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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has urged the club officials to splurge and spend big in order to prevent the repeat of what has transpired this season.
Spurs, who narrowly missed out on Champions League football this year have been thriving on the performance of star midfielder Gareth Bale. Bale has been the only consistent performer for the Spurs this season, netting a handsome tally of 21 goals.
Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor have managed just five Premier League goals between them since the turn of the year. And AVB wants Barcelona striker David Villa and Aston Villa marksman Christian Benteke as replacements for the misfiring duo.
The Spurs boss said: “I said before this game that whether we made it into the Champions League or not, we would have to raise the bar again because our competitors will do the same.
“We got ever so close. But they will do their job in [the transfer] window, and we will do ours the Tottenham way, scouting properly and looking for good grabs in [the] summer window to make it a stronger squad.”
With big guns like Arsenal and Chelsea linked with Wayne Rooney and both Manchester clubs looking to back their new managers with top-line signings, Villas Boas believes Spurs must spend big to match them.
“The other teams have great, great squads and will continue to add quality.
“Next year we’ll have to be extremely competitive. We have given it a good run in the end – the difference between teams is very very short. We will make that a lesson to take into the future.
“I see how fans feel regarding the Champions League and I think we’ve all shown the determination and character this season but the others have done ever so well.”
With Champions League out of question for Spurs, European giants Real Madrid and Manchester United are making a move for the four-time Player of the Year, Gareth Bale.
But Spurs expect Bale to sign a new deal next month. Villas Boas said:
“It will be very, very difficult to lure a player of this dimension away. You have to hold onto your best assets.”
Source: mirror UK
