Just for context (not disagreeing with you)Yup, we don't spend at the rate of the gooners, nevermind City, United or Chavs, so to compete with them we need to pull of smart signings like Sarr, Bissouma, Udogie. Johnson for 50m just isn't in that category of players.
Last 5 years' net spend: Tottenham 5th behind Newcastle. City actually 7th (thanks to spending a billion bringing in players from 2010-2019, and getting Haaland for no more than half what he's worth)