Tottenham Hotspur went over 500 days across two transfer windows without signing a single first-team player. It came as a surprise for many, and angered most fans. Most pundits wrote off Tottenham’s season.
Yet despite the lack of signings and lack of squad depth at crucial times during the season, the club went on to reach the Champions League final defying all the odds.
In a previous interview, Mauricio Pochettino outlined that it would be a “painful” summer for the club (Standard), with many players likely to be shown the door. Kieran Trippier was the latest to exit the club, being sold to Atletico Madrid.
The club have been given the green light to splash the cash on new additions to the squad this summer with the help of cash generated from player sales and Champions League revenue. Spurs have already broken their transfer budget this summer with the signing of Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for £55million (Guardian).
They are also close to signing Real Betis midfielder Giovani Lo Celso who said he wants to leave Betis to play Champions League football at Tottenham. (Standard)
Bringing two top-quality players into the team this summer would mean this transfer was a success for Tottenham. The Club have had many successful transfer windows in the past, signing players for a low price that ultimately became a crucial element in the starting eleven.
With that being said, we reflect on the top five best bargains the club has made in previous transfer windows.
3. Jan Vertonghen
Arguably one of our greatest ever defenders – Jan Vertonghen was one of our best value-for-money signings.
It seemed not that long ago when Jan donned the lilywhite shirt back in 2012. Now in 2019, Vertonghen is seen as a long serving veteran for the Club. However, at the age of 32, it seems likely that his days in N17 are limited.
Spurs captured the signature of the Belgian defender an undislosed fee (BBC) in July 2012 following his extended tenure at Ajax since 2006. He left the Dutch giants with 220 appearances across all competitions alongside winning two Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups.
At Tottenham, he has made over 200 appearances. Whilst he is yet to win a trophy with Spurs, he did pick up a place in the 2012/13 PFA Team of the Year and was named as Spurs’ player of the year in the 2017/18 season.
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