(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is already looking forward to the start of next season and says that playing Newcastle United in their Premier League opener will give the players a little bit of extra motivation. "We're starting to prepare the season and we cannot wait to start again," Pochettino told the club's website. Tottenham's game against Newcastle gives them the opportunity to avenge their humiliating 5-1 defeat in the final game of the 2015-16 campaign. "Next season will be exciting and to start at St James' Park will be very motivating for us." Forward Son Heung-min, who scored 21 goals for the club last season, could miss the first few games of the season after undergoing surgery for a broken arm on Friday.

Source: The Star June 16, 2017 07:18 UTC