Tottenham Hotspur are entering a crucial period—not only in their transfer plans but also as they prepare to compete in the Champions League under new head coach Thomas Frank. We caught up with James Trembath from LondonWorld to hear his insights on Tottenham’s priorities this summer, which areas require reinforcements, and how Frank can maximize the potential of the squad he’s taken over.
00:00Tottenham Hotspur are entering a crucial period not only in their transfer plans
00:07but also as they prepare to compete in the Champions League under new coach Thomas Frank.
00:15Expectations are high across North London but careful strategy will be key.
00:20With Frank eager to imprint his style, Spurs face the challenges of strengthening important positions
00:25while maintaining the core group that secured the Europa League title last season.
00:32Luckily, Frank takes charge of a well-established squad.
00:35From the leadership of Captain Heung-Min Son to the progression of emerging talents
00:40like Nicky van der Ven and Destiny Adoghi, the team's spine is strong.
00:46We caught up with James Trenbath from London World to hear his insights on Tottenham's priorities this summer,
00:53which areas require reinforcements and how Frank can maximise the potential of the squad he's taken over.
01:02Yeah, just on the transfer market, obviously, you know, you're looking at season players
01:06and another season in Europe, maybe hopefully less injuries for Spurs
01:11because of not playing that high-octane Antipas de Coglu ball.
01:15I mean, where do they go in the transfer market? It's so important to get this right.
01:19As you say, likely they're going to back him.
01:21But on the other hand, how do you compete with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City?
01:25We're going to spend hundreds of millions again.
01:28I mean, it makes it so hard to sort of find these correct signings who can take you forward.
01:34I mean, Mbwema would be a great deal, but the pull Manchester United have is just incredible
01:39with the likes of them signing Mateus Cunha as well and having an awful season themselves as well.
01:43Yeah, I mean, it's going to be tough and, you know, we don't compete on a level playing field.
01:49We know that Spurs don't have the cash that some of our rivals do.
01:53But then we need to be smart and savvy in the recruitment and that's what it's all about.
01:56You know, you've seen the likes of Brighton do it very, very well, very effectively without breaking the bank.
02:01And two of Spurs' best signings recently have been Kulishevski and Bentonker
02:05that we picked up for less than £20 million apiece.
02:07So there are players out there that can make a difference.
02:11A lot of it's going to depend on what we do with the likes of Hummin Son.
02:14You know, he's been linked away perhaps to Saudi Arabia, perhaps to the MLS.
02:18Is it time for Son?
02:20Now he's got that trophy and he's got that legend status at Spurs to let him go.
02:24Christian Romero's another one.
02:26He's been very vocal about the board recently around, you know, the sort of departure of Vance Postakoglu.
02:32So it's going to depend a lot on outgoings, I think.
02:35But, you know, we need to do everything we can to keep Romero.
02:38He's a class act on his day, albeit he doesn't always show it in a Spurs shirt.
02:41And he is a little bit frustrating, but he's a big game player.
02:44And, you know, we saw that in the Europa League final.
02:48But, you know, there's deals to be had.
02:49I think you look at maybe Jared Braithwaite from Everton.
02:52You know, is there something in that with Richarlison going back the other way?
02:54You know, he'd be a very, very good signing.
02:57Every summer at Spurs talk about Eze.
02:59And he obviously shares a close link with Spurs with his CAA base agency.
03:04And obviously that's very, very closely matched to Spurs.
03:06It's a tough deal to do.
03:08But that would be a statement signing.
03:09You know, Spurs could do with a Madison Kulicewski sort of foil with both of those guys injured and unknown in terms of return dates.
03:17As you say, Buomo would be a very, very good deal.
03:19And, you know, within Spurs' price bracket, I appreciate his, you know, Manchester United and the low there.
03:24That Spurs can offer in Champions League football and the link now with returning and rejoining Thomas Franks.
03:30So, yeah, I think there's definitely deals to be had.
03:32We need to be smart.
03:33We need to be savvy.
03:35I know we looked at, we linked with Leroy Sané, for example, on the free transfer market.
03:39He's gone to Turkey now.
03:40But we do need some winners in that team now.
03:43We need some, you know, I say winners, we are winners now, obviously.
03:47But we need some more experienced heads in there who've got a little bit more Champions League now about them and can just help us doing those tough periods.
03:54So, hopefully we're in for a really exciting summer and let's just hope Daniel Levy gets his chequebook out and spends and backs Thomas Frank in the market.
04:02You know, that's a really, really good sign, in my opinion, that we're ready to back him and he's got what he wants.
04:07And, obviously, we've paid a huge release clause for him, around about 10 million.
04:10So, you know, we've certainly stumped up the money.
04:12So, that hopefully shows, you know, just how highly regarded he is among Spurs.
04:16And, you know, I think the fact that he was the only target, again, tells you everything that we need to know there.
04:20So, yeah, really excited.
04:22He's worked within the model and the structure, gets on very well with Johan Langer, who's the director of football.
04:27And I think the big thing is, as well, he's just adaptable.
04:31You know, he does play good football.
04:32There's been a little bit of negativity around the football that he's played, but he adapts depending on the situation of the opposition.
04:38And I think that's something that we haven't done under Anish Bostekoglu and that's been very, very costly.
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