Tottenham Hotspur need stability, and they also need a clear and attractive culture to work its way back into the stadium, lifting the fans and filling within the first-teamers confidence and identity.
With Spurs 11th in the Premier League, one win from their past seven matches, Thomas Frank is feeling the pressure, and failure to see an uptick in form over the coming weeks will send the Danish coach's fragile tenure in a spin.
But projects take time, and Tottenham could yet create something akin to Mauricio Pochettino's nostalgic tenure. The likes of Heung-min Son and Harry Kane were the defining figures of that fruitful era, but Tottenham created a team that purred from head to toe.
Dele Alli is a shining example in that regard, having joined from MK Dons as a teenager in 2015. The prodigy's rise not only elevated his team but also strengthened the connection with the fanbase too. Now, ENIC Group are looking to repeat the trick.
Spurs looking to sign their new Dele Alli
Tottenham are hoping to get busy in the January transfer window. Frank's squad is perforated with holes, and they need patching up. However, away from the more pressing need for impactful additions, Johan Langa and Fabio Paratici are looking to add youth to the ranks too.
Antoine Semenyo is among the Premier League superstars on the London club's radar, and Guglielmo Vicario's woes have prompted scrutiny on Spurs's goalkeeping plans too.
But Tottenham have an eye for an up-and-coming talent, and they've found a target who might become one of the very best in the business in a few years.
According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham have joined a long list of clubs in registering their interest in Leicester City starlet Jeremy Monga. The 16-year-old has already established himself in the Championship club's first team.
While Chelsea, Liverpool and the Manchester giants are all namechecked, it is Tottenham who are singled out as pushing 'very strongly' for the left winger's signature. One year ago, PSG came sniffing around and were informed that Monga, 15 at the time, would cost £15m. That figure is sure to have since ballooned.
Why Jeremy Monga could be the new Dele
Monga is very young, but he has already made his Premier League debut, becoming the second-youngest player in the top flight when entering the fray for soon-to-be relegated Leicester against Newcastle United in April.
Leicester were doomed, but the fact that he featured seven times until the end of the campaign makes a firm comment on his potential, with the physicality and speed to succeed at the highest level.
And yet he's still so young. Monga is way ahead of schedule, settling into a big role at the King Power Stadium this term. In this, he could emulate Spurs's former starboy.
Monga's ability to carry the ball forward apace has already handed him plenty of plaudits. He has been described by journalist Graeme Bailey as being "a generational talent", having made more senior appearances than the likes of Premier League starboys Max Dowman and Rio Ngumoha.
He has only scored once in the second tier this term, but what a goal it was. That's a teenager with jaw-dropping technical quality. That's a player who, should he join Tottenham, would fall into the category of Dele-esque.
Dele scored 16 goals across 39 League One fixtures in 2014/15, his final year in the EFL before being plucked up to the big time by Daniel Levy and Tottenham.
The 37-cap England international's personal problems are deeply saddening, but there's no question that he was one of the best young talents in the world back in his heyday, with Pochettino even saying in 2017 that he's "the best young player" in Europe.
More of a central attacking midfielder than Monga, the parallels are still there, with the Foxes starlet boasting all he needs to emulate his older countryman and make an age-belying impact at Spurs.
Though he wouldn't be expected to take a leading role from the off in Frank's system, Monga has what it takes to become the club's finest winger since someone like Son.
He has what it takes to become a young superstar.