Tottenham academy players delay holidays to help first team prepare for Champions League final

Tottenham academy players have postponed their summer holidays to help the first team prepare for the Champions League final.

The youngsters would usually be on their summer holidays, but a number of young players have delayed their end-of-season breaks.

Mauricio Pochettino has put his senior squad on tailored training plans which include days when players spend time in the gym.

Spurs hope Kane will be fit to return to full training early next week, providing the injury does not flare up

The inclusion of academy players in the team’s build-up means Pochettino is not short of numbers on the training field if players are completing indoor work or forced to pull out due to injury.

Spurs head to Madrid a week on Wednesday — four days before the game against Liverpool.

Harry Kane is on course to be fit for the final, but is entering a critical period of his rehabilitation from an ankle ligament injury.

Spurs hope Kane will be fit to return to full training early next week, providing the injury does not flare up.

Pochettino will make a final decision over his inclusion after seeing him in full training.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have handed ‘indefinite’ bans to three supporters who tried to sell their Champions League final tickets on a secondary ticketing platform.

Spurs hand ‘indefinite’ bans to three fans who tried to sell final tickets on resale website

Spurs have been allocated just 16,613 tickets for the game at Atletico Madrid’s 64,000-seater Wanda Metropolitano stadium.

Three season-ticket holders listed their final tickets on a resale site but were caught out.

Spurs urged fans not to ‘ruin one of the biggest occasions in the club’s history’.