There is no point denying it really, Tottenham Hotspur have been on a slow downward spiral since we fell out with former manager Mauricio Pochettino and we continually failed to back him in the numerous transfer windows in the way that he had wanted to turn us into a real Premier League and European force.
That is not to say we did too badly out of some of the managers who replaced him, and the players that they brought in. Despite our woeful domestic league form and the associated media circus of Ange Postecoglou, we still defied the best betting offers and got to experience lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy back in the 2024/25 campaign, and that was despite finally cashing in on England goalscoring superstar Harry Kane.
Having seriously avoided relegation to the Championship second tier last season, Roberto De Zerbi was drafted in and he has continued his work with an eye on pushing up back up the table once again. With boardroom changes, he has even been allowed to spend a bit of money…well, a lot of money…and we are now already crashed through the £300 million mark this summer with the huge money signings of Jan Paul Van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and Savio (Savinho).
This figure is still expected to grow and the only question is by how much, and that depends on how you want to account for the figures involved in our return to Manchester City to secure the loan to obligated buy signing of Omar Marmoush.
Ignoring the somewhat controversial claims that we have overpaid for Savio in order to secure a lower, more favourable to the Etihad Stadium outfit City, deal for Marmoush – well that is irrelevant right now. But it is being reported that we have now firmly agreed a loan deal that could be worth a total of £60 million when the 27 year old, 55 capped Egyptian international attacker, makes the transfer permanent this time next summer.
With the summer transfer window deadline looming and the final day soon to be with us, if everything is now agreed there is no grand rush to get the paperwork done, but there will be those who wonder if it went through to the Premier League and the associated regulators by Thursday’s deadline for him to be eligible to maybe make his debut from the bench in Saturday’s late evening clash with Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
With a medical still to be held as confirmation of the firm agreement came through on Wednesday evening, that is unlikely, but it always makes a lot more sense for a new player to get at least a couple of sessions in on the training pitch before they are thrown into a game for real.
We will have to see what he can bring to De Zerbi’s options, but having spent most of his time playing second fiddle to Erling Haaland, you would imagine he would have a point to prove when he gets the chance.
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