Tottenham Hotspur are ready to rip up their wage structure and make major signings this summer if they avoid relegation, according to The Guardian.
The Lilywhites have had a shocking campaign so far and currently sit 16th in the Premier League table, just four points above the relegation zone with 11 games remaining in the campaign, while they have already been eliminated from the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, but have qualified for the Champions League Last 16.
However, unless they win the Champions League then their chances of qualifying for European football next season look incredibly slim, and the club are ready to react in order to ensure this situation doesn't become the new normal.
Tottenham to Make Major Summer U-Turn
Tottenham are known for being notoriously tight in the transfer market, with former chief executive Daniel Levy infamous for his stingy negotiating techniques among the fan base.
Spurs are known to be the lowest-paying club of the 'Big Six' in the Premier League, and ex-manager Ange Postecoglou recently admitted in an interview that the north London side "are not a big club" because they can't compete for transfers with the top clubs due to their policy with wages.
However, the club are now set to make a major change to the way they do business in transfer windows, and it's reported that the new hierarchy are ready to rip up the old wage structure and spend big to get the best players to stay at the club, and get the players in that they want to improve the squad.
In fact, the club have already begun their rebuild with that in mind, after spending £35m on Conor Gallagher in January and handing him a contract worth around £200,000-a-week, making him their highest-earning player.
A source close to the owners revealed that the Lewis family recognise that greater investment in salaries is needed because finishing positions in the league correlate more closely to wages than to transfer spending.
Tottenham Must Go All-Out This Summer
Before any transfers are done this summer, Spurs are expected to sort their managerial issue out, with Mauricio Pochettino the favourite to return and become their next permanent boss, while Roberto De Zerbi has also been strongly linked.
But it's worthwhile to note that one of the reasons the Argentine left initially was that the squad wasn't strengthened sufficiently after they reached the Champions League final, and Pochettino saw results and performances stagnate before he was sacked.