Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy, following the club's historic Europa League celebrations, now has some key decisions to make ahead of the summer transfer window, discounting the obvious debate surrounding Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham celebrate first major trophy in 17 years after Europa League triumph
Amid a dismal domestic campaign, where Spurs have recorded 21 Premier League defeats and counting, Postecoglou finally gave supporters something to smile about on Wednesday evening.
After a tense battle with Man United, the Australian and his team ended Tottenham's 17-year wait for a piece of major silverware, with Brennan Johnson's scrappy winning goal proving the decider on a historic night in Bilbao.
Postecoglou did wonders to transform the narrative surrounding the club's 'Spursy' tag, having long suffered from a reputation of being the 'nearly team', and he's given Levy something to seriously think about in terms of a potential dismissal.
While David Ornstein suggests that Tottenham are still leaning in the direction of sacking Postecoglou, the emotion of such a momentous occasion, and the promise of Champions League football next season, makes you wonder whether the 59-year-old should be given a third season.
Injury problems took their toll on a ravaged Spurs squad, and it would be interesting to see if Postecoglou could have better luck next term, especially after a summer transfer window boosted by their place in Europe's most prestigious competition for 2025/26.
"As much as you try to understand what a trophy would mean to these people, seeing them out there today, is why we do what we do," said Postecoglou in a rousing speech during their Europa League trophy parade.
"That's the priceless bit, for this feeling. I'm super pleased that these boys could deliver. All good things come through hard work, toil, perseverance and belief. This group have that in spades, and I'm so pleased that we could crack that stone and now everyone can enjoy it.
"We had to dig deep, for sure, but what the history books will say is that we're the Europa Cup winners, and it doesn't say how we did it, just that we did it."
Cristian Romero informs Daniel Levy of decision to leave Tottenham
Beyond Postecoglou's long-term future in the dugout, Levy also has some key calls to think about when it comes to £165,000-per-week defender Cristian Romero.
He was crowned the Europa League's Player of the Season and put in a match-winning performance against United earlier this week, proving integral to Spurs' trophy glory, but it is believed Atlético Madrid are seriously pursuing a summer move for the Argentinian.
There are even some suggestions that Diego Simeone is personally pushing for Atletico to sign Romero, with Spanish newspaper Marca sharing another update on his future.
The outlet reports that Romero has informed Levy of his desire to leave Tottenham and join Atlético, and this stance hasn't changed, despite their victory at the Estadio de San Mamés.
As has been the theme of this developing story, there is still a gap in valuation for the player. Spurs ideally want nearly £60 million for Romero, and will categorically refuse to go lower than £44 million. Atlético's wish is to "significantly" lower Romero's asking price, but Simeone's side still need to invest a lot in his signature.
"Underrated? Cristian Romero. Top, top centre-back,” said teammate James Maddison on TikTok when asked about Spurs' most underrated player.
"For some reason in England, I feel like he has the perception of being a hot head who gets a lot of red cards and isn’t disciplined, but it’s the opposite, he’s a World Cup winner and he’s a top player."