Following Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League exit on Tuesday, questions have been raised over the club’s ability to compete at the top level.
Under manager Mauricio Pochettino, the North London outfit have made clear improvements on the pitch.
In the past two seasons, Spurs finished third and then second in the Premier League table.
Manchester City have blown away the competition in the current campaign as they are just four wins away from lifting the title.
Tottenham are currently fourth in the table with a five-point advantage over fifth-placed Chelsea.
The players will be licking their wounds this week, though, following Tuesday’s disappointing last-16 exit in the Champions League.
The team managed to come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg against Juventus in Turin, which earned plenty of praise from the fans, but they failed to maintain the momentum as they were beaten at Wembley due to two quick goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has now given his take on Tottenham’s situation after they fell at another hurdle.
The ex-Arsenal player believes that money could be the problem as they do not possess the same spending power as their rivals.
The 49-year-old told Sky Sports:
“I don’t think they do need a lot, but the problem is they have a good team already and they don’t have the money to pay £30m for players to sit on the bench. This is virtually the same team from the last two seasons but they can’t really improve it. They can match any team on their day but they have nowhere near the best squad.
“The full-backs bombing on was a huge part of their game last season but losing Kyle Walker and Danny Rose being out has really hurt them. They simply don’t have the money and it is pointless going out and buying five or six players for £8m each. Pep Guardiola went out and spent £50m on his full-backs and Tottenham can’t do that.”
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