Juventus vs Tottenham: Squads, team news & preview

Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. tackle last season's Champions League finalists in Singapore

Juventus and Tottenham face off in Singapore in an International Champions Cup encounter on Sunday.

It is the first outing for the Serie A champions this summer, with big summer signings Matthijs de Ligt, Adrien Rabiot and Merih Demiral all travelling with the squad for this clash.

Champions League finalists Spurs, meanwhile, will also make their friendly bow, with new signing Tanguy Ndombele in line for a debut.

Squads & Team News

Gonzalo Higuain is named in the Juventus ICC squad after a difficult spell at Chelsea on loan last season.

New signing Matthijs de Ligt is included along with Adrien Rabiot and Gianluigi Buffon, but Aaron Ramsey and Giorgio Chiellini miss out.

Additionally, goalkeeper Mattia Perin is absent. He was due to move to Benfica but the move broke down as he has a shoulder injury that will keep him out for four more months.

Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez and Victor Wanyama have yet to return to the squad after their various international commitments while Ben Davies, Eric Dier and Cameron Carter-Vickers are recovering from injury.

Vincent Janssen, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Danny Rose are omitted from the squad as the club seeks to move them on.

Betting & Match Odds

Juventus are marginal 21/20 favourites at bet365. Spurs can be backed at 5/2, while the draw is on offer at 12/5.

Match Preview

“It was difficult to move on after the final,” manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted. “I think we spent our best time as a staff sharing those three weeks [leading up to the final] and how we prepared was unbelievable, the happiness, the atmosphere was the best in five years and it was a shame to finish with a bad feeling.

“It’s still tough, it still hurts, it’s still difficult, but we need to move on. In the last week we’ve started to train, started to motivate again and of course you look forward to another season.

“This season is going to be another massive challenge for us but we are brave, we have the motivation and we are going to fight to have another very good season.”