{"id":24678,"date":"2025-10-08T05:47:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/martin-allen-confirms-tottenham-hero-will-leave-club\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:47:25","slug":"martin-allen-confirms-tottenham-hero-will-leave-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/martin-allen-confirms-tottenham-hero-will-leave-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Allen confirms Tottenham hero will leave club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham fans waving their flags (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Long-time Tottenham full-back Ben Davies appears to be nearing the end of his time at Spurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having spent more than a decade in north London, Davies is now officially Tottenham&#8217;s longest-serving member of the squad, and his status has understandably sparked discussion among fans and pundits as to when it will be time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tottenham Hotspur News, with Davies&#8217; role diminishing and younger players emerging, Spurs fans are already expecting him to leave the pitch for the last time, to a standing ovation from the supporters who have seen him through thick and thin.<\/p>\n<p>Davies joined Tottenham from Swansea City in 2014 and has since built a respected, if often understated, legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his long career with the club, he made 358 appearances, contributing 9 goals and recording 26 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Even in a season where he wasn&#8217;t guaranteed a starting role, Davis was reliable to step in when needed and maintain a high standard.<\/p>\n<p>Under Thomas Frank, Spurs have improved both tactically and in terms of personnel, with the emergence of young full-backs and defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Davies&#8217; playing time has been gradually decreasing and there has been talk of a possible departure, especially with the club&#8217;s focus on competing at the highest level in both the Premier League and Europe.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Ben Davies leave Tottenham?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-414x290.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-630x441.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-768x538.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-770x539.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-900x630.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league-1200x841.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/west-ham-united-fc-v-tottenham-hotspur-fc-premier-league.jpg.webp 1469w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Davies of Tottenham Hotspur (Photo by Alex Davidson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Premier League midfielder Martin Allen believes Davies will receive an emotional exit from Spurs fans when he leaves the club.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Is he good enough to continue it in the Premier League now?&#8221;<\/em> Allen said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don&#8217;t know, I doubt it, but if there is a competition in the Champions League, all the players will have to reach Champions League level.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to need all of them to contribute. He&#8217;ll probably play in games like the FA Cup, League Cup and minor games in the Premier League, maybe even play.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But I think his time at Tottenham is probably coming to an end. And any Tottenham fan will give him a standing ovation when he plays his last game for Tottenham, because he&#8217;s a great player for Tottenham. But I think he&#8217;s coming to the end of his time at Tottenham.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although his playing time has dwindled and the team has restructured around new players, his legacy remains etched into the Spurs&#8217; identity.<\/p>\n<p>When that moment arrives, few will be surprised if after the final whistle there is applause, thanks and a standing ovation befitting a player who has given so much to the Lilywhites.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Report: Tottenham join four-way battle for \u00a387m-rated forward <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham fans waving their flags (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images) Long-time Tottenham full-back Ben Davies appears to be nearing the end of his time at Spurs. Having spent more than a decade in north London, Davies is now officially Tottenham&#8217;s longest-serving member of the squad, and his status has understandably sparked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-24678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}