Spurs cannot compete for title without making transfer window splash: Poch

MAURICIO POCHETTINO fears his youung Tottenham side will not be able to compete for the Premier League unless they expand their squad before the summer transfer window closes.

The Spurs boss already admitted that his team are “a little bit behind” their title rivals after being convincingly beaten by Manchester City in a preseason friendly at the weekend.

But now he has cranked up the pressure on chairman Daniel Levy by claiming his squad needs more competition.

“When you play in the Premier League and Champions League, you need quality and numbers,” Pochettino said.

“To create a winning team and try to win trophies, you need to feel the pressure.

“If I’m Harry Kane, Dele Alli or (Christian) Eriksen, if there’s no competition behind, it’s normal to drop your motivation, it’s normal to drop everything that you do.

Tottenham have made no new signings this summer but have raised more than £60 million (RM330m) through the sales of Kyle Walker, Nabil Bentaleb and Clinton N’Jie.

While expressing his frustration at the lack of signings, Pochettino admitted he has sympathy for his boss.

“We are not a club today that can compete with Manchester United and City for a player,” Pochettino added.

“We cannot fight. We are in a different way. But the thing is Daniel is very keen to sign like me. These type of players we are talking about they are not easy to find.

“In three years, my experience with Daniel (is that he) has always been trying to find a player to improve us. Daniel is very keen for signings every season.” – The Independent