Tottenham ready to spend ‘big’ on summer deals as new transfer plan revealed
Tottenham were relatively quiet in the January transfer window despite their squad being decimated with injuries.
Tottenham were without 11 first-team players against Manchester City on Sunday (1 February), where they came back from two goals down at half-time to draw 2-2.
Spurs signed midfielder Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid for around £35million and Brazilian left-back Souza from Santos for £13m last month.
It was believed Thomas Frank’s side could bring in more new faces before the window closed on Monday (2 February), but there was little activity in north London.
James Wilson joined on loan from Hearts in their only deadline-day signing, with Tottenham holding an option to buy the 18-year-old striker at the end of the season.
How Tottenham plan to strengthen in summer transfer window
Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, who was withdrawn at half-time against Man City through illness, took to social media on Monday to vent his frustrations around the issues his side are facing.
The Argentina international labelled it “disgraceful” Spurs only had 11 senior players available for the weekend’s clash against Pep Guardiola’s side.
The north London giants sold Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace for £35m in the January window, limiting their attacking options further for the rest of the season.
In an interview posted on Tottenham’s YouTube channel on Wednesday (4 February), sporting director Johan Lange insisted there will be more transfer business taking place this summer.
“The summer market is where eight or nine out of 10 players, they move clubs, so we will go into the summer window with big ambitions of strengthening the team,” said Lange.
“We know there’ll be more movements, we know there’ll be more opportunities, so the plans are already, can you see, drawn up. We have a clear picture of which position and also which profiles.
“Could we have brought one or two more in this January window? We would have been delighted to do so, but that was not a possibility.”
How Tottenham’s owners plan to increase spending
Lange is now spearheading Tottenham’s recruitment strategy after Fabio Paratici has left to join Fiorentina.
The Dane is supported by chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, while the Lewis family – who own a majority stake in the club – are now taking a more active role.
Finance expert Stefan Borson told Football Insider Tottenham’s owners plan to spend an extra £250m a year in a “new world” without former executive chairman Daniel Levy, who left the club last September.
“I think we know more about Spurs because of Daniel Levy leaving,” said Borson.
“I think that will dictate what happens next at Spurs, and I think you’ll see a new world. The only thing you can read into what’s been said about that era is that they’re going to spend more money.
“I think what that looks like is £50-100m per annum more on the wage bill, and probably £100m on transfers per annum extra.”
Whether that kind of spending arrives this summer is anyone’s guess, but it’s clear Tottenham’s hierarchy is planning to be more ambitious once the window opens again.
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