Tottenham Hotspur select weakened squad for Australia

Tottenham Hotspur have followed in the footsteps of Juventus, selecting a weakened squad for their International Champions Cup involvement in Melbourne, Australia. 

English stars Harry Kane, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, France and club captain Huge Lloris, Belgium boys Toby Alderweireld, Moussa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen (although the latter is injured) and Welsh defender Ben Davies have all been left in Europe.

Making the trip though is Danish superstar Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela, Nacer Chadli and Heung-Min Son, as well as new signings Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janseen.

Heading for Melbourne! ?? A first chance to see new signing @vincentjanssen_ in action! #SpursInOz pic.twitter.com/cU7wCKHt0U

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 22, 2016

?? @ChrisEriksen8 was a popular figure at the airport… #SpursInOz ?? pic.twitter.com/RVmu6tYfYA

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 22, 2016

Despite the disappointment for excited Spurs fans Down Under, the move comes as no surprise after a packed football calendar featuring both the Copa America and Euros.

Here is the full squad:

Luke Amos
Dominic Ball
Tom Carroll
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Nacer Chadli
Marcus Edwards
Christian Eriksen
Tom Glover
Shayon Harrison
Vincent Janssen
Erik Lamela
Ryan Mason
Luke McGee
Will Miller
Josh Onomah
Heung-Min Son
Kieran Trippier
Michel Vorm
Kyle Walker-Peters
Anton Walkes
Victor Wanyama
Kevin Wimmer
Harry Winks
DeAndre Yedlin