BREAKING: Tottenham pre-season tour squad confirmed with nine players left at home

Tottenham Hotspur are heading out on a shortened pre-season tour of Asia this week, with games against north London rivals Arsenal and Newcastle United to come.

Spurs take on the Gunners in Hong Kong on Thursday, before travelling to South Korea to take on Newcastle United on Sunday.

And new head coach Thomas Frank has taken a 29-strong team out to Asia for the two matches, although a number of players have been left behind.

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Six players have stayed at home due to injuries, with the tour only a week-long this year due to Spurs returning to Europe to take on Bayern Munich in Germany, as part of the Harry Kane deal of 2023, and the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain in Italy.

Destiny Udogie, new signing Kota Takai and Manor Solomon have all be left at Hotspur Way for treatment to injuries, while longer-term injured Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski and Bryan Gil have also stayed in London to continue their rehabilitation.

There are three players left behind to "explore opportunities" eslewhere as well, however. They are three young players - Mikey Moore, Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett, who have all been granted permission to stay behind to explore potential loan moves away from Spurs.

Confirmed squad: George Abbott, Brandon Austin, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Yves Bissouma, Jun'ai Byfield, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Jamie Donley, Archie Gray, Luca Gunter, Brennan Johnson, Antonin Kinsky, Mohammed Kudus, Will Lankshear, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Pedro Porro, Richarlison, Cristian Romero, Pape Matar Sarr, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son, Djed Spence, Mathys Tel, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Luka Vuskovic, Yang Min-Hyeok.

Nineteen-year-old midfielder George Abbott takes his place in the squad having just signed a new long-term contract to stay at the club and has a chance to prove his worth to Frank, alongside the likes of Jun'ai Byfield, Jamie Donley, Luca Gunter and Will Lankshear.