Tottenham start season with none of their six summer signings in starting XI

Antonio Conte waves to the Tottenham fans during his side's friendly against Rangers.
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Tottenham kick off the Premier League season with none of their six summer signings in the starting XI.

For his side's Premier League opener against Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, manager Antonio Conte has decided to field a line-up entirely made up of players who were already at the north London club last season.

However, five of Spurs' six summer recruits are on the bench for Saturday's game and could feature at some stage.

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, centre-back Clement Lenglet and midfielder Yves Bissouma are all substitues for Spurs, along with wing-backs Ivan Perisic and Djed Spence.

Tottenham's other summer signing, Richarlison, misses out through suspension after he was punished for throwing a flare back into the crowd during last season's 1-0 win for Everton over Chelsea.

Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Dejan Kulusevski start for Spurs in attack, with Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal occupying the wing-back roles for Conte's side.

Perisic, Bissouma and Lenglet all came on to make their debuts in the second half as Spurs came from behind to beat Southampton 4-1.

Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.