Far have they travelled, much have they seen and vast sums have they spent.
But as Nottingham Forest's coachload of new signings was dealt a harsh lesson by Harry Kane, reality dawned as the sun set over the Trent. Tottenham are going to be contenders towards the Premier League summit with the neighbours down the Seven Sisters Road – and Forest will play worse and win.
Tricky Trees owner Evangelos Marinakis has lavished at least £152 million on 17 new recruits and an 18th, Brazilian defender Renan Lodi, on loan from Atletico Madrid with a £25m option to buy, is on the way. And no matter how much largesse Marinakis throws at his squad, Forest won't play better against one of the big guns – and miss such so many chances.
