Tottenham have a big summer transfer window ahead of them.
Indeed, Spurs have been terrible this season, and they need to undergo a serious rebuild come the summer.
Tottenham have a few transfer targets in mind heading into this upcoming transfer window.
Angel Gomes is on Spurs’ radar, while Tottenham are also keen on Dusan Vlahovic.
Cristian Romero could leave Tottenham, and Spurs may also look to revamp their defence.
However, doing that defensive surgery will be expensive, and Tottenham’s budget may well be affected by the result of next week’s Europa League final.
Interestingly, one of Spurs’ summer transfer targets may have inadvertently ruined his chances of signing for Tottenham this week.
Marc Guehi may have blown Tottenham transfer chances
Tottenham’s transfer budget this summer will undoubtedly be affected by whether or not they’re playing Champions League football.
Sadly, Tottenham’s chances of playing in next season’s Champions League took a huge blow this week.
Dejan Kulusevski has been Tottenham’s best player this season, and now, he’s set to miss the Europa League final after undergoing knee surgery this week.
Ironically, it was a tackle from none other than Marc Guehi that led to Kulusevski’s injury.
Guehi is a Tottenham target, and Spurs even bid for Guehi in January.
However, now that Kulusevski is injured, Spurs’ Champions League hopes have taken a hit, and next season’s transfer budget may no longer stretch to signing a player like Guehi, especially as he’s been valued at £70m.
How much is winning the Europa League worth?
Getting that Champions League money is huge for any club, and this ultimately could define Tottenham’s transfer window.
According to Ian Ladyman, Manchester United believe a Europa League win would extend their transfer budget by £100m this summer.
“Somebody told me that there’s a ballpark figure of about £100m to spend for Manchester United, without getting into the Champions League. Which is why we’ve seen them dip their toe in the water for Cunha at Wolves and Delap at Ipswich,” Ladyman said.
“I think they feel they can do those deals without European football, that’s what I was told. If they do get the Champions League, you can chuck another £100m into that too, and therefore two players becomes four or five players and that’s half a team.”
That extra £100m for Spurs could fund a move for a player like Guehi, but with Kulusevski now sidelined, Tottenham’s chances of winning in Bilbao next week have drastically reduced.
With his tackle on Kulusevski, Guehi may have accidentally ruined his own chances of getting a move to Tottenham this summer.
