"Expensive and not easy" Romano's ironic tidbit signals the end of a Tottenham era

If ever a phrase hit the mark in respect of Tottenham transfers, “Expensive and not easy” would be about right. No club exists that has a one hundred per cent success rate in the markets, but all too often, we’ve bought players who simply didn’t want to really play for us.

Yes, Tanguy Ndombele, I’m thinking of you; however, more recently, both Giovani…