Spurs News

Benoit Assou-Ekoto has told the Tottenham board to financially match the Premier League big spenders. BAE has warned Spurs that they must put their hands on the pockets, or end up like Aston Villa! Where did that come from Benny? He told the Evening Standard: “If we want to become great, the club have to do certain things differently so as to match what the top...

Danny Rose hopes to prove he is good enough to be Tottenham’s first-choice left-back. Rose has a challenge on his hands to oust Benoit Assou-Ekotto from Harry Redknapp’s first choice squad. Benny has been one of our star performers over the past year-and-a-half. Rose told the Spurs site: “My ultimate aim is to be in the starting XI on a Saturday. “I...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto is sure Tottenham fans will give their backing to Emmanuel Adebayor. Assou-Ekotto insists the Spurs faithful will bury their past dislike of the striker though and give him the backing he needs to score goals for the club. “I don’t think there will be any trouble with the Spurs fans and Emmanuel,” Assou-Ekotto told skysports.com. “The...

Tottenham full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto believes that Emmanuel Adebayor would prove the be the perfect foil for Jermain Defoe. Adebayor is being linked with a season-long loan move to Spurs after falling out of favour at Manchester City. “I played against him when I was young [in France] so I know him well,” said Assou-Ekotto in the Daily Telegraph. “He...

Younes Kaboul, Rafael van der Vaart and Benoit Assou-Ekotto have all spoken about the riots and how it affects the chances of Tottenham facing Everton on Saturday. Kaboul said: “I was really surprised by what happened in Tottenham. “We don’t know whether we will be able to play this Saturday, as the riots are spreading across London. They look like they’re...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has pledged his future to Tottenham Hotspur. The Cameroon international has been linked with a move to Paris St Germain but believes that Spurs can force their way back into Champions League. Harry Redknapp joked that Benny may not be interested in football but he is ‘top drawer’. Assou-Ekotto had arguably his best season in a Spurs shirt...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has claimed that he would like to stay at Tottenham for the rest of his career. After a tough start to life at White Hart Lane, the Cameroon international has cemented his place in the team at left-back under Harry Redknapp. “Team spirit here is exceptional under Harry,” he told the News of the World. “I want to stay at Spurs for...

Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has backed William Gallas’ decision to move to White Hart Lane. With some fans unhappy that the former Arsenal and Chelsea centre-half is due to sign for us, Assou-Ekotto believes that Gallas has every right to move across north London. He said: “Look, Darth Vader could come to Spurs. I don’t care. “If he...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has taken Harry Redknapp’s decision to substitute him during the Young Boys defeat in a positive manner. The left-back who can look at times as if he has no emotion has surprised us with his positive reaction to the decision by Harry during the match in Bern after just 36 minnutes. Assou-Ekotto, lets face it had a nightmare of a game and also...

Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Sebastien Bassong have both been named in Cameroon’s preliminary World Cup squad. Cameroon boss Paul Le Guen left Bassong out of his squad for January’s African Cup of Nations, but some assured performances in the Spurs defence have handed him a recall. Cameroon squad: Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor), Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Guy...