Tottenham Hotspur couldn't quite close the deal and were left stunned after blowing a 2-0 lead to PSG in the UEFA Supercup Final, but before the wheels fell off as the starters exited the pitch and PSG's subs made the difference, Tottenham showed that they could go toe-to-toe with the best team in the world.
Contrast that to last season when Tottenham were regularly embarrassed by the likes of Liverpool, and you can see why Spurs supporters should have every reason to be optimistic about their future under Thomas Frank.
But the loss also exposed that Frank's tactical genius can only go so far in elevated Tottenham. This squad still needs more difference-makers and has a serious depth problem off the bench, exacerbated by injuries to key players like James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, as well as the unaddressed departure of Son Heung-min.
Therefore, Tottenham are pushing hard to sign another winger and attacking midfielder this summer before September hits, and their top No. 10 target is none other than Eberechi Eze, who has been linked on-and-off again to Spurs throughout the summer months.
Tottenham need a new 10 more than Arsenal
North London rivals Arsenal have also been significantly interested in bringing in Eze as a spark of creativity and a counterweight to captain Martin Odegaard, but it appears that the Gunners may be rethinking their plans to sign the FA Cup winner.
According to a report from talkSPORT's Ben Jaocbs, Tottenham are pushing faster to sign Eberechi Eze over Arsenal and are set to make a formal bid shortly. There is also optimism Eze will say yes if Crystal Palace do. But none of that is new or surprising information.
What is more interesting, though, is Jacobs noting that Arsenal are rethinking their pursuit of Eze and even slowing down their interest because they are considering the future of phenom Ethan Nwaneri, who is one of the best young wingers in the Premier League and probably one of the best teenagers in world football as a whole.
The problem is that Nwaneri, like Bukayo Saka, is a left-footed right winger, and there's no way he starts over one of the best players in the world. But Nwaneri could get minutes there and at the 10, and it might be easier for Nwaneri to get minutes in relief of Martin Odegaard since Arsenal already signed another left-footed right winger in Chelsea man Noni Madueke.
So if they were to sign Eze, Nwaneri would be blocked off even more from minutes, which would be terrible for the development of Arsenal's most special young player. In that way, Arsenal are handing Tottenham a boost for their dream No. 10 transfer target by focusing on their own young sensation.