Spurs Summer Transfer Window Day 56

Antonio Conte:

"I repeat that I'm not a coach who needs to sign a contract for money. I don't need that. In this moment I don't need this. I need to have enthusiasm and the passion for this role."

A winning mentality relishes new challenges as I have said many times and Antonio Conte has a challenge at Tottenham, a huge challenge.

He has the ongoing financial resources to achieve it, thanks to the new stadium generating self-sustaining money and isn't going to quit, winners don't quit.

Do you seriously think he is going to throw in the towel and give up saying I wasn't given unlimited funds to buy the best players in the world?

Get real.

He knows the Tottenham project, he knows the finances, it will have all been gone through in detail and he will be making sure he is kept informed of anything that affects his rebuilding of the playing side into a trophy winning squad.

You see, for a winning mentality, when you are building something, you embrace and enjoy the journey.

There will be ups and downs, but you know every twist and turn is a learning opportunity and will take you closer to your goal.

Yes attaining that goal is immensely satisfying, but it does mean that unless there is another challenge, a substantial challenge, then you look around for another and that may be at another club.

You remember Mauicio Pochettino questioning whether he should leave Tottenham after getting to the UEFA Champions League final, because that was a pinnacle beyond the expectation, that would be extremely difficult to top without investment and the stadium wasn't earning yet to provide that investment.

I repeat, that guaranteed income is needed to pay the increased wages investment in players brings. Unfortunately Covid hit and we would have been up the creek without a paddle, haemorrhaging money.

Despite projections, we need the money in the coffers first, then we can make more accurate projections and set out a team investment plan for the coming years.

Antonio Conte will be absolutely determined to win the Premier League title with Spurs, not just a trophy.

He turned around Juventus and Inter Milan, with resources, his biggest challenge to date is turning Tottenham around.

Most people say that Daniel levy and Antonio Conte are not a natural fit, well that's just people without a winning mentality talking.

People with a winning mentality can see they fit together because they both have winning mentalities, they both have a shared goal, they both have respect for each other and with that shared goal comes a shared plan to achieve it.

The communication between the two will be on the same wavelength, it's why Daniel Levy listens to what Antonio Conte says and accepts it.

What is taking place now was not possible 10 years ago as the club didn't have the self-sustaining income to pay players wages, had we invested heavily in the squad and the huge increase in wages that would have brought.

Now we do, hence we can invest.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say Tottenham are aiming to win the Premier League next season or the season after. This season will be about growth, about challenging for third, about cementing a Champions League place.

Antonio Conte on Spurs:

Make no mistake, this would be the biggest achievement in his career, taking Tottenham to a Premier League title, or who knows a Champions League victory.

Mohammed Kudus

Tottenham Hotspur have been tracking 22-year-old (23 in August) Ajax central or attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus since January and have regularly sent a scout to watch him play.

That is something a club does once they have done all the initial statistical checks and video assessment.

The Max Kilman suggestion by the Daily Express seems very strange, given we already have two left-sided centre-backs in Ben Davies and Clément Lenglet.

The 25-year-old (26 next May) ,ay be homegrown and English Football Association trained, so would be available for both Premier League and Champions League squads, but it still makes little sense with Davies just having signed a new 4-year contract and Lenglet coming in on loan.

He would make a 6th centre-back so I can see it from that point of view and he is homegrown, but ho much would he play?

I can't see that the amount of game time we could offer would be of much appeal to him.

French Ligue 1 side Marseille are showing interest in outcast Tottenham Tanguy Ndombele.

A deal will be difficult as the French don't have the income to afford his wages and to pay more of his wages they would want a lower loan fee and option price.

Spurs are looking at two options at centre-back which has become obvious throughout this window.

We want a high quality centre-back that improves what we have.

If we can't achieve that this window then we will wait until next summer to tackle it.

Secondly we are looking at young centre-backs with high potential so clearly Conte has decided that neither Joe Rodon or Japhet Tanganga fit that bill.

Japhet Tanganga was been the subject of an inquiry by Inter Milan on Tuesday. As it stands we are not moving from our obligation clause and AC Milan are not moving from their option clause, so no progress is being made.

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