5 reasons why Tottenham Hotspur are not a big team yet

#3 Inability to attract world-class players

Spurs had to produce their own stars!

Everyone loves an academy player who graduates from the youth system and works his way up the ladder. This is a process that takes a lot of time and patience, which the modern day football has no time for. In a bid to quickly add quality to their team clubs pay huge amounts of money for ready-made superstars or for players categorised as the "next-big-things".

The world transfer record has been broken twice in the last two years and Spurs had to break theirs too in 2017, when they signed Davinson Sanchez from Ajax for €40 million. And the decision to do so was done after much contemplation, only towards the end of the transfer window.

This does not bode well with the fact that all of their other rivals are spending lavishly and this approach often causes players to re-think their move to the club. Add to this their trophy drought and inconsistent performances in Europe, Spurs are finding it really hard to rope in big names.