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da bwin： Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has taken the north London club as far as he can in current circumstances, and the only way he can take them further is if a major exit happens.
The Argentine’s comments, as reported by Football London’s Alasdair Gold, following the embarrassing Carabao Cup exit against League Two outfit Colchester United on Tuesday – saying that he needs to sort his squad out in January and next summer – told you all you need to know.
It’s only been a few weeks since the previous transfer window closed for European clubs, and from those words it appears as though the 47-year-old wasn’t happy with how things panned out.
He has three key first-team players whose contracts run out next summer in Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld, with the former rejecting every contract he has been offered by Daniel Levy as he waits on a proposal from Real Madrid, according to Marca.
If those three leave for nothing, which looks conceivable right now, how much would Tottenham have to spend to replace them? Lots is the answer when you consider the world-record price tags of centre-back duo Virgil van Dijk and Harry Maguire, and it’s difficult to see that sort of spending being sanctioned by the top brass.
On top of that he has current first-choice full-backs Danny Rose and Serge Aurier, both of whom the club were reportedly willing to sell just a few months ago.
Pochettino didn’t get Paulo Dybala on deadline day, and he has been left with a bloated squad that is struggling to deliver results on the pitch following the closure of the European equivalent.
All is not well at Spurs right now and the blame may lie with one man – Levy.
It seems as though the 57-year-old hasn’t delivered exactly what his manager wanted in terms of his squad for the 2019/20 campaign, and that friction has been clear – Pochettino even had to hold clear-the-air talks with his chairman last month.
It is a recurring theme at Tottenham and following Levy’s recent comments that Tottenham won’t loosen their purse strings in the future, Pochettino has surely taken the club as far as he can as the situation is now.
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You certainly wouldn’t blame him if he was eyeing up moves to the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid, where he would more than likely be heavily backed in the transfer market.
While Tottenham have spent big on Ndombele, it doesn’t appear as though they have the financial clout to buy two or three players for a similar £63m fee in one window.
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In that respect, Levy needs to go if Pochettino wants to take Tottenham any further, and that is unlikely given he has been at the helm for 21 years and has shown no sign that he could be ready to leave the role.
That makes one outcome the most likely then…