Tottenham owners set to rip up rigid wage bill if Spurs escape relegation

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Tottenham Hotspur are ready to change one of the pillars of their transfer strategy if the club manage to preserve their Premier League status this season.

Over recent weeks, some reports have suggested that Tottenham are planning an ambitious rebuild of their squad this summer after a quiet January window.

However, the club cannot even be sure that they will still be in the top-flight next season after the latest defeat to Arsenal in the North London Derby.

Spurs are currently sitting just four points ahead of the drop zone, and many pundits have warned that relegation is a very real possibility for Tottenham.

Tottenham owners ready to rip up club’s wage bill structure if they stay up

The Guardian have revealed that the Spurs owners have made a big decision to change how they operate in the transfer market should the club avoid relegation.

Tottenham are planning to ‘rip up their rigid wage structure’ in the summer as they undertake a massive overhaul of their squad.

There is said to be an acknowledgement at the club that they have underinvested in players’ salaries for years, and that is seen as one of the reasons why the team finds itself in its current predicament.

Lewis family feel a correction on wages is long overdue

The Guardian point out that Tottenham have the lowest wage bill among the ‘big six’, with the club’s £222m outlay on salaries being just a little over half of Man City’s, but that is now expected to change.

The club did not tend to pay out massive salaries under Daniel Levy. However, the report reveals that there is a growing feeling at Tottenham that correction on that front is ‘long overdue’.

A source close to the owners said that the Lewis family has recognised that greater investment in salaries is needed and that the finishing positions in the Premier League table often correlated closely with wages.