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Spurs rivals haven't significantly strengthened


Spurs rivals haven't significantly strengthened 

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Mauricio Pochettino happy with the squad he has

So the summer transfer window is shut and we can look at what our rivals have bought, none look to have significantly strengthened and turmoil could see us finishing higher this season.

Mauricio Pochettino: “It’s true our targets are always the same level as Manchester United, Manchester City or Real Madrid, but for different circumstances we can’t achieve that"
Arsenal

In
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) Free
Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen) Undisclosed
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Dortmund) Undisclosed
Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria) Undisclosed
Matteo Guendouzi (Lorient) Undisclosed

Out
Per Mertesacker (retired)
Santi Cazorla (released)
Takuma Asano (Hannover) Loan
Jack Wilshere (West Ham) Free
Vlad Dragomir (released)
Ryan Huddart (released)
Tafari Moore (released)
Hugo Keto (Brighton) Free
Chiori Johnson (released)
Yassin Fortune (released)
Aaron Eyoma (released)
Alex Crean (released)
Marc Bola (released)
Kelechi Nwakali (FC Porto) Loan
Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Angers) Undisclosed
Matt Macey (Plymouth) Loan
Chuba Akpom (PAOK Salonika) Undisclosed
Joao Virginia (Everton) Undisclosed
Calum Chambers (Fulham) Loan
Lucas Perez (West Ham) Undisclosed


There is nothing to be concerned with. How many of their signings would get into the side of another Top 6 club? they look to have bought players rather than strengthened and with a new manager may take time to get what he wants across to the players. I see Arsenal finishing outside the top four.

Chelsea

In
Jorginho (Napoli) Undisclosed
Robert Green Free
Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) Loan
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao) Undisclosed

Out
Mitchell Beeney (released)
Wallace Oliveira (released)
Trevoh Chalobah (Ipswich) Loan
Nathan Baxter (Yeovil) Loan
Reece James (Wigan) Loan
Dujon Sterling (Coventry) Loan
Lewis Baker (Leeds) Loan
Jake Clarke-Salter (Vitesse) Loan
Danilo Pantic (Partizan) Loan
Jonathan Panzo (Monaco) Undisclosed
Eduardo (Vitesse) Loan
Kenedy (Newcastle) Loan
Jhoao Rodriguez (Tenerife) Loan
Jamal Blackman (Leeds) Loan
Todd Kane (Hull) Loan
Mason Mount (Derby) Loan
Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) Undisclosed
Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) Loan
Nathan (Atletico Mineiro) Loan
Jacob Maddox (Cheltenham Town) Loan
Victorien Angban (Metz) Loan
Kasey Palmer (Blackburn) Loan
Kyle Scott (Telstar) Loan
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Undisclosed

Chelsea have replaced one decent goalkeeper with another and as part of Thibaut Courtois going to Real Madrid, Chelsea demanded midfielder Mateo Kovacic in return, they managed to get him on loan. In addition, they have added midfielder Jorginho from Napoli who is new to the Premier League. You can see improvement, but you wouldn't say it is massive and again they have to get used to a new coach's ideas. They will challenge for fourth.

Liverpool

In
Fabinho (Monaco) Undisclosed
Naby Keita (RB Leipzig) Undisclosed
Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) Undisclosed
Alisson Becker (AS Roma) Undisclosed

Out
Yan Dhanda (Swansea) Undisclosed
Ovie Ejaria (Rangers) Loan
Emre Can (Juventus) Free
Jon Flanagan (released)
Adam Bogdan (Hibernian) Loan
Harry Wilson (Derby) Loan
Paulo Alves (Wolves) Free
Danny Ward (Leicester) Undisclosed
Andy Firth (Barrow) Undisclosed
Ryan Kent (Rangers) Loan
Taiwo Awoniyi (Gent) Loan
Shamal George (Tranmere) Loan
Allan (Frankfurt) Loan
Ben Woodburn (Sheffield United) Loan

Liverpool have bought players who would be squad players at most other Top 4 clubs perhaps. I don't rate Shaqiri at all and no club has ever hung on to him. We will wait and see, but I don't see Naby Keita as any better than Victor Wanyama. Will Liverpool be inconsistent this season, they are unlikely to get an easy Champions League path two seasons in a row. Certainly a top-four contender and I would still put them above Chelsea.

Manchester City

In
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) Undisclosed
Claudio Gomes (PSG) Undisclosed
Philippe Sandler (PEC Zwolle) Undisclosed
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City) Undisclosed

Out
Pablo Maffeo (Stuttgart) Undisclosed
Yaya Toure (released)
Angelino (PSV) Undisclosed
Ashley Smith-Brown (Plymouth) Undisclosed
Matt Smith (Twente) Loan
Edward Francis (Almere City) Loan
Manu Garcia Alonso (Toulouse) Loan
Angus Gunn (Southampton) Undisclosed
Paolo Fernandes (NAC Breda) Loan
Jack Harrison (Leeds United) Loan
Aro Muric (NAC Breda) Loan
Bersant Celina (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Aleix Garcia (Girona) Loan
Tosin Adarabioyo (West Brom) Loan
Joe Hart (Burnley) Undisclosed
Thomas Agyepong (Hibernian) Loan
Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) Loan

Manchester City have only added Ryad Magrez of not. Will they be as strong as last year or will sides have figured them out? They have to be favourites to win a second title in a row.

Manchester United

In
Diogo Dalot (Porto) Undisclosed
Fred (Shakhtar) Undisclosed
Lee Grant (Stoke) Undisclosed

Out
Michael Carrick (retired)
Joe Riley (Bradford) Undisclosed
Dean Henderson (Sheff Utd) Loan
Sam Johnstone (West Brom) Undisclosed
Daley Blind (Ajax) Undisclosed
Matty Willock (St Mirren) Loan
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Scunthorpe) Loan
Joel Pereira (Vitoria Setubal) Loan
Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) Loan

Manchester United have bought a right-back who shouldn't frighten anybody and Fred, a defensive midfielder to replace the retired Michael Carrick. They have not strengthened appreciatively and the camp doesn't appearto be a happy one. Top four contenders yes, but will they finish as high as last season? I don't think so, I see them finishing perhaps fourth.

Tottenham Hotspur

Out
Keanan Bennetts (Borussia Monchengladbach) Undisclosed
Anton Walkes (Portsmouth) Undisclosed

A strong squad who finished third last season containing a World Cup winner and the Golden Boot winner, together with seven other semi-finalists. I don't think some of our fans appreciate how good a squad we have got. Yes it can be improved, of course, it can, but, it only needs the right players added, not just anybody for the sake of making a signing to appease fans.

Whether fans egos have been said is irrelevant, whether we are stronger than last season is all that matters and having lost no players and with an improving side we look to have a better season than last season and I see us finishing second, making into the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League and a final of one of the domestic cups.

Mauricio Pochettino only wanted certain players and as they were not possible to sign was happy to continue to develop what we have. Lucas Moura will be like a new signing, he hardly played last season and Kyle Walker-Peters is a year older.

I'm looking forward to another good season.

Pochettino told Levy not to sign players

2 comments

  1. I have mentioned this before...as the price and wages of premier players continue to reach silly levels, then the unavoidable knock-down effect permeates the market for those in the 2nd & 3rd tier (sic the UK housing market).
    Perhaps this maybe explains why, for the first time, we have been unable to purchase any players this window...and why Clive (bless him) will probably be defending this position for some months to come.
    Like all bubbles, their longevity continues until a game-changing paradigm pops the said bubble.
    For example would a 'Hard Brexit' financially impact the sales of SKY and BT Sports to European networks?
    On va voir...
  2. I see very little to frighten me when I look at the incomings of the other top six clubs. I firmly believe our existing players get better over time - and we haven't actually lost any at this point.

    Will any of our want-aways be playing below their expected levels this year? I really don't know but it surely must be a possibility. Can they focus on proving themselves worth the extra effort for clubs to come for them before the next window hits?

    Many questions, and excitement ahead while we live through the answers. Why not enjoy it?

    COYS!!