Tottenham Hotspur have been actively beefing up their squad in preparation for a real run at the top five of the Premier League and a return to Champions League football under the ambitious Roberto De Zerbi, who was not afraid to sanction the 185 million pound double swoop for Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.
After being blown out twice in the North London Derby last season, Spurs are way off the pace of arch rivals Arsenal, but the gap between 17th and nearly relegated to first and champions of England may not be as cavernous as it looks on paper - least not to the Spurs faithful.
Amidst optimism from former Tottenham managers and players Peter Crouch, Harry Redknapp, and Louis Saha that a top five finish is coming in 2026/27 under De Zerbi, Tottenham fans are quietly celebrating a poor decision made by their neighbors.
Arsenal just got weaker offensively
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that the rumors are true and that Arsenal have sold their best left winger and even arguably their most important forward of the Premier League winning season. Arsenal have sent Belgian international Leandro Trossard to Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas for 20 million euros.
Trossard had six goals and six assists and was one of the best players on Arsenal at getting into dangerous positions and creating chances. He scored and assisted many clutch goals, out performing Gabriel Martinelli on the left hand side and even showing more verve and inciveness than a fading Bukayo Saka.
Tottenham Hotspur have to love Arsenal's poor decision to sell Leandro Trossard just to cash in less money than what Spurs will probably get out of selling Richarlison, who isn't even as good of a player as Trossard is.
Anything that weakens Arsenal is great news for Tottenham, because it brings them one step closer to bridging the gap between themselves and their top rivals. The Gunners already had a pretty weak front line relative to the other top Premier League clubs like Manchester City, and now they just lost a crucial piece and an experienced player who made a clear difference in the title race.
If Tottenham can keep the spending going and sign the right left winger and the right striker, they will have high hopes that they can usurp Arsenal's attack, field a better front three, and finally compete side by side in the table with the Gunners again. Trossard's loss should not be an underrated offseason storyline.
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