Former Everton and Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness has predicted what the Lewis family may be about to do as Tottenham embark on a crucial summer transfer window.
The focus of Roberto De Zerbi and the Tottenham players for the moment is to secure the club’s Premier League status, with the Lilywhites still having plenty of work to do to achieve that goal.
However, reports indicate that Spurs have already begun preparations for the summer transfer window as De Zerbi looks to put his own imprint on the squad ahead of his first full season in charge.
The Tottenham boss is expected to have plenty of power in recruitment decisions after signing a five-year contract with the club.
Tottenham could get £200m windfall due to Lewis family’s art sale
Reports have indicated that Spurs are ready to make some ambitious moves this summer, following a quiet January window.
Kieth Wyness has now indicated that Tottenham are deliberately publicising their strategy of making high-profile moves in the summer, and he revealed that their coffers could be boosted as a result of the Lewis family selling their art collection.
The former Everton chief told Football Insider: “It seems to be part of a pretty deliberate strategy from Spurs’ communication side to actually link themselves with a number of players, very high-profile players.
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“It seems to be more about getting the narrative about what’s going to be happening next season, trying to take the fans’ minds off of the real peril in front of them right now in terms of relegation. It seems like a pretty clear strategy.
“Now, the problem with this is that if it does happen, and they do stay up, they’re then going to have to through with it. We know that the financial situation at Spurs is not great. I saw the other day that the Lewis family are going to be selling their art collection valued at over £200m.
“I don’t know if that’s going to be coming into the Spurs coffers because they’re going to need that sort of money coming in from the owners to start to make an impact on the squad for next season, so we don’t get a repeat of what’s happened this year.”
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Tottenham’s latest financial statements showed that all was not rosy at the club, with the North Londoners posting their worst-ever pre-tax profit.
There is a big cash flow problem at Spurs, with the club holding just £20.4m in liquid cash, which is a 10-year low.