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Alasdair Gold

Daniel Levy's biggest transfer weakness shows just how restricted Tottenham are each window

If you want the perfect example of just how poor Tottenham are at selling players, take a look at the team that took to the field for the club in the 2019 Champions League final.

Just over four years ago, Mauricio Pochettino put out a Spurs team in Madrid to face Liverpool that featured Hugo Lloris in goal, a defence of Danny Rose, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Kieran Trippier, a midfield duo of Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, with Son Heung-min, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen sitting behind Harry Kane.

It was a team that competed in a historic first ever Champions League final for the club, yet before Harry Winks' £10million move to Leicester City this week it was a group of players that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was only able to get roughly less than £45million for and most of that came from the £17million and £20million moves of Christian Eriksen and Kieran Trippier respectively, the Dane in the final six months of his contract.

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