What does Tottenham do Best in Transfer Windows?

By Alexander Balano | Oct 7, 2015

Jul 29, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli (20) plays the ball while defended by MLS All Stars defender Drew Moor (3) of the Colorado Rapids during the second half of the 2015 MLS All Star Game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. MLS All Stars defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

Mauricio Pochettino and Paul Mitchell have reformed Tottenham.

This past summer, during the transfer window, there was a lull in the middle where no work was being done to help add more talent to the squad. That brief moment in time wound up costing Tottenham a chance to grab Saido Berahino and Victor Wanyama at both the striker and defensive midfield positions, respectively.

Make no mistake though, Harry Kane will always be Tottenham’s star striker no matter who the team signs either as a backup or direct competition. The same thing can be said of Eric Dier at defensive midfield. There are surely better players than Dier throughout Europe, but the price might not match up to their production.

So was it a loss in retrospect? Yes and no. In hindsight, Mauricio Pochettino made a smart decision to insert Dier as Tottenham’s new defensive midfielder which has paid off. At striker, it has backfired through the first two months of the season.

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Perhaps Daniel Levy should have just gone out and bought players at these two positions to help improve the squad? Interestingly enough, buying players isn’t something that Tottenham normally does. Or rather, isn’t best known for doing every season. In fact, it could be argued that Tottenham are more of a selling club, especially these past few seasons. While Spurs will buy players and bring them in, it isn’t on par with the amount of players leaving the club via release or being sold.

What Tottenham does best in transfer windows now, is buying young talent at affordable prices. Players which slowly become future stars with Spurs.

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This is due in large part because of Mauricio Pochettino’s ideal to reform Tottenham into his own vision with Paul Mitchell, Spurs’ Head of Recruitment.

A good portion of that vision relies on playing young players regardless of age. Along the way, Mitchell helps Pochettino with scouting and offering advice on who to buy. This makes Spurs well set up to compliment talent already on the squad with new ones being signed.

Where does Daniel Levy fit into this equation? He helps sell players who doesn’t fit in with his manager’s vision as well as supply Pochettino with the necessary funds to buy players. The three men, for almost a year (since Mitchell arrived in November 2014) have thus far worked well together to build Tottenham with a different approach than previous seasons and it’s paying off.

As long as Mauricio Pochettino, Paul Mitchell and Daniel Levy are working together, Tottenham won’t go after many expensive players unless it will be beneficial to the club both financially and practically. It is to be expected that more Dele Alli-type of signings will become the norm for years to come rather than Heung-Min Son-types, who while talented cost a lot of money to sign.

On a side note, perhaps spending less in transfer windows but receiving money through selling players is because of Tottenham’s brand new stadium that will be ready by 2018. Although three years away, it could help illustrate a part of how Tottenham has spent money. After the stadium opens, expensive signings could happen once again, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they don’t. Tottenham currently has a working formula and there’s no reason why that should change.

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