De Zerbi on Mudryk, offers for Richarlison and Forest

Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (15:00 BST) Here are the key lines from his news conference: James Maddison was back in training on Thursday but will not make Saturday's match. Everyone else is available, including Savio and Mykhailo Mudryk, who De Zerbi said is ready to play "part of the game". De Zerbi spoke at length about the Ukrainian winger: "We spent one particular season together in Shakhtar and when I spoke about the Ballon d'Or I was very clear, I was speaking about the potential of the player. Until now, he has had many problems. The potential was and is clear. His challenge is to respect all of his qualities because he's a great player." De Zerbi said Richarlison - who has been left out of Spurs' 25-man Premier League squad and is expected to exit in the coming days - told him that he wanted to leave the club at the beginning of pre-season, adding: "I only want the players that want to stay here with pride, passion to stay. Then every other problem is not my business, it's the responsibility of the club. I can't say anything because I didn't decide anything." On any bids for the Brazil forward: "I don't know if there is an offer from Turkey. I don't know if the club has accepted the offer. I know there was an offer before the end of the transfer market but he didn't accept. For me, nothing has changed." He says Mateus Fernandes can play "multiple positions" in his side, adding: "In this moment, Rodrigo Bentancur is very important for this team because he gives balance and order on the pitch with his experience. So we try to play with Mateus in the number 10, where he started his career, and then he was one of two midfielders. He's very young. Like [Lucas] Bergvall, Archie Gray and Savio - they are the future of this club." On Saturday's opponents: "Good team. They have a clear style of play - like Crystal Palace and like Eintracht Frankfurt [Forest boss Oliver Glasner's previous two clubs] many years ago. They play well and they have good players, but we also have very good players." Listen to full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds on Saturday Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news Got a question about Spurs? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]