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On Monday Tottenham Hotspur welcome Chelsea to a London derby that will feel slightly peculiar to fans of the club. Although the Spurs faithful always go into every clash with cross-city rivals hoping to take something from the game, the remarkable start to the new Premier League season under Ange Postecoglou has pushed expectations sky high. And against a Chelsea side that are languishing in mid-table, anything but all three points may be seen as a bit of a disappointment. 

Ange Postecoglou has been a revelation since taking charge at Tottenham Hotspur but his managerial credentials will come under scrutiny across the next few weeks. The Australian accrued the most points of any manager in their first 10 games in the history of the English Premier League. Tottenham went undefeated, collecting 26 points as Postecoglou received two manager of the month awards. It was the club’s best-ever start in the Premier League era and their second best-ever in English football, behind the title winning side of 1960-01.

It’s been a positive start to Ange Postecoglou’s tenure at Tottenham Hotspur and their squad market value has slightly increased by €7.2 million to €754.8m in our latest update. Postecoglou enjoyed a dream start to his Tottenham career after moving from Celtic in the summer with the Australian boss collecting 26 points from his first ten games to take the North London club top of the table.

The latest African Cup Of Nations gets underway in Ivory Coast this January, with plenty of Premier League clubs set to lose the services of some of their top stars for a month or so. Players like Mohamed Salah and André Onana could be set to miss up to seven games with their club sides if their nations are to go all the way to the final of the tournament. 

It’s been an incredibly quiet transfer window and deadline day was no different but the biggest shock of the day involves Lucas Bergvall. The Swedish starlet seemed destined to join Barcelona but a last minute change of heart will now see him sign for Tottenham Hotspur. Bergval has picked Ange Postecgolou’s men and will fly into London on Friday to complete his medical, according to the Athletic.