Paul O’Keefe explains why Spurs are prioritising player sales over new signings

Tottenham insider Paul O’Keefe has said that reducing the club’s wage bill was one of Daniel Levy’s top priorities ahead of the summer transfer window.

Spurs have seen plenty of outgoings this summer

Spurs have been extremely active in terms of outgoings so far, managing to shift a lot of their deadwood much more effectively than previous transfer windows.

Eric Dier, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, Japhet Tanganga, Joe Rodon, Tanguy Ndombele, Troy Parrott, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and Bryan Gil have all departed the club so far and many expect Emerson Royal, Giovani Lo Celso and Sergio Reguilon to follow over the coming days and weeks.

Some Spurs fans have been frustrated with the lack of big-name signings so far, with the club evidently prioritising trimming their squad first.

Spurs want to sell before they invest

O’Keefe has revealed on the Last Word on Spurs that the summer remit has come from Levy who was keen on getting some of the big earners off the books.

In fact, he asserted that lowering the club’s wage bill was one of the Tottenham chairman’s top priorities coming into the transfer window.

Hopefully, this will give the Lilywhites more room to invest over the remaining weeks of the summer transfer window.

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The reality is that our squad was way too bloated, with the many fringe players on massive wages, which is something clubs cannot afford in the PSR era.

We needed to free up space in the wage bill for new signings. We have managed to do that and with just weeks left until the window slams shut, Spurs now need to make two or three statement signings to signal their intent.

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