Following Cristian Romero's big new contract at Tottenham there are plenty of other player deals that need to be sorted out over the coming months.
Spurs have got themselves into scenarios in recent years where they have either struggled to sell players at the right time or failed to tie down their star names to long-term contracts. They had to sell big names like Harry Kane and Son Heung-min for a fraction of their value as both entered the final year of their deals but managed to tie down Romero to a new four-year contract this summer.
It is a new-look Tottenham now with head coach Thomas Frank at the helm of the team and CEO Vinai Venkatesham in charge of the club, with the backing of the Lewis family, following Daniel Levy's departure after 24 years as executive chairman. Venkatesham has made it clear that there will be extra investment from the powers-that-be to help Spurs compete with their big-spending rivals in the Premier League.
Our Spurs reporter Alasdair Gold was asked a whole load of questions about the club and he did his best to answer as many as possible. Here's the full transcript of that Q&A below.
BradleyHuxter: "Interesting comments from Ange just now about him knowing he would be sacked, even before the Europa League final. How does that line up with the decision taking weeks to be announced after the season had ended and the board seemingly agonising about what to do?"
Alasdair says: "I think there was a general assumption that he would be gone and he probably knew he was likely to but the euphoria around winning the final a first trophy in 17 years changed a lot of the fanbase's view on whether he had earned the chance to continue. Spurs had to pause because of the aesthetics of it all and let the emotions die down a bit."
JoeyG10: "Do you know of any players that Spurs are looking to hand a new contract to? There have been lots of rumours about Bentancur, but that’s gone all quiet, is there anyone else the club is hoping to extend?"
Alasdair says: "I think Rodrigo Bentancur is the obvious one and Thomas Frank really likes the Uruguayan so hopefully that will get done before it gets a bit nervy. A decision will have to be made over Richarlison if he can keep fit for the bulk of this season and then I would imagine it's about rewarding those who have impressed since arriving like Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski."
iandr: "Have you got any idea as to why the Lewis family picked this moment to get more hands on with the club? Feels like there have been plenty of opportunities to push the club forward, before this week."
Alasdair says: "It depends how you look at it. Technically the next generations of the Lewis family have only really been in a more powerful position since 2022 when Joe Lewis, now 88, stepped back as a person of control.
"His children Vivienne and Charles, now in their 60s, alongside Nick Beucher, who is married to Vivienne's daughter Joanna, have been growing in influence behind the scenes through their roles at Tavistock, who own ENIC who in turn own Spurs, to the point that now the family have driven these changes which resulted in Daniel Levy's departure.
"Those close to these later generations of the Lewis family say that they grew frustrated with the lack of success on the pitch and believe that the more modern hierarchy changes they have pushed through after a thorough review will change that.
"For Tottenham supporters, they'll need to know that this is truly something different and not just the same organisation but with different people. The next few transfer windows should give us an answer."
tottenhammakesmecry: "Is there any indication that there is more reorganisation coming in the off the field aspect of Tottenham?"
Alasdair says: "There will be little bits and pieces behind the scenes in various departments and we've seen a new chief marketing officer taken from Arsenal in the shape of Adam Gardiner, but I got the sense that Levy's departure was the final part of the jigsaw.
"I'm interested to see what it all means for Fabio Paratici. The Italian was someone who Levy trusted and new CEO Vinai Venkatesham will want someone with huge football knowledge alongside him as that's what he does, gathers experts in all fields around him.
"It will be fascinating to see whether it's still Paratici, who is believed to work well alongside Johan Lange."
Shuban: "With Russell Martin looking as if he is on borrowed time, do you worry that this could affect Mikey Moore?"
Alasdair says: "Hopefully not. Ashley Phillips played for three different managers at Stoke last season while on loan. If you've got the quality then you'll get in.
hotspur67: "Any news on the leadership group yet please?"
Alasdair says: "I will certainly be asking Thomas Frank about that today at his press conference if we don't hear first in the morning."
Jack00: "I know you've reported on Marc Guehi being a big target for Spurs in the past, do you think there's a chance we'd revisit that in January and try to beat Liverpool to his signature?"
Alasdair says: "I would imagine Spurs will keep an eye on his situation but you'd think Liverpool will be his destination as he'd already agreed to go there."
Annie27: "What do you think all the changes will mean for the women's team? They've often felt like an afterthought - do you think we'll see some decent investment now?"
Alasdair says: "I know Vinai Venkatesham was a big backer of the women's team at Arsenal and that should be the same at Spurs. Martin Ho seems to have made a good impact so far but they do need to strengthen after a relatively quiet transfer window. There was a point made of mentioning the women's team when it came to investment in the CEO's video this week so hopefully that's the case."
tomphillips64: "What are your honest opinions on Tottenham's summer window?"
Alasdair says: "Chaotic with some high profile misses. The club eventually brought in some real quality only to still be lacking in some areas. Key for me was that they made four signings that could all improve the starting XI rather than signing simply youngsters for the future or squad players. That's a big improvement in one respect but we'll find out by Christmas whether it was enough."
tottenhamdre: "When Poch was sacked, there were reports that his bond with Levy remained strong. What’s the sense of things between Ange and Levy post-sacking? Any murmurs about how that relationship stands now? How does it compare with other recent Tottenham managers?"