It's not unfair to suggest that Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League campaign is over. The chances of Igor Tudor's side overturning a three-goal deficit against Atletico Madrid next week are negligible, based on the evidence of the past month.
In fact, Spurs have done very little all season to suggest they can stage such a comeback, even if the slippery horrorshow in Madrid this week was exacerbated by a series of first-half mistakes, and that the match itself was more closely contested than some of the Londoners' domestic defeats this term.
Tottenham's priority is to stave off the threat of relegation from the Premier League. Anything beyond that, such as summer transfer plans, comes later.
However, there's no question that Spurs' goalkeepers have been at the epicentre of this enduring crisis, and that needs to change whatever their fate come summer.
Spurs need new goalkeepers
After making a series of mistakes at the Wanda Metropolitano and then suffering the ignominy of being substituted after just 16 minutes, back-up goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky is hoping to leave Tottenham on loan this summer.
To take himself away and rebuild his career is understandable, but Spurs need to sell the No. 1 between the sticks, Guglielmo Vicario, after the Italian's abject performances throughout the campaign.
Vicario has not been a commanding presence in goal this season, and the 27-year-old is among the Spurs stragglers mooted for a move away at the end of the season.
Errors have become commonplace at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Vicario as been at the crux of that problem, with his low 63.3% save percentage further evidence that the club need to make a change. In comparison to shot-stoppers who have played at least ten fixtures, Vicario ranks 20th out of 22.
For Kinsky to play a major role in the near future is impossible now. The severity of his disaster in Spain was so extreme that a move away appears to be the only realistic route forward.
This, of course, means that sporting director Johan Lange is going to need to place emphasis on signing a new goalkeeper, but that might not actually be the first port of call this summer.
Tottenham, after all, are going to have a lot to put right, and they will need the funds to complete a successful rebuild.
Spurs must sell £100m superstar
Tottenham need to press the reset button this summer. Some decisions have been made for them. Take club captain Cristian Romero, for example, who wants to leave the club and is the centre of recent transfer stories regarding his future.
However, while this claim might be contentious, Tottenham might want to sell Micky van de Ven too, a player who many of a Spurs persuasion would argue has been the club's Player of the Season (such as it is).
There's no question that Van de Ven, 24, is one of the most talented defenders in the Premier League. He has risen to superstar status since arriving in Ange Postecoglou's system in 2023. However, it's also becoming increasingly clear that the Netherlands international is beyond dispirited in north London, and that he's angling for a move away himself.
Not too long ago, this would have felt inconceivable, but Tottenham's need for a summer reset is so great that banking a pretty penny from Van de Ven's sale could prove the right call for club chiefs to make.
After all, the likes of Liverpool and Barcelona have both been sniffing around recently, ENIC Group responding to the emerging interest by declaring that the Dutchman boasts a market value of £100m.
Van de Ven has been brilliant this season, but Tottenham need to look forward with players who want to fight for the badge, and recent reports do indeed suggest that he is hoping to draw a close to his turbulent time at Tottenham once the season has wrapped up.
Furthermore, Van de Ven was lucky to escape from Madrid without early marching orders after a reckless challenge on Atletico's David Hancko.
This is a player who has been shorn of confidence and has become haphazard in his performances. He will miss Sunday's trip to Anfield in the Premier League.
While Tottenham's hopes of survival largely hinge on the partnership of Romero and Van de Ven, it's clear that, with both hoping to leave this summer, ENIC Group must bite the bullet and cash in, wiping the slate clean and earning a pretty penny to turn back toward the transfer market and begin anew.