De Zerbi explains Spurs absences in pre-season friendly win – and discusses future of youngster | OneFootball

Roberto De Zerbi says James Maddison and Destiny Udogie did not feature in the pre-season win over Auckland as a precaution.

Maddison returned at the end of last season after being out for around a year with a knee injury.

Udogie, meanwhile, has struggled with persistent injury issues at Spurs.

“He’s not working the last five days, I think, like Udogie, but they have not a big problem, just to stay focused, don’t take any risks,” De Zerbi explained.

“For the next game, the next friendly game against Sydney maybe we play with Tonali, with other players, maybe, we’ve got to see.”

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Goals from Dane Scarlett and Richarlison gave Spurs a 2-0 win in New Zealand.

Mikey Moore, who spent last season on loan at Rangers, started the game and played just over an hour, and De Zerbi was also asked about his future after the game.

“We have to see,” he said. “We have to analyse the last part of the transfer market, because we try to bring wingers, and then we speak with him, with his agent, with the club, to find the best solution for everyone.”

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