OPINION
Tottenham lost 2-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday and it’s fair to say it was a frustrating experience for many Spurs fans.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side saw a lot of the ball but just didn’t look a threat going forward; and Liverpool ended up securing a comfortable victory.
However it’s fair to say Spurs chairman Daniel Levy would have been left more frustrated then most based on Danny Murphy’s remarks on losing the Champions League final.
Murphy explained that if Spurs had won the Champions League, they would have found it easier to sign players, made more money and probably have been handed a boost when it comes to holding onto their current crop of stars.
“Well they would have made more money if they won it, would have found it easier to sign players as would have been champions of Europe,” said Murphy on talkSPORT (10:23am, Monday June 2nd).
“When you’re trying to get some of those lads with one or two years left to sign a new deal, they’re not looking elsewhere to go win trophies, they’ve just won the biggest one.
“It’s a different mind set.”
Considering that Levy oversees transfers and contract negotiations, it’s clear his life would have been made easier.
Not only would he have to not make a contract offer as tempting financially for a player to stay at Spurs if they won the Champions League, as most players would settle for less to play for a trophy-winning team, but he’d probably have an easier job recruiting players.
What player wouldn’t be tempted to join Spurs if they were champions of Europe and it would have been another ace up Levy’s sleeve in negotiations.
The Spurs chairman is already a feared negotiator, as stated by Goal, and it’s likely that players would put pressure on their club to sell them if Spurs came calling as the Champions League winners.
However that isn’t the case, at least for this summer; as Liverpool have that privilege.
Yet when you take into account how much easier life would have been for Levy in the summer if Spurs had won on Saturday, he is no doubt more frustrated than even the most passionate supporter.