Roberto De Zerbi is speaking to the media for the first time as Tottenham boss on Friday afternoon ahead of his debut in the dugout at Sunderland this weekend.
The Italian will take charge of his Spurs team for the first time on Sunday afternoon when the north London side make the trip to the Stadium of Light with the hope of recording their first Premier League win in 2026. The new boss wants to keep Tottenham in the Premier League at the end of their final seven matches of the campaign.
First De Zerbi will take his seat in the press conference room at Hotspur Way on Friday, speaking to the media about what lies ahead, including the latest injury news, particularly that setback for Mohammed Kudus. football.london will be bringing you a live blog from the press conference below, then a full transcript afterwards with everything the 46-year-old said in the main broadcast section and also later on what he said in the embargoed section for the daily newspapers.
Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to De Zerbi. Scroll down for the latest updates from the Italian’s first press conference at Hotspur Way.

