Tottenham's 'kneejerk' Roberto De Zerbi decision has left 'fall-out' on the cards - expert

Tottenham Hotspur may have created issues for themselves by handing Roberto De Zerbi greater control over their transfer business.

That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that a "fall-out" at the club is inevitable in the coming months.

Recent reports have suggested that Spurs have handed De Zerbi greater control over several different aspects of the club, including summer recruitment.

Wyness believes that there has been an overreaction from the Lilywhites behind the scenes after they secured Premier League survival, and feels that the manager has a "very strong" political position right now.

The 47-year-old achieved his remit of keeping the team in the division, and now has plenty of bargaining power with the club hierarchy.

Tottenham have already secured moves for Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson, Jan Paul van Hecke and Martin Dubravka, and more incomings are expected shortly.

Tottenham let themselves down with 'knee-jerk reaction'

Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that Spurs handing control over to De Zerbi is a "knee-jerk" reaction after his early success.

He made it clear that the decision shows serious short-term thinking behind the scenes, as all players will now be signed for the Italian's system, rather than with the club's long-term aims in mind,

Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, Wyness pointed out that Spurs have swung the "pendulum" too far towards De Zerbi.

"I think it's a short-term fix. De Zerbi has only been there a few months. Giving up complete control of your club like that is a mistake, and it seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to the crisis of last year," he said.

"You have to be careful not to overreact in terms of your actions. This is the point I'm trying to make here. And Spurs, I think, are swinging the pendulum, just going too far. 

"The problem comes when you start having all the players that he's going to recruit, but they're all for his system. Eventually, when they fall out, which I'm sure they will at some stage, the players will be there, and the new manager will come in, and he won't fancy them. 

"De Zerbi will have his own views, and he's in a very strong political position right now with pretty weak owners, so he may well take that chance and ram home that power and that authority. 

"It may work well for a season or two, but when things start to go wrong, that's when the issues will appear, so I'm putting that marker down now."

Ex-Spurs scout worried over Luka Vuskovic

Former Spurs scout Mick Brown recently told Football Insider that he is concerned about Luka Vuskovic's ability to play in the Premier League after his performance in Croatia's World Cup loss to England.

The Croatian's future has been up in the air of late, and Brighton are currently waiting for a response on a £45million bid.

Vuskovic is tipped to have a huge future ahead of him at the top level, but King suggested there should be doubts as to whether he is ready to perform for Spurs just yet.

However, with Brighton offering a clearer pathway to first-team football, tht could result in the 19-year-old heading for the exit this summer.