So, you think this is ENICs plan?
- miss out on 100m+ in revenue by not qualifying for Europe
- miss out on 40m+ prize money for table finish in EPL
- Dramatically reduce match day revenues
- Devalue the players
- Make club less attracting to Sponsors
Of course not. Over last 5 years, 4th highest NET SPEND (more than Liverpool, City, Newcastle, Madrid, Barca, PSG) IN THE WORLD. 1 BILLION EUROS in transfer fees.
But but...Salaries I hear you cry. 10th WORLDWIDE, 6th in Premier League.
For the money that has been spent, Spurs should be challenging for the Premier League title, and winning trophies every year.
So...WTF has gone wrong?
- Replace Son, Moura and Kane with players nowhere near their level.......Odobert, Solanke, Richarlison, Tel, RKM, Kudus, Johnson
- Replaced Eriksen, who rarely missed a game with Madisson who has only played 2900 EPL minutes of 9500 available.
- Replace world class keeper (Lloris) with Vicario, who can neither defend set pieces nor kick a ball.
- Expecting 18 years old to play at a Premier League level.
- Consistently signing players from poor performing teams (not signing winners). Grey, Odobert, Solanke, Richarlison, Kudus, Johnson, Madisson, Udogie, Vicario all signed from bottom of the table teams.
CONCLUSION
Spurs spent a billion Euros assembling a team of players that for the most part have zero experience competing at the highest level for trophies. They have never played with an expectation of winning and don't know what it takes to get over the line.