Let's be brutally honest for a moment. The old Tottenham, the Tottenham of bottle jobs and comical collapses, would have signed Mateus Fernandes, patt...
Let's be brutally honest for a moment. The old Tottenham, the Tottenham of bottle jobs and comical collapses, would have signed Mateus Fernandes, patted themselves on the back, and called it a window. They would have wrapped themselves in the warm glow of a rare victory over Manchester United in the transfer market and promptly gone on holiday.But this is not the old Tottenham. After pilfering the highly rated 21 year old Portuguese midfielder from West Ham, a deal which had United's recruitment team gnashing their teeth in frustration, the North London club has apparently decided that appetite comes with eating. Fabrizio Romano, speaking exclusively to GoalZaza, has confirmed that Ange Postecoglou's side are still very much in the mixer. They are in active conversations regarding another blockbuster addition.You have to admire the audacity. This is a club that has already injected serious quality into the engine room with Fernandes, a player who oozes transitional play and possesses the kind of intricate close control that can unlock a low block. Yet the message from the boardroom is clear: they want more. They are looking at another profile entirely, someone who can bring a different dimension to the attack. It is a statement of intent that suggests the hierarchy are finally aligning their ambition with their spending power.What does this mean for the current squad It puts every single player on notice. You cannot afford to have passengers in a Postecoglou system that demands relentless running and tactical flexibility. The new target, whose identity remains shrouded in the usual pre deal secrecy, is not coming to sit on the bench. They are coming to start. This is the kind of cutthroat approach that separates perennial top four hopefuls from genuine title contenders.For the fans who have endured years of broken promises and late collapses, this is a potent dose of medicine. It is intoxicating. The fear now, of course, is that of the hidden tax of expectation. Can the squad handle the pressure of being the hunter rather than the plucky underdog Or will they, as is tradition, find a way to bottle it when it matters most The next few weeks will tell us everything about the true trajectory of this project. One thing is certain. They are not finished.
