Roberto De Zerbi has reflected on the signings Tottenham have made so far this summer and has made an exciting prediction about what is to come over the remaining weeks of the transfer window.
After the club stayed up on the final day of last season, De Zerbi publicly demanded a major rebuild of the squad to ensure the Lilywhites never find themselves in the same position again.
It is fair to say that the Italian has got his wish so far, with Tottenham spending £237m on seven new signings, all of whom are proven performers in the Premier League.
Spurs have also smashed their wage ceiling in a major show of ambition, and their head coach is excited by the team they are building.
Roberto De Zerbi hints Tottenham will strengthen their squad further this summer
The Italian has now spoken for the first time since returning from his summer break, admitting that the club are building ‘a very good team’.
De Zerbi confessed that he is excited about the upcoming season and also hinted that they will look to add more reinforcements to their squad before the campaign gets underway.
He told the club’s official website: “I feel very good because we are working well. I think we are building a very good team, with some very important new players, and we starting the project in another part of the history of the club.
“I spent a lot of time (understanding the club) before joining in April and I knew very well the ideas of the owner of the club and the plan was clear before the Everton game.
“Now we are inside (the project), we are excited with the idea to build a very strong team. Now we have to finish as it’s not finished yet, our transfer market, in and out, but at the moment I’m very happy, very proud and very positive.
De Zerbi hails the mentality and personality of Spurs’ new signings
The Tottenham boss explained that he is not only trying to assemble a squad of good footballers, but also one with passion and pride.
De Zerbi insisted that the club’s new signings will bring many of those qualities with them, adding that he wants the team to have ‘soul’.
The 46-year-old continued: “To build a soul, to build a new team with the qualities for sure but with soul, with passion, with all the values we have. Football now is not just on the pitch, it’s not just with the ball, it’s before in the private life, it’s how many hours during the day you think you’re doing your job and they have to be happy and proud to stay in Tottenham.
“Of course, Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Senesi, Robertson, JP van Hecke, all of them are very important as qualities of the players, for sure, but first of all as a quality and level of the person.”