Mikel Arteta fires Premier League title warning as Tottenham look to rebuild under Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank has set his eyes on winning the biggest trophies in the game with Tottenham Hotspur, and Mikel Arteta’s comments suggest that he would not be surprised if the Premier League has a surprising winner during the upcoming season.
Tottenham Hotspur have shown some ambition so far this transfer window, having completed the signings of Mathys Tel, Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus.
They are expected to spend even more cash, with Spurs confident of landing Morgan Gibbs-White in a £60m deal.
The Lilywhites are certainly setting their aims very high, with Daniel Levy admitting that Tottenham wants to win the Premier League and the Champions League.
Mikel Arteta does not think Tottenham’s title dreams are far-fetched
Last week, Thomas Frank insisted that he shares Levy’s ambitions of winning the Premier League, although the Dane admitted that Spurs are behind the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool at the moment.
However, Mikel Arteta believes that we could see an open title race next season, with the Gunners boss suggesting that as many as eight teams have the talent to win the Premier League.
When asked about Arsenal’s chances of winning the title, Arteta said (via The Metro): “Every year we have to see how things develop, but I see the right balance in terms of maturity, experience, youth, hunger – all these ingredients are there.
“The thing is, there are another six, seven, eight clubs in the league that have the right ingredients to win, and there is only going to be one winner. So we have to focus a lot on the things that we can control, that we can do, to achieve what we want at the end of the season.”
What would be a successful season for Spurs?
One can make the argument that expectations are high for Frank as he arrives on the back of Tottenham’s Europa League success.
However, it is worth bearing in mind that Spurs had the worst-ever Premier League season last term, losing 22 matches out of their 38.
A top-six finish would thus be seen as progress by most Spurs fans, while Frank has made it clear that his main objective is to compete on all four fronts.
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