Over the past couple of transfer windows, Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso were significant arrivals for Tottenham Hotspur. They were two players who had many expectations placed on their shoulders to build off the club’s UEFA Champions League appearance in 2019.
However, both have left north London in less than three years since arriving at Spurs. During his press conference, manager Antonio Conte was critical of Tottenham for their methods in the transfer market.
“Only when you are inside the situation, you understand very well which is the best solution for the club – which players in this moment. To lose four players in January is not normal. We shared the decision with the club and the players, but it means that something wrong happened in the past,” Conte said, per Sky Sports.
“Usually, you find a player to reinforce your team, not to lose the player after one or two years. For this reason, we have to pay more attention in the future in the market about the choice of the players.”
This past January window, the Premier League club made a double swoop to land Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski. The north London club and Conte are hopeful that these transfers will pan out and break the form of recent flops over the past few years.
In the summer, Conte will mold the squad even further, and the Italian tactician has a good track record of bringing in players and putting them in roles that can allow them to succeed. Tottenham will hope that this continues in his tenure with them.