'We've got a leak' - Spurs to 'deal with' problem in camp

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says he has "no doubt" somebody at the club has been leaking team news this season.

Online rumours had suggested winger Wilson Odobert would miss his side's Europa League fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.

The Frenchman, 20, was subsequently named in the squad but remained an unused substitute during the 1-1 last-eight first-leg draw.

A disappointed Postecoglou said on Friday: "There is no doubt we've got a leak inside the club. Someone continues to leak out information and they have all year.

"I don't know why as it just makes our job even more difficult. It doesn't help us, as you don't want to give the opposition a helping hand.

"We've narrowed it down. I've got a fair idea where it's coming from. We will deal with it.

"It certainly doesn't help us on game days. It's sometimes half-truths and sometimes more. You'd like to think that everyone within our camp is working with us rather than against us."

Spurs travel to Wolverhampton on Sunday after a 3-1 win over bottom club Southampton last weekend ended a run of four Premier League games without victory.

Postecoglou's side are 14th in the table with just 37 points from 31 games.

On Friday, Tottenham announced, external the appointment of Vinai Venkatesham as their new chief executive officer - a role he held at their rivals Arsenal before leaving at the end of last season.

The 44-year-old spent more than a decade in various roles at the Gunners before being named CEO in 2020, and is currently a non-executive director of the British Olympic Association.

Venkatesham, who was formerly a member of the board and executive committee of the European Club Association (ECA), will start work at Spurs this summer and be responsible for operational matters on and off the field.

The move is another example of an executive working for two rival high-profile Premier League clubs.

Last year Omar Berrada left his role as chief operations officer (COO) at City Football Group - the parent company of Manchester City - to become CEO of Manchester United.