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The England international returned to Spurs with a year left on his contract and The Athletic understands he was told then that he would not be part of the first-team squad given Mourinho has three options at left-back.
Then
Despite this, he is thought to have known nothing about losing the No 3 shirt until receiving a phone call from somebody to say they had seen the news on television.
So not sure if it's a bit OTT to suggest he didn't know - seem like it was heavily implied in the former tbf.
BREAKING: Player doesn't get squad number for squad he is not part of.