2026-07-24 09:24:22
Roberto De Zerbi has hinted at more new signings at Tottenham this summer.
Spurs have splashed out £237 million on new arrivals (including £100 million and £85 million on midfielders Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes respectively) as the Italian coach prepares for his first full season in charge and De Zerbi has hinted that there will be more recruitment done between now and the end of the transfer window.
The manager – who saved the club from relegation last season – told SpursPlay: “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 are 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 is not finished yet, our transfer market, in and out, but at the moment I am very happy, very proud and very positive.
“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 is before in the private life, it is how many hours during the day you think you are doing your job and they have to be happy and proud to stay in Tottenham.”
Spurs have finished 17th in the past two Premier League seasons but De Zerbi feels that the club “deserve” to be fighting at the sharp end.
He said: “I think Tottenham deserve to compete for the top of the Premier League.
“I know very well the Premier League is very tough, but if you have a good motivation inside of the players, a good organisation on the pitch and outside of the pitch, I think you work well and at the end you reach your target.”
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