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Would love to hear Herc's take on this:
https://www.football.london/tottenh...l-levy-transfer-tottenham-pochettino-15283949
In the minutes of that meeting, which have now been released on the Trust's website , Levy's answers are detailed.
"Daniel Levy explained that the club had based the summer window on certain assumptions that some players might be leaving and certain targets would be available," read the minutes.
[Translation: I priced our deadwood too high and low-balled Poch's main targets]
"Mauricio Pochettino didn’t want to sign someone for the sake of it.
[Translation: Poch didn't want to sign more deadbeats that were being touted around]
He felt there were sufficient players in the squad, and that those coming back from injury would be like new signings.
[Translation: He was furious]
"Daniel Levy said that, concerning budgets, the stadium won’t directly impact on the transfer policy. There is a certain amount earmarked for transfers and the club can only spend what is available.
[Translation: There is nothing earmarked for transfers. We've spent it all on the stadium]
"He also said that transfers were complicated with several variables so it was not possible to work out in advance how much you could spend in a given window."
[Translation: We are still operating a zero-net spend policy]
Levy was also asked whether he was happy with the performance of the club's academy.
"Daniel Levy said it was important to look at this across more than one season and that, on the whole, he was very pleased," read the minutes.
[Translation: Come on, I mean we signed Dele Alli a few years ago - that was good, right?]
"He stated a huge amount had been spent on the academy and that THFC’s strategy was different to other clubs because it had to be. We had to take a different approach in the transfer market in order to compete with other top teams."
The Spurs chairman also clarified that chief scout Steve Hitchin has taken over the duties of recruitment head Paul Mitchell and that he "works very closely" with Pochettino.
The minutes continued: "Daniel Levy felt that a bit of luck was needed in the transfer window. Spending big did not guarantee success.
[Translation: I'm not going to spend any of our income on players]
He said the club could not do more than it was doing, that they had come a long way and that they needed to be mindful not to stretch themselves too far sometimes."
[Translation: Lower your expectations, everybody]
https://www.football.london/tottenh...l-levy-transfer-tottenham-pochettino-15283949
In the minutes of that meeting, which have now been released on the Trust's website , Levy's answers are detailed.
"Daniel Levy explained that the club had based the summer window on certain assumptions that some players might be leaving and certain targets would be available," read the minutes.
[Translation: I priced our deadwood too high and low-balled Poch's main targets]
"Mauricio Pochettino didn’t want to sign someone for the sake of it.
[Translation: Poch didn't want to sign more deadbeats that were being touted around]
He felt there were sufficient players in the squad, and that those coming back from injury would be like new signings.
[Translation: He was furious]
"Daniel Levy said that, concerning budgets, the stadium won’t directly impact on the transfer policy. There is a certain amount earmarked for transfers and the club can only spend what is available.
[Translation: There is nothing earmarked for transfers. We've spent it all on the stadium]
"He also said that transfers were complicated with several variables so it was not possible to work out in advance how much you could spend in a given window."
[Translation: We are still operating a zero-net spend policy]
Levy was also asked whether he was happy with the performance of the club's academy.
"Daniel Levy said it was important to look at this across more than one season and that, on the whole, he was very pleased," read the minutes.
[Translation: Come on, I mean we signed Dele Alli a few years ago - that was good, right?]
"He stated a huge amount had been spent on the academy and that THFC’s strategy was different to other clubs because it had to be. We had to take a different approach in the transfer market in order to compete with other top teams."
The Spurs chairman also clarified that chief scout Steve Hitchin has taken over the duties of recruitment head Paul Mitchell and that he "works very closely" with Pochettino.
The minutes continued: "Daniel Levy felt that a bit of luck was needed in the transfer window. Spending big did not guarantee success.
[Translation: I'm not going to spend any of our income on players]
He said the club could not do more than it was doing, that they had come a long way and that they needed to be mindful not to stretch themselves too far sometimes."
[Translation: Lower your expectations, everybody]