Tottenham Hotspur have endured a turbulent season under Jose Mourinho, but Mauricio Pochettino’s quickly-appointed successor is unlikely to commit to an overhaul this summer.
What’s he said?
The north Londoners were injected with new manager syndrome back in November, winning back-to-back league matches, although the results hinted that Mourinho’s major trait was lacking.
He’s always been known as a ‘negative’ – or defensively-minded – tactician, yet both games were 3-2 victories. The inability to keep a clean sheet has been a recurring theme since, keeping just three since.
So one supporter asked the question in a recent The Athletic Q&A, would Spurs improve their backline with summer additions or will Mourinho have to work his magic?
Charlie Eccleshare provided the following response…
Transfer priorities
It’s hard to know if Spurs will be in for a busy summer window, especially as they appear set to miss out on the Champions League for the first time in four seasons, and as a subsequent result, will face financial repercussions.
Mourinho may not receive much of a transfer budget as they’ll be missing out on the stacks of money that the elite competitions breeds.
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Although, he will have plenty of work to do to revive this faltering squad of players.
They certainly need a backup to Harry Kane as his injury has only highlighted a serious lack of depth in that department, which of course, has been made worse by further absence to the likes of Heung-min Son and Steven Bergwijn.
While Jan Vertonghen is out of contract at the end of the season and will need to be replaced, but don’t expect the club to spend a “huge amount” of money on bolstering the worst defence in the top ten of the Premier League.
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It seems increasingly likely that Spurs will go into next season, whenever that may be, with Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez as first-choice options.
And in other news, Spurs surely ruing missing out on this January fatal miss…