Gallas leads five out Spurs exit as AVB trims his squad to make room for Damiao

Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2012 by Dailymail

Andre Villas-Boas will start his Tottenham cull this week after finalising a list players he deems surplus to requirements.

The Portuguese manager wanted to give each member of the Spurs squad a chance to prove themselves during the opening few weeks of his White Hart Lane reign.

Tottenham returned from their three-match US tour on Tuesday before beating Championship side Watford 1-0 in a pre-season friendly on Sunday.

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And Villas-Boas has now decided which players he feels have no future at the club under his leadership.

The former Chelsea manager will inform the squad members who will be allowed to leave White Hart Lane ahead of the new season in a series of private meetings, which are understood to be planned for this week.

David Bentley, Jermaine Jenas, Sebastien Bassong, William Gallas and Kyle Naughton are all expected to be told they can leave this summer, while a number of the club's youngsters will be made available for loan.

Sandro, Steven Caulker and Gio Dos Santos will be given extra time to prove their credentials due to their involvement in the Olympic Games.

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