Dele Alli admits he has missed playing for Tottenham ahead of his first appearance for the north London club in 101 days.

The 20-year-old enjoyed a superb breakthrough season last term and scored 10 Premier League goals en route to the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

But Alli's season ended on a sour note as he received a three-game ban for striking West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob during a 1-1 draw between the two sides on April 25.

The moment of petulance saw Alli miss the Premier League run in and, after featuring for England at Euro 2016, the midfielder is eager to return to action with Mauricio Pochettino's side against Inter Milan this afternoon.

“The start of the season has come around so quickly," he told the club's official website.

"But you do miss it and you do want to get back out there again.

"We’re all looking forward to it. It will be good to blow away some cobwebs. I feel good though."

Spurs face the Serie A side in Oslo and, like Alli, the majority of the club's internationals that took part at Euro 2016 are expected to feature at some stage.

Despite having a relatively short summer break Alli is adamant he is in good shape with the Premier League season set to start next weekend.

"I’ve done a lot of fitness work and it will be great to get out there again.

"It will be a tough test but we want that, to challenge ourselves against one of the best teams in Europe," he insisted.

Meanwhile, Pochettino has welcomed the return of Tottenham's internationals and is eager to see them test themselves against Roberto Mancini's side.

“I think it’s very important, it’s good that they are involved again with us to compete.

"We have a very good game, Inter Milan is a great team and it’s important to feel the competition," said the Spurs boss.