Tottenham Hotspur’s summer has the feel of a club trying to move with urgency, clarity and, at last, a coherent sense of direction. In a wide-ranging transfer update from The Athletic, the north London side emerge as a team already active, still restless, and plainly aware that more work is needed before the season begins.
There is encouragement in that. Spurs have already addressed important areas, taking new faces on tour and giving supporters early sight of a squad being reshaped under Roberto De Zerbi. Yet the most revealing line in the latest reporting concerns what comes next. De Zerbi himself has stated Tottenham are “not finished yet” and “have to bring another couple of players”. Those words matter because they point to the central truth of this squad, progress has been made, but the attack still requires serious reinforcement.
According to The Athletic, Tottenham have strengthened midfield and defence, but now must look higher up the pitch. That conclusion rings true. For all the excitement around the work already done, Spurs remain a side searching for more certainty in front of goal, more incision in wide areas and more reliability in those moments when matches turn on quality in the final third.
De Zerbi Influence Already Visible
The pre-season tour to New Zealand and Australia has offered an early glimpse of De Zerbi’s emerging order. The head coach selected a 35-man travelling squad featuring Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali, Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke, with Lucas Bergvall also included. It is an intriguing mix of new blood, established pedigree and youthful promise, and it suggests Spurs are trying to build a squad with greater tactical variety and stronger competition for places.
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De Zerbi’s comments on Bergvall were particularly revealing, not only about the player himself but also about the standards being set. “We will make the best decision for the club, for Lucas, for me, for every one of us,” he…
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