{"id":550920,"date":"2020-05-05T06:01:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=550920"},"modified":"2020-05-05T06:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:01:21","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-facing-a-no-spend-transfer-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/05\/05\/tottenham-hotspur-facing-a-no-spend-transfer-market\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Tottenham Hotspur Facing a No-Spend Transfer Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> won’t be able to spend money in order to sign new players this summer according to Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jose Mourinho will be limited to purchasing free agents or player swap deals due to the financial impact of Coronavirus at Spurs.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Face a No-Spend Transfer Market<\/h2>\n

No Money to Spend<\/h3>\n

Spurs continue to suffer difficult economic consequences as the Coronavirus pandemic continues. As a result, Mourinho cannot spend money on transfers this summer.<\/p>\n

However, he could raise funds to use in the transfer market by using money from player sales.<\/a><\/p>\n

Prior to the suspension of the Premier League<\/a> in March, Mourinho suggested that he was happy with his squad.<\/p>\n

After Spurs’ Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on March 10, Mourinho said<\/a>: “This summer, unless something happens during the holidays or the Euros, when we start we will have [Moussa] Sissoko, [Harry] Kane, Son [Heung-min], [Steven] Bergwijn and Ben Davies<\/a> so that is massive.”<\/p>\n

Another Financial Blow for Tottenham Hotspur<\/h3>\n

Not being able to spend during this summer’s transfer window highlights yet another financial blow to the club.<\/p>\n

Daniel Levy continues to pay for the opening of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a sponsorship deal fell through. The club reportedly continues to pay ex-manager Mauricio Pochettino’s<\/a> salary after his dismissal in November.<\/p>\n

In addition to these issues, the NFL look set to confirm their suspension of overseas matches. This will ultimately see the league pull out of a ten-year deal with Spurs<\/a> to host matches in north London.<\/p>\n

A Low-Spend Summer Across Football<\/h3>\n

Despite a number of ongoing problems at Spurs, it seems that the majority of clubs across the world will be left with little or nothing to spend this summer.<\/p>\n

Damien Comolli, former Spurs and Liverpool<\/a> director of football, told Sky Sports<\/a>: “We might see very little transfer activity, we might see swaps, we might see loans and I think we are going to see a massive decrease in transfer fees and transfer activity, at least transfers involving money.<\/p>\n

“The longer this crisis goes on, more clubs are going to be in a financially difficult situation. The first thing that will be impacted will be player remuneration, the second thing will be transfer fees.”<\/p>\n

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