Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Can Tottenham mount a serious title challenge?

Back in February, the same queston was asked, and unfortunately Spurs responded by throwing away any chance that was offered to challenge for the title, but also thre awau their advantage over Arsenal.

While it is still early in the transfer window, the challengers, being Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea have already added to their squads. Manchester City have yet to make any serious splash in the transfer window although there are reports that Van Persie is in their sights now that he has decided to leave Arsenal.

Tottenham have seen a change of manager and a number of players moved on already. The signings of Vetonghen and Sigursson have added more quality to the squad which have been tempered by the loss of Corluka and Krancjar. The real keysigning at the monent would be Adebayor if Spurs manage to do the deal.

Spurs currently only have one front line striker at the moment in Jermaine Defoe and the most obvious need is for at least two more strikers to come in. Adebayor is proven at this level and should be regarded as a priority.

Luka Modric is the name on everybody's lips at the moment, with a transfer to Real madrid seeming imminent. I dn't feel he will be as big as loss to Spurs as many people think. The money received from his transfer could beused to further strengthen the squad.

Spurs do have a strong squad and if Tottenham are able to return to the from of the first two thirds of last season, then they will have every chance to push the Manchester clubs this season all the way.

Of course as it stands, we don't know where the top 5 contenders stand at the moment, only the end of the transfer window will shed more light.  Spurs are as usual being linked with every player under the sun and I think are only likely to sign two or three more. But there is no compelling reason why Tottenham can't mount a serious challenge this coming season.

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