#3 No key players are likely to leave
Okay, so Kyle Walker has recently been linked with a move to Manchester City, there are rumours that Toby Alderweireld may be stalling on signing a new contract, and there’s always the seemingly premature possibility of Real Madrid swooping in for Dele Alli. But apart from that, there has barely been a peep about Spurs losing any of their key players this summer.
Last summer saw Pochettino ink the majority of his key stars to new deals – 15 players signed fresh, long-term contracts in 2016, including Hugo Lloris, Harry Kane, Eric Dier, Alli and Christian Eriksen. While contracts admittedly don’t mean all that much in today’s age of player power, it does mean that with multiple years left to run on the contracts of so many top players, Tottenham are even less likely to lose any of them – particularly as they can once again guarantee Champions League football next season.
Pochettino seemingly runs a tight ship but he also seems to keep his players very happy. And being able to keep all that talent happy – talent that has already gelled into one of the strongest teams in the league – means that success next season is even more likely than ever before.
