Spurs fans have been reacting to a list published by Daily Hotspur on Twitter, stating that their club are the fourth-most “financially powerful” in the world.
The table, originally sourced from Soccerex, shows that Tottenham rank only behind Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Bayern Munich respectively, with the North London club receiving an FF100 index score of 3.44.
With Spurs charting above fellow Premier League clubs Arsenal (6th – 3.15), Chelsea (7th – 2.89) and Liverpool (8th – 2.62), fans have used the results as an opportunity to call for a flurry of summer transfer activity.
#thfc are the 4th most "financially powerful" club in the world. | @Soccerex pic.twitter.com/8lyfSRaynE
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) February 13, 2020
Dont wanna hear the “we cant spend like other clubs can” excuse anymore then…
— Joe (@JoeGTHFC) February 13, 2020
Anyone else have a rly weird feeling this summer transfer is gonna be a madness and we gonna splash out on defence?
— Sammy Conway (@sammyhconway) February 13, 2020
I think people are underestimating the new stadium, the repayment structure, 4 uninterrupted years in the Champions League and run to that final. Levy and Mourinho now need to sort out the on-pitch side.
— ap (@otheranthony) February 13, 2020
Make sure we spend again this summer
— M ?? (@Musapriv28) February 13, 2020
I have a feeling the summer is gonna be a madness
— ????? ??????? (@_TheRealMaximus) February 13, 2020
Still waiting for that Daniel Levy spending spree… ???? #COYS #THFC @SpursOfficial #Godot
— Jason Diamos (@Mrmosman66) February 13, 2020
LEVY MASTERCLASS IN THE SUMMER!! pic.twitter.com/CksZhW0yHA
— PepeJAM (@ThatOneJuicer) February 13, 2020
What do we think?
There is a reason that Jose Mourinho was told that Spurs had no money to spend this January, and although the findings of this list do paint Spurs’ financials in a positive light, it is perhaps only the tip of the iceberg.
As Soccerex state on their website, the list is configured by “analysing clubs’ balance sheets and annual reports from 2017/18, the last globally complete financial year available, plus other renowned sources of information like UEFA, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Transfermarkt and Hoovers”.
In the time since the 2017/18 financial year, Spurs have built and moved into their new stadium, and though they will not be financially unstable, this will likely remain a factor in determining how deep Daniel Levy and Joe Lewis are willing to dig into their pockets this summer.