Joined-up thinking needs to be the secret of a successful summer in the transfer market for Tottenham.
Manager Antonio Conte is keen on the players he can trust to move Spurs up a level from Champions League contenders to the title challenger he wants to be to whet his own appetite to return to becoming a battler for the game’s very top honours.
At the same time, managing director Fabio Paratici is eager to demonstrate the value of his contacts book by trawling through it to find cut-price bargains he likes.
