Vinai Venkatesham names four things he wants to add to the Tottenham squad this summer

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Vinai Venkatesham has discussed how Tottenham Hotspur will change how they operate in the transfer market, and has shed light on plans for this summer.In his post-match press conference following the win over Everton, Roberto De Zerbi made it clear that Spurs need to improve their squad if they want to avoid finding themselves in a similar situation in the future.That seemed to be directed at the club’s top brass, who are under immense pressure after some questionable decisions almost cost the Lilywhites a spot in the Premier League.Reports have indicated that Spurs are prepared to invest substantially in their squad this summer and the club’s chief has now elucidated their plans.Credit: Tottenham Hotspur / YouTubeVinai Venkatesham explains how Tottenham will change how they operate in the transfer windowVenkatesham admitted that the current Spurs squad is lacking in experience, leadership and physical robustness, and that the club’s priority is to go into next season with the right balance.He also revealed that Tottenham are ready to change their wage structure to attract top talent and explained that the club want to be more strategic in selling players at the right time.Venkatesham told Tottenham’s official channel: “If I look at the squad, I absolutely accept that the squad has not got the right blend of youth, experience, leadership characteristics and robustness. And you need to get that balance right if you’re going to have a squad that can compete for a season in multiple competitions, and the club hasn’t got that right mix at the moment. And that is what we need to do, and that’s what we need to strengthen in transfer windows.“And predominantly, your opportunity to do that is in summer transfer windows. That is the reality. So absolutely accept that we don’t have the mix correct in our squad today, and we need to look across those four lenses and more to get the mix right.“We also, if we want to get the right level of player in our squad, need to look at our wage structure, which hasn’t been fit for purpose in terms of trying to achieve what we want to achieve. And we also need to have a different approach around how we do player transactions to make sure that we can land the players that we want to land as efficiently as possible in a very competitive, in a very difficult market, and also be able to sell the players at the right time that we don’t think have long-term futures at the club.”Venkatesham insists Lewis family are committed to investing into SpursThe Tottenham CEO confirmed that De Zerbi will be backed with the tools he needs to get the club back up to the part of the table they belong.Venkatesham insisted that the Lewis family is committed to providing the resources necessary to improve the squad, although he conceded that the club have to be smart in dealing with the financial regulations.When asked if De Zerbi will be backed with the quality he needs this summer, the 45-year-old responded: “Yes, absolutely. So the summer transfer windows are the opportunities to strengthen the squad, and I’m sitting here saying we don’t have the right balance in that squad, so we need to act in the summer transfer window and summer transfer windows going forward to get the balance right.”When pressed on what the strategy is to bring the best talent to the club this summer, Venkatesham said: “We have a plan around what are the positions that we want to strengthen in the next few windows and what are the characteristics of the players that we will want in those positions and those players are continually tracked. That is, of course, all driven by our technical team in conjunction with the head coach.“So the technical people make technical decisions. You will never get somebody that is non-technical making a technical opinion on we should strengthen this position or we should sell this player or we should buy this player. So there’s always a technical plan. Then you overlay that technical plan with what’s the financial reality of what we’re able to do, both in terms of a cash perspective.“And the Lewis family have been very, very clear, they will support the club from a cash perspective to get the squad to where it needs to be, but also, how does that work against the financial regulations and what you are able to do by the rules.”READ MORE: What Tottenham are expected to do to their medical department this summerThe post Vinai Venkatesham names four things he wants to add to the Tottenham squad this summer appeared first on Spurs Web.