With Newcastle’s limitless resource and now Champions League qualification hastening their ascent to the Premier League elite, it makes sense that Daniel Levy might be feeling amenable to a gamble, as Tottenham seek to ensure they are not left behind.
The Spurs chairman is thought to be sounding out betting experts in a bid to match the successful data-driven models of Brighton and Brentford, two clubs with nothing like Spurs’s budget who could both end up finishing higher in the table.