Daniel Levy is having to find new ways to squeeze every penny out of his sales in a bid to show Spurs can match the ambitions of Antonio Conte.
In the past, the Tottenham chairman has been the master of the deadline deal. But with the club needing to maximise the profit from a number of surplus stars before they can think about spending, Levy is having to focus first on exits.
Not least because he does not know whether or not there will be a Champions League budget or not.