Overview
- Tottenham announced on Monday that they will host Hoffenheim at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, August 15 as a ticketed friendly that serves as the club’s last public tune-up before the season.
- The club has also scheduled a second, behind-closed-doors meeting with Hoffenheim at Hotspur Way on Sunday, August 16 to give a separate starting XI competitive minutes.
- Those Hoffenheim fixtures cap a wider pre-season programme that includes a Hotspur Way friendly with MK Dons, an overseas tour to face Auckland FC and Sydney FC, and a Sydney Super Cup match with Chelsea, with the first group of players due back for training on July 10 and the squad flying to New Zealand on July 23.
- New summer arrivals Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Martin Dubravka and Jan Paul van Hecke are expected to be available for the Hoffenheim double-header, with van Hecke reported as a high-fee signing from Brighton.
- Hoffenheim arrive as a strong Bundesliga opponent who finished fifth and qualified for the Europa League; the stadium fixture is ticketed at accessible prices and the club says there may still be room to add further warm-up matches before the season starts.