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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