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Four Tottenham players doubtful for Leicester game

Tottenham will monitor Mousa Dembele, Serge Aurier, Kieran Trippier and Victor Wanyama before their Wembley swansong against Leicester.

Dembele (ankle) and Aurier (hamstring) missed Wednesday’s win over Newcastle where Trippier (knee) and Wanyama (thigh) came off. Eric Dier has overcome an illness and should feature.

Meanwhile, boss Mauricio Pochettino will make sure he celebrates Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League again, but admits the supporters “deserve a trophy”.

Spurs booked a third successive year in Europe’s elite club competition, in a season where they played at Wembley and all the other teams around them spent massively.

They could finish third if they beat Leicester on Sunday in their final league game at the national stadium and Pochettino will enjoy their success before plotting a Premier League title challenge for 2018-19.

“Last season, we finished second but it is not enough because we didn’t win the Premier League,” he said.

“And this season, again, despite playing at Wembley and many things from the beginning, still (for) some the situation is that, ‘Oh yes, but the team needs to win some titles…’

“Yes, after four years we never celebrate. I am going to celebrate with my people.

“I am going to celebrate with my staff, Jesus (Perez), because I think for us it is a massive achievement and of course not enough – because we want to win titles.

“I think it is not the only thing in football to win titles, but I think after to win in every single aspect I think this club, these group of players, people working here and the fans deserve to celebrate some trophy.”




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