KING: TRIO’S EURO PAIN

TOTTENHAM legend Ledley King hopes forgotten England men Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Harry Winks will use their Euros pain as fuel for their club this season.

The trio have all played for the Three Lions within the last 28 months, and Dier and Winks as recently as November last year. But they all had to look on from their summer holidays as their want-away club-mate Harry Kane and the rest of Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad reached the Euros final.

And King, who won 21 caps for England, knows that will have hurt them – and is backing them to channel it in a positive way.

King, 40, said: “Dele didn’t play much last season and being at home watching the Euros, having been part of that group before, along with Harry Winks and Eric Dier, these guys will be coming back determined to show what they can do.

“It could work well for Spurs, there’s no doubt they will have a determination. It will have hurt them watching the Euros and hopefully that will play into them having great seasons.” Alli’s social

media feeds have been dripping with pictures of him working hard over the summer.

King, who has returned to his ambassadorial role with Tottenham after his time as assistant to Jose Mourinho, said:

“Dele has obviously gone away over the off-season and come back with the intention to really stamp his authority on the season.

“No doubt he has come back with a real determination to get his career back up to the levels we saw a few years ago. He’ll be like a new player for this season.” If Alli and Winks

MANAGER:

Nuno Espirito Santo.

BIG SIGNING: Cristian Romero (£43m from Atalanta).

KEY MAN: Heung-min Son.

VERDICT: Without Harry Kane’s goals, it’s going to be an uphill battle for Spurs to make the top seven, let alone top four, this season. can win back the places now Nuno Espirito Santo is in charge then they will be looking to get new signing Bryan Gil in the action as much as possible. King added: “Bryan Gil is an exciting young player, he likes to get on the ball.”

Ledley King was speaking at the McDonald’s Fun Football Festival on London’s Southbank. Fun Football Festivals are taking place across the UK this summer, find your nearest one at mcdonalds.co.uk/football