‘A little light’ – Journalist makes claim about Tottenham’s summer spending
Sky Sports journalist Michael Bridge has claimed that Tottenham’s squad is still short in some areas despite the amount of money the North London club spent in the summer.
Spurs were uncharacteristically quick in the summer transfer window when it came to making moves, with the North Londoners bringing seven new players through the door fairly early.
However, over recent weeks, the Lilywhites have missed some key players through injuries, which has left Antonio Conte short of quality options in certain areas of the pitch.
The Evening Standard reported last week that the Tottenham hierarchy are prepared to back Conte once again in January, with the Italian thought to want readymade replacements for Bryan Gil, Japhet Tanganga and Pape Matar Sarr, who are expected to be loaned out.
Bridge believes Spurs need reinforcements in order to compete with the big boys, pointing out that many other clubs matched the North Londoners’ spending in the summer.
The journalist told GiveMeSport: “I think what we’ve seen here is that despite Tottenham’s summer recruitment, and it started well in June and July, it kind of stopped.
“Other clubs sort of started playing catch up a little bit, like Chelsea and even West Ham carried on spending. Spending doesn’t guarantee success, but if you look at the bench in recent games, it looks a little light.”
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It is impossible to overhaul the entire squad in a window or two. We did some impressive business in the summer but it was just the start and there is no doubt that we need to continue reinforcing the squad over the next couple of transfer windows to get to the level that Conte wants.
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