Players involved in the World Cup, including new signing Didier Zokoro will join up with the squad on July 21st, in time for the club's two high profile friendlies against Inter Milan at White Hart Lane and Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalonstadion, the venue of the World Cup semi-final between Germany and Italy, which the hosts lost in extra time.
Assistant coach Chris Hughton said, "It's the first time they've been all together for a while, it's a time to catch up and an ideal day for the new lads to get to know everyone. They were both happy on their first day. Dimitar already had a good grasp of the English language although that's not the case with Benoit."