Thomas Frank has eight Tottenham undroppables to face PSG and the three positions up for grabs
Football August 13, 2025 11:39 PM

Another piece of silverware is up for grabs for Tottenham on Wednesday evening as they bid to add to their Europa League success. Ending a 17-year trophy drought by beating Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao back in May, the Lilywhites will now compete with Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final.

Luis Enrique's side delivered one of the greatest European final performances with a 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan and that has left Tottenham fans rather worried as a result. New Tottenham boss Thomas Frank will be hoping to mastermind a big shock when the sides meet at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy on Wednesday evening.

Spurs have endured a rather mixed pre-season in terms of results, notably beating Arsenal 1-0 in Hong Kong and then falling to a 4-0 defeat at Bayern Munich seven days later. A lack of business in the summer transfer market has not exactly helped the Dane, with James Maddison succumbing to a long-term injury and Son Heung-min bidding farewell to the club after ten years in the capital.

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Heading into Wednesday's game against PSG, Frank will know the vast majority of his team to take on the Ligue 1 champions. In fact, eight of his players may have undroppable status for the final showdown.

Guglielmo Vicario is one of those, with Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence likely to make up the back four. Destiny Udogie has suffered with a knee injury over the course of the summer and is not quite ready for the final, meaning Spence will be leading the way to start at left-back once again.

In midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur appears a certainty to start and the same goes for new loan addition Joao Palhinha. The Portuguese international was named in the starting XI for last week's friendly against parent club Bayern Munich and a second successive start will be in order given what he brings to the team.

In attack, fellow new addition Mohammed Kudus looks to be assured of a spot after catching the eye in pre-season. The other three positions in Tottenham's front four are then very much up for debate.

In terms of the No.10 role, Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall may be fighting it out for a starting spot unless Kudus is moved centrally or Wilson Odobert is deployed there. On the left wing, it will be a three-way battle between Odobert, Mathys Tel and Brennan Johnson.

Who starts up front will all depend on Dominic Solanke's fitness as he has been struggling with an ankle issue this summer. The ex-Bournemouth man is available for selection once again but his lack of match action in pre-season leaves Frank with a big decision to make over his starting striker.

Richarlison will be leading the way if the England international is not in a position to start, with Tel another option available to Frank to play as a striker.

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