True elite clubs buy elite players but financially we aren't an elite club yet. We have the 6ft largest fan base of all the Premier League clubs and up until 4 months ago we had the the 8th-10th biggest capacity of any Premier League stadium I believe.
I know social media is iffy to use as a barometer but it's the easiest to access as a benchmark so I'll use it. We have 3.4m followers on Twitter, less then Elneny at Woolwich has which shows we can't be compared with Liverpool and City and how they conduct their business.
We need to invest in better scouting methods instead of try and financially throw it about like teams that are bigger that have nowhere near as much debt as we do. We are closer in size and stature to Everton and Newcastle but we have the chance to change that over time. Infrastructure wise we have surpassed them but that £600m or so needs to get paid back. It's an exciting time but Pochettino can't expect the same from our club as Klopp can of Liverpool, a team that has just surpassed Barcelona in European Championships won.
I don’t think he will get more than Liverpool who spent net £150m last season, we will sell and Eriksen could be gone but give the ability of say Ndombele, if we can get him for the reported £63m or less we are in this market looking at a bargain.
Our current model will probably be good enough for top 4 most seasons but not much further. Bluntly Poch could manage an elite club and we have to find some model to be that or risk losing him. If we are to do it on the cheap then our scouts need to do better than Nije, Nkouduo and Janssen and this is probably why Poch looks to be turning to more expensive flavours even with Sanchez who has the makings of a top top CB.