"They've got an unbelievable stadium and training facilities, but when you look at the expenditure, particularly on wages, they're not a big club. I saw that, When we tried to sign players, we weren't in the market for those players. At the end of my first year, when we finished fifth, how do you then go to really challenging? We had to sign Premier League-ready players."
"We signed Dominic Solanke, who we were really keen on, and three teenagers. I was looking at Pedro Neto, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo, Marc Guehi. If we're going to go from fifth to there, then that's what we needed. Those teenagers are exciting players, and they'll be brilliant for Tottenham, but they're not going to get you from fifth to fourth or third. But what was coming from the club was we're a club to compete on all fronts."
Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham lack real ambition, pointing to limited wage expenditure and transfer decisions that favoured teenagers over established Premier League players. He noted the club has excellent stadium and training facilities but insufficient spending to be a 'big club.' Postecoglou said he wanted Premier League-ready signings after finishing fifth, citing targets like Pedro Neto, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi, but the club signed Dominic Solanke plus three teenagers. He warned those youngsters will be valuable long-term but cannot elevate the team from fifth to fourth or third. Spurs subsequently finished 17th with 38 points.
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