Liverpool owners are not the same as the owners of Chelsea and Man City, they do not pump money into the club freely, what they do is sell high-value assets that are expendable and bring in the right players that can do a job.
Over the last four years, the European Champions sold the following players. (All fees per Transfermarkt and only players above €10.00m )
Daniel Ings – €22.20m
Dominic Solanke – €21.20m
Danny Ward – €14.00m
Philippe Coutinho – €145.00m
Mamadou Sakho – €28.20m
Christian Benteke – €31.20m
Jordon Ibe – €18.00m
Joe Allen – €15.50m
Total – €295.30m
Now, there were quite a few others sold between €3m and €9m but the bottom line is that Jurgen Klopp sold about €300m worth of talent and that cash was used to strengthen his squad with quality.
Tottenham could do the same, they have a squad rich with players valued above €10m that, in my humble opinion, should be sold because they no longer add value to the team and there is quality out there that would do a better job.
Again, I will use Transfermarkt valuation so that there is a fair comparison.
Juan Foyth – €13.50m
Serge Aurier – €16.00m
Dele Alli – €64.00m
Lucas Moura – €32.00m
Erik Lamela – €16.00m
Davinson Sánchez – €48.00m
Ben Davies – €17.50m
Total €207.00m
I accept that some will disagree with my list of players to be sold, for example, Dele Alli, however, this is purely my opinion and I do feel that each of these players can be sold and replaced by either existing squad members or new signings that would offer more.
Tanguy Ndombele could easily be added and that would raise an extra €64.00m but I am of the opinion that he will come good.
The point I am trying to make is that Tottenham needs an overhaul and we have assets that can be sold that will raise a significant amount of money, Liverpool have shown how it can be done and there is no justifiable reason why we cannot emulate what they did.