{"id":548276,"date":"2020-04-03T07:27:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548276"},"modified":"2020-04-03T07:27:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:27:24","slug":"report-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-funds-to-be-reduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/03\/report-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-funds-to-be-reduced\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Funds to be Reduced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> will reduce their available transfer funds this summer according to Sam Mokbel and Kevin Quigley at the Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

It is the latest cutback as the club reacts to the financial impact of coronavirus. There will also be implications for Jose Mourinho’s planned transfer activity this summer.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Funds Reduced<\/h2>\n

Why is the transfer fund being reduced?<\/h3>\n

Spurs hoped\u00a0to secure a large financial deal over the naming rights to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for next year.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the impact of coronavirus and the uncertainty of when Premier League football will resume affects the prospect of any deal being concluded.<\/p>\n

Reducing available funds for transfers is one of the latest financial cutbacks at Spurs recently.<\/p>\n

Chairman Daniel Levy confirmed that 550 non-playing staff were placed on furlough earlier this week<\/a>. Further staff were also asked to take a 20% pay cut.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Spurs stopped\u00a0all of their player recruitment projects<\/a> as a further result of their financial cutbacks. This effectively ends any of their transfer plans in place for the summer.<\/p>\n

A Blow for Mourinho’s Plans<\/h3>\n

The latest cutbacks at Spurs will hugely affect Jose Mourinho’s planning for next season.<\/p>\n

Prior to the suspension of the Premier League in March, Spurs were in poor form. The North London club lost four of their last five matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n

Mourinho has also lost key players to injury. Harry Kane<\/a>, Moussa Sissoko<\/a>, Son Heung-Min and Steven Bergwijn<\/a> were all sidelined.<\/p>\n

Following the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea<\/a> in February, Mourinho said he wanted the season to fast forward to July so he could get injured players back into the squad.<\/p>\n

He said: “I would love to be at July 1, I would love to be in pre-season, working with Harry Kane, (Moussa) Sissoko and Sonny. That\u2019s not possible.”<\/a><\/p>\n

These key players are likely to be in contention when the Premier League resumes. But, Mourinho’s strengthening of the squad now looks unlikely.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>