Key date for Spurs hopefuls

Tottenham will wait until after Saturday's friendly with Cagliari before deciding whether to offer deals to trialists Dagui Bakari and Edson Silva.

Lens forward Bakari and PSV Eindhoven striker Silva are expected to be involved in the club's Kappa Cup campaign which begins in Seville's Olympic Stadium against Feyenoord tonight.

Tottenham will play either Real Betis or Partizan Belgrade in Seville on Thursday before facing the Italians at White Hart Lane.

Spurs's sporting director Frank Arnesen said: "We will make our decision on both players in the days after the Cagliari match."

Meanwhile, Robbie Keane said today he is hoping to return to firstteam action sooner than first expected.

He suffered a ligament injury against Rangers last week and it was initially feared the striker could be out for up to three months.