full-backs Kieran Trippier and Rose on Friday morning