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5 harsh realities Tottenham must face to go from good to great

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Christian Eriksen (L) and Harry Winks (R) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrate their win after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City at White Hart Lane on December 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Christian Eriksen (L) and Harry Winks (R) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrate their win after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City at White Hart Lane on December 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to kick off during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at White Hart Lane on December 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to kick off during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at White Hart Lane on December 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

5. The wage structure will shatter

To Levy’s credit, he’s already showing tangible signs of understanding that player salaries are going to rise. The recent proactive contracts to current young stars like Harry Kane show that the club understand their fiscal reality has to change.

I don’t expect the wage structure to really shatter until the right transfer target comes along. Someone with a reputation like Isco or James Rodriguez is eventually going to be a realistic target for Spurs. At that point, the club will be faced with a difficult choice. Will they push their chips into the middle of the table and buy the player with sky-high wages, or will they let an opportunity to acquire a game changing talent pass them by?

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Skeptical Spurs fans will claim that Levy is incapable of actually writing that big check. I’m more optimistic. I don’t think he’s ever had enough confidence in his manager to go all in. Pochettino is the right gaffer. He’ll convince Levy to buy the right high-priced star.

Once that happens, it will start a trickle down effect on the rest of the club’s wages. Levy and company won’t be able to push the toothpaste back in the tube. Levy’s precious wage structure will be forever broken.

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