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While there were plenty of omissions that created headlines, it was the inclusion of Juan Foyth's name among Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season tour squad which dropped a big hint about the future.

Kieran Trippier was missing because he was finalising his move to Atletico Madrid and Danny Rose's absence, after he was left behind in the UK to sort out his own transfer elsewhere, wrote its own headlines.

There were other omissions, Vincent Janssen and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou also on the 'sort yourself a move' list alongside it would seem Josh Onomah, while Marcus Edwards is currently training with Championship club Brentford as he aims to earn himself a move.

Then there is Foyth. He shouldn't be in the squad. His season only finished on July 6, playing in the Copa America third-place match in Brazil, and he should be returning to Hotspur Way next week with Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez and Victor Wanyama to start pre-season training following their international commitments.

Foyth played his last match after all of those players and on top of that, the 21-year-old married his childhood sweetheart Ariana only days ago.

So why has he put their honeymoon on hold to walk on to an aeroplane to Asia with his Tottenham Hotspur team-mates?

Technically, if he plays against Juventus in Singapore on Sunday, he will be well within the 21 days FIFA state a player should have off after summer internationals, but this appears to be Foyth's decision in consultation with Mauricio Pochettino.

For a new job seems to have been advertised at Spurs. With Trippier's departure there is no first choice right-back at the club.

Serge Aurier, who also picked up an injury at the Africa Cup of Nations, has not yet fully convinced the Tottenham manager that he's consistent enough for the job since his move from PSG two summers ago. He also struggled with injuries last season.

Likewise Kyle Walker-Peters made just 10 appearances in the last campaign under the Argentine and is yet to win the trust of the manager for a regular role.

In contrast, Foyth has found a new position - or been handed a new one by Pochettino - at just the right time. It would suggest that the Spurs boss had this in mind months ago when he would have known Trippier wanted a change this summer.

The 21-year-old was given a few starts at right-back towards the end of last season, impressing in particular against Manchester City in the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. and Pochettino admitted to football.london that he trusts him in the role after showing in training sessions that he could excel in the position.

Pochettino likes a project, particularly one that converts a player to a new position. Just ask Eric Dier about that one. Versatility and tactical intelligence are the Tottenham manager's two biggest demands in a player.

Foyth then went to the Copa America and thrived in the right-back position, chosen there during the knockout stages and earning plaudits from many, including his national manager Lionel Scaloni, who believes that Foyth's future could well be at right-back.

"I'm not saying it will be a gamble, but rather it's the future of the national team. He is currently in a big stage of his career and has an even more promising future," he said of the young Spurs defender.

"We must think about the future. We know that he has been in great shape, and that gives us a lot of confidence. It is a young player who has already played like that [at right-back] for his club and he played well.

"Logically, this is an option we have for this position. He is a strong and fast player and we rely on him. But the bottom line is that we take into account the current form and we are aware that the future will be better."

Foyth, who trained as an attacking midfielder in the Estudiantes academy until he was 16, is comfortable on the ball and has the dribbling ability to get down the touchline and pick out a pass.

The young defender's inclusion in the International Champions Cup tour squad suggests he will be the team's right-back for the matches against Juventus and Manchester United in Singapore and Shanghai respectively.

That would indicate that Walker-Peters, the only other viable right-back candidate, will fill the gap on the left vacated by Rose and Ben Davies, who is still in injury rehabilitation back at Hotspur Way.

Walker-Peters will get game time and perhaps this is his opportunity to convince Pochettino that he can fill the Rose-shaped hole on the other side of the pitch. Losing the England left-back and Trippier will cause Spurs further homegrown issues and Walker-Peters may be required to solve that.

There has been talk of Ryan Sessegnon taking on the role, but if Tottenham agree a deal for the Fulham teenager as expected then he is likely to played initially in an attacking role.

On the right though it looks like Foyth will have a big chance to stake his claim for that regular right-back berth, although he will have to bide his time, with that red card against Bournemouth towards the end of last season keeping him out of the first two games of the new campaign.

Pochettino has previously said that his young compatriot can go on to become one of the best defenders in Europe and in the manager Foyth knows he has the perfect mentor.

He told football.london last season that a phone conversation with Pochettino left him in no doubt about his destination during the summer of 2017, despite PSG's attempts to sign him.

"I had the chance to talk to Mauricio and he told me I had very good features but that he was going to improve that, and so far I’m learning, slowly, but I have great support," admitted Foyth.

“More than anything I decided on Tottenham because there was an Argentinian manager, and also the coaching team was from Argentina – or they can speak Spanish. Then also because it was a club that supported young players a lot.

"Another reason that influenced my decision was because the manager was a defender as well so he might have very good recommendations and advice to give me. I think I've improved physically but there’s still room for improvement."

That improvement will come with removing the odd impetuous rash tackle and inexperienced positioning, but this summer has been a big one for Foyth, with his international development alongside Messi & Co in Brazil, and in Asia he can lay down a real marker for the season ahead.