Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed he turned down approaches from two clubs this summer, one of them thought to be Paris St Germain, because he believes Tottenham are on the verge of achieving something big.

Tottenham’s partnership with Real Madrid has got off to a rocky start after Andre Villas-Boas revealed he has not spoken to Jose Mourinho for a long time and does not even have his former mentor’s phone number.

CLOSE your eyes and listen and he might be José Mourinho’s twin brother.

West Brom midfielder Filipe Teixeira is poised to start on the comeback trail next week after being sidelined for more than six months with a knee problem.

Premier League newcomers West Brom are hopeful their injured trio will be fit for the start of the Barclays Premier League campaign.