The Tottenham Hotspur roster for the team’s preseason tour in the United States has been announced. It will consist of 24 Spurs. Here it is below:
(3) GOALKEEPERS: Brad Friedel (USA), Jordan Archer (SCO), Luke McGee (ENG)
(8) DEFENDERS: Kyle Walker (ENG), Danny Rose (ENG), Younes Kaboul (FRA), Kyle Naughton (ENG), Michael Dawson (ENG), Ezekiel Fryers (ENG), Ryan Fredericks (ENG), Milos Veljkovic (SRB)
(10) MIDFIELDERS: Aaron Lennon (ENG), Erik Lamela (ARG), Lewis Holtby (GER), Etienne Capoue (FRA), Andros Townsend (ENG), Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL), Christian Eriksen (DEN), Tom Carroll (ENG), Cristian Ceballos (ESP), Ryan Mason (ENG)
(3) FORWARDS: Roberto Soldado (ESP), Harry Kane (ENG), Yago Falque (ESP)
MANAGER: Mauricio Pochettino
Spurs will visit the Chicago Fire to play an international friendly at Toyota Park on Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Cental on ESPN.
Tottenham will hold an open training session on the Toyota Park stadium field on Friday, July 25 at 4:30 p.m. central. The training session is free and open to the public.
Led by recently newly installed leader Pochettino, the Tottenham Hotspur roster for the tour is highlighted by American goalkeeper Brad Friedel, French defender Younes Kaboul, English midfielder Michael Dawson, English midfielder Aaron Lennon and Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Fire vs. Tottenham is the Spurs’ third and final match of the American tour. The Spurs drew the Seattle Sounders FC 3-3 Saturday afternoon and face Toronto FC on July 23.
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