Tottenham are inarguably doing things more in line with fan opinion under the Lewis Family
Rome wasn’t built in a day; that’s a fact. However, as with ‘careful what you wish for’, it’s a phrase that is frequently designed to stifle free thinking and activity.
In the few weeks that the first transfer window minus Daniel Levy, we’ve experienced a rather robust manner of doing business from Tottenham. By robust, I mean a no-nonsense, pragmatic approach.
Key quality players have been identified and paid for. As individuals, some fans may not be over the moon with them, but such is life, and there is little room for debate over the quality that De Zerbi has begun to assemble.
The additions have not been cheap, and as we have all learned over the years, buying cheap often means buying again.
Equally, one gets the sense that Spurs are looking to tinker with the Levy modelling, which has thus far mostly failed, in respect of youth development.
David Ornstein (who is having perhaps his best window yet for Spurs supporters) reported exclusively for The Athletic that Newcastle United made a £46m proposal for 20-year-old Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, which Spurs turned down.
We have apparently rejected all bids so far, including lower ones from Nottingham Forest, but we thought to be open to selling at the right price. This again is a welcome departure from the ‘hang on to everyone, forever’ tactic that has dominated our sales. The player doesn’t want to be here, and we are looking to get the best price for him.
Tottenham have valued the boy in the £45m–£50m+ range in recent reports, viewing him as a player they signed for around £8.5 million from Djurgården, and he has shown strong potential. What didn’t help was the circus of coaches and the lack of development.
Fan will have to simply chalk this one up as the one that got away - which I’d rather awkwardly digest than brace myself for another relegation scrap, whilst mumbling something about ‘we’re a big club’.
This is actually acting like one. That’s what I wish for.