{"id":291464,"date":"2023-09-27T09:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291464"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:34:17","slug":"andros-townsend-is-back-training-at-his-former-club-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/andros-townsend-is-back-training-at-his-former-club-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Andros Townsend is back training at his former club Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Andros Townsend is training at his former club Tottenham to maintain fitness levels as he searches for a new team following Everton exit and collapse of Burnley move<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Townsend, 32, is a free agent after leaving Everton over the summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was left in tears after a move to Burnley collapsed after terms were agreed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former England international Andros Townsend is training at Tottenham &#8211; returning to the club he left in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Townsend is a free agent after leaving Everton in the summer and had a spell at Burnley, who decided against offering the 32-year-old a contract.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands Tottenham have opened the door to their state-of-the-art HQ in Enfield to Townsend, who came through their academy after joining as an eight-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>For now Townsend is training with a view to maintaining his fitness as he seeks a return to professional football and there is no indication that head coach Ange Postecoglou is even considering handing him a contract.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that he is not involved with first-team training.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/10\/75882827-12565615-Andros_Townsend_is_training_with_former_club_Tottenham_to_mainta-m-24_1695805362066.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andros Townsend is training with former club Tottenham to maintain his fitness levels<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/10\/75838109-12565615-Townsend_left_Everton_at_the_end_of_last_season_and_a_move_to_Bu-m-25_1695805373077.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend left Everton at the end of last season and a move to Burnley failed to materialise<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/09\/75882883-12565615-image-a-19_1695804041261.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend played in pre-season fixtures for the club but ultimately didn&#8217;t sign for the Clarets<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Townsend&#8217;s training stint at Spurs marks an emotional return to the club he has such an affinity with.<\/p>\n<p>Townsend grew up a Tottenham supporter and eventually went on to make 93 appearances for the club &#8211; scoring 11 goals.<\/p>\n<p>He became an England international during his time at Tottenham, breaking into the national squad in September 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Townsend left Spurs in 2016, joining Crystal Palace where he made 185 appearances before joining Everton in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But the attacker has now come full circle and is back at Tottenham training as he seeks the next step in his career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/10\/75882907-12565615-Townsend_in_action_for_Tottenham_against_Crystal_Palace_in_the_P-m-23_1695805336191.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend in action for Tottenham against Crystal Palace in the Premier League back in 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