Wages are not the issue the Sun makes them out to be


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I see Sun reporter Mark Irwin has shown a complete lack of understanding of football, assuming everything is about wages, it isn't.

Daniel Levy will not have to fork out for new deals to stop transfers because players actually want to be a part of something, they want to be in an environment where they are happy and challenging for titles. That is at Spurs at the moment, quite apart from the fact that they want to work with Mauricio Pochettino.

Those predicting an exodus or a series of top stars leaving have got it all wrong. Yes a trophy is needed, but the future is about more than one trophy and with a new stadium, which is a draw, the capacity will be there to compete on a more equal footing.

I don't have any qualms about the summer. Everton interest in Kierran Trippier is meaningless, he has never complained, said he is happy and that he is improving under Pochettino. He has no reason to leave and has shown he can take over from Walker if need be.

To win trophies we need players who want to be at White Hart Lane, not players who want to be at White Hart Lane for the money, there is a huge difference.

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