Tottenham have signed a countless number of players during the Premier League era, but could it be the stars they somehow missed out on that have actually had a bigger impact on the club’s recent history?
Daniel Levy and former manager Harry Redknapp are both famed for their shrewdness in the transfer market, and in terms of value-for-money, few dispute that both boast some of the most respectable transfer records in English football.
Yet, there’s been plenty of near misses and if-only moments throughout the years, especially with the north London outfit eternally flirting with Champions League status and resultantly trying to tap into the top end of the market.
So, in a bid to cure our boredom during the typically mediocre international break, we at This Is Futbol have listed the FIVE world-class stars that Tottenham somehow let slip from their grasp.
With these five, would Spurs be a recognised European superpower by now?