Here are your football.london headlines on Tuesday, September 27.
Kulusevski makes "very happy" Tottenham and Conte admission
Dejan Kulusevski has admitted that his decision to depart Juventus for Tottenham was "the best I could have made in that situation," in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport while on international duty this week.
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The Swede has credited Spurs boss Antonio Conte with transforming his form and fitness to a different level, previously telling football.london that he finds it "amazing" to feel the pain of training hard.
In his latest interview, the 22-year-old explained: "His (Conte) work was important. At Tottenham my body changed, mainly thanks to the exercises in the gym, in no time.
"We work a lot every day and better than I did in Italy. I love how we train in London and for sure the credit goes to our coach. I'm very happy to play for him," he explained.
"At Tottenham, as I have already said, you struggle a lot more in the gym and you can see the results. I can say that from Juve to Spurs my world has changed and one thing must be said about Conte.
Referee revealed for North London Derby - and has recent history with Spurs
Anthony Taylor has been announced as the referee for Saturday's North London Derby after overseeing Tottenham's extremely ill-tempered 2-2 draw against Chelsea in August.
A victory at the Emirates Stadium will see Antonio Conte's side leapfrog Arsenal and go top of the table, whilst Mikel Arteta will know his side can put a bit of daylight between their fierce rivals with three points.
All eyes will be on Taylor following the most recent meeting between the two sides which saw Rob Holding sent off in last season's clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, subsequently giving Spurs the edge as they ran out 3-0 winners.
The Mancunian referee made headlines when taking charge of Tottenham's recent visit to Stamford Bridge, a contest that saw both managers being sent off after the final whistle.
Bissouma endures a disappointing international break
Tottenham summer signing Yves Bissouma would have hoped to get some game-time under his belt during the first international break of the season. However, it has not exactly worked out that way for the 26-year-old
Having started just one game for his new club after arriving from Brighton in a move believed to be worth £25 million, Bissouma could only manage 27 minutes in Mali's 1-0 victory over Zambia at the Stade Du 26 Mars
Though, he was named in the starting line-up for the second match of the double-header against the same opponents on Monday. Nonetheless, weather problems prevented more than a quarter of the fixture from being played.
Subsequently, Bissouma only played 42 minutes of football during the break which is not ideal for Conte, who needs him fitter and sharper for the frantic run of 13 fixtures within six weeks ahead.
Son sends Arsenal warning ahead of North London Derby
Following a somewhat difficult start to the new season, Heung-Min Son has found his goalscoring touch ahead of the North London Derby on Saturday.
The Spurs forward scored in South Korea's 1-0 win over Cameroon, with the 30-year-old reacting quickest as the ball was parried by Andre Onana from a shot by Kin Jin-su.
Off the back of a ruthless hat-trick against Leicester City, the Premier League Golden Boot winner again demonstrated his poacher's instinct to secure victory against the African Cup of Nations finalists.
Importantly for Antonio Conte, Son is also scoring different types of goals. His most recent strike was a stark contrast to the spectacular free-kick he scored in a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica last week.
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