Tottenham are desperately fighting for Premier League safety as they bid to turn the corner under interim boss Igor Tudor
The devastating cost of relegation to the Championship is not currently worth thinking about for Tottenham Hotspur.
Instead, the club are focusing their efforts on turning the corner under interim boss Igor Tudor ahead of a crucial run of matches for the Croatian.
While Premier League safety remains the absolute top priority, you can't help but feel a number of players are also playing for their futures in N17.
Regardless of what happens between now and the end of the season, it's clear to see that Spurs' squad requires major surgery at the end of the campaign.
Long-serving defender Ben Davies and midfielder Yves Bissouma are both out of contract and are currently expected to depart on free transfers.
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Meanwhile, there is uncertainty over the futures of loan duo Joao Palhinha and Randal Kolo Muani. Palhinha has been a real asset since joining the club from Bayern Munich last summer but he'll be 31 come the start of next season.
His experience and versatility is undeniably valuable but given Spurs have a £27million buy-option, they may want to weigh up other, younger defensive midfielders, too.
Tottenham do not have a buy-option for Kolo Muani and while he's had success in the Champions League this season (three goals and two assists), Sunday's strike against Arsenal was his first in the Premier League.
Given PSG paid a whopping £78million to Eintracht Frankfurt inclusive of add-ons to sign him back in September 2023, they will be keen to recoup as much money as possible when selling the Frenchman this summer.
He's hardly set the world alight at Spurs and while Tudor is likely to get a tune out of the player he previously worked with at Juventus, there would need to be a fair bit of convincing done between now and the end of the season for Tottenham to consider a permanent deal.
Richarlison is due to enter the final 12 months of his contract this summer and there's every chance both he and Spurs could decide to part ways.
There's been reported interest from Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the MLS in recent transfer windows so there's every chance there will be suitors. He turns 29 in May and has blown hot and cold, so now could be the perfect opportunity to sell.
Mathys Tel is another player that could potentially depart if things do not improve for the French winger. A number of clubs from across Europe wanted to take him on loan in January as the ex-Bayern Munich starlet was frustrated by his lack of minutes under Thomas Frank. If things do not improve between now and the end of the season, Spurs could seek to cash in.
At the back, it seems highly probable that Guglielmo Vicario could well return to Italy amid reported interest from Inter Milan.
Vicario's performances have repeatedly been scrutinised and equally, Spurs may feel they want to try and sign an upgrade on the Italian before the start of next season.
Finally, Radu Dragusin could well leave the club as he's struggled to hit the heights that were expected of him when he signed from Genoa in January 2024.
The Romanian has endured rotten luck with injury having ruptured his ACL last season but even when he plays, there is a gulf in quality between Dragusin and first-choice pairing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.