Daniel Levy is absolutely determined not to sell any of Tottenham’s star players this summer, even if we don’t qualify for the Champions League.
Failure to play in Europe’s top club competition for the first time in five seasons would result in a further £50m hit, at a time when the club are already facing major financial trouble amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is expected to restrict Jose Mourinho’s transfer budget and the talk is that Spurs will have to sell before buying or be limited to frees and loans.
However, a source has told The Telegraph that there is “very little” chance of the chairman cashing in on Harry Kane, Son Heung-min or Dele Alli.
The source told The Telegraph: “Daniel has always worked hard to sell players at the top of the market when he has had to and there is very little chance he will sell anybody of any great value in a deflated market.”
That trio is the only unsellable assets we have, in my opinion, although Giovani Lo Celso might soon enter that category if he picks up where he left off prior to lockdown when we return against Manchester United on Friday.
We can generate enough income to be active in the market by selling others.
That being said, it is interesting that the source added the caveat of Levy not selling in a deflated market. So Kane etc. may only be safe for this summer.
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